Club Honor Roll
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Here is a listing of key officers and others in the history of the Rotary Club of Sycamore, Illinois, including:
-- Club Presidents
-- Secretaries and Treasurers
-- District Governors
-- Recipients of the John W. Ovitz, Jr. Rotarian of the Year Award
CLUB PRESIDENTS
1944-45 Earl Wetzel
1945-46 Dr. Harold Trapp, Sr.
1946-47 Richard Lease
1947-48 John McFarland
1948-49 Noble Henderson
1949-50 Melbourne Maertz
1950-51 Rev. Raymond Eissfeldt
1951-52 Frank Dean
1952-53 John Rosenberg
1953-54 Harry King
1954-55 Howard Etchinson and Frank Christianson
1955-56 Stanley Gullberg
1956-57 Dr. Emery Fenwick (PDG)
1957-58 Richard Anderson
1958-59 Elmer Brooke
1959-60 Daniel Schaefer
1960-61 Frederick Jansen
1961-62 Edward Holcomb
1962-63 Eugene Juday
1963-64 Dr. Arthur Muns
1964-65 George Dutton
1965-66 Hollis Hilstrom (PDG)
1966-67 Dr. John W. Ovitz, Jr.
1967-68 John Bauer, Jr. and Clifford Danielson
1968-69 Howard Campbell
1969-70 William Scott
1970-71 Peter Johnson
1971-72 William Johnson
1972-73 Max Brantner
1973-74 William Beedon
1974-75 Frederick Abben
1975-76 John Henne
1976-77 William Duffey
1977-78 Fr. William Gros
1978-79 Robert Keicher
1979-80 Charles Healy
1980-81 Frederick Rhynders
1981-82 Dr. Paul Stromborg
1982-83 Dr. Curtis Lang
1983-84 David Merrifield
1984-85 David Hillmer
1985-86 James Buck
1986-87 R. Duane Munter
1987-88 William Frankiewicz
1988-89 Robert I. Smith (PDG)
1989-90 John Paulsen
1989-90 John Paulsen
1990-91 John Lewis
1991-92 Stephen Alexander
1992-93 Dr. Robert Hammon (PDG)
1993-94 Ervin Pietsch
1994-95 Marvin Wildenradt
1995-96 Keven Dahl
1996-97 Donald Clayberg (PDG)
1997-98 Mary Fasbender
1998-99 Curtiss Behrens
1999-00 Thomas Carls
2000-01 Dr. Frederick Peltz
2001-02 Rodi Schairer
2002-03 Richard Willey, Sr.
2003-04 George Beasley
2004-05 Steven Kuhn (DG)
2005-06 Jim Stoddard
2006-07 Lonnie Brint
2007-08 Tami Armstrong
2008-09 Jeff Jacobson
2009-10 Brian Adams
2010-11 Kathy Countryman
2011-12 Heidi Wright
2012-13 Eric Stice
2013-14 Jeff Keicher
2014-15 Riley Oncken
2015-16 Dr. Russell Bishop
2016-17 Sue Emberson
2017-18 Eric Jones
2018-19 Dr. Raymond Dembinski
2019-20 Patrick Shafer
2020-21 Michael DeVito
2021-22 Paulette Renault
SECRETARIES
Charter Corwin Smith
1946-53 Frank Christianson
1953-54 John Moyers
1954-56 Merwin Wilke
1956-57 John Moyers
1957-66 Frank Christianson
1966-68 Elmer Brooke
1968-74 Lawrence Nelson
1974-03 Carl Eggleston
2003-04 Ronald Spear
2004-05 Mario Fontana
2005-06 Brian Adams
2006-10 Carolyn Swafford
2010- Sally Bruch
TREASURERS
Charter Ervin Haberle
1956-62 Fred Shain
1962-75 Eber Smith
1975-79 Howard Campbell
1979-93 John Bauer, Jr.
1993-96 William Frankiewicz
1996-97 John Bauer, Jr.
1997-06 John Weaver
2006-13 Sue Emberson
2013-14 David McCann
2014- Dr. Michele Jurkovic
DISTRICT GOVERNORS
1958-59 Dr. Emery Fenwick
1968-69 Hollis Hilstrom
1990-91 Robert I. Smith
2002-03 Don Clayberg
2012-13 Dr. Robert Hammon
2017-18 Steve Kuhn
JOHN W. OVITZ, JR. ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
1981 - Bob Keicher
1982 - Fred Rhynders
1983 - George Dooley
1984 - John Paulsen
1985 - John Bauer
1986 - Carl Eggleston
1987 - Steve Alexander
1988 - Bill Scott
1989 - Cliff Danielson
1990 - Ralph Wallis
1991 - Bill Johnson
1992 - Fred Peltz
1993 - Don Clayberg
1994 - John Weaver
1995 - Jim Buck
1996 - Walter Hauswald
1997 - Paul Stromborg
1998 - Paul Michel
1999 - DR. JOHN W. OVITZ, JR.
2000 - Bob Smith
2001 - Jim Stoddard
2002 - Mary Fasbender
2003 - Bob Hammon
2004 - Larry Berke
2005 - Dave Juday
2006 - Brian Adams
2007 - Bob Wildenradt and Bill Nicklas (tie)
2008 - Ben Swedberg
2009 - Heidi Wright
2010 - Paul Barnaby
2011 - Sue Emberson
2012 - Eric Stice
2013 - Sally Bruch
2014 - Michele Jurkovic
2015 - Lavarre Uhlken
2016 - Julie Sgarlata
2017 - Brian Adams
2018 - Paul Stromborg
The award was officially named in honor of Dr. Ovitz in 2013; prior to then, it was known simply as the Rotarian of the Year Award.