Club Honor Roll

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

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.