The Rotary Club of Jacksonville recently recognized the accomplishments of three Jacksonville High School students by providing them with college scholarships. The awards were made as part of the Rotary Club’s scholarship program, which provided one $1,000 college scholarship in memory of Staff Sergeant Matthew Weikert, and two $2,000 Club...
Twenty-eight west central Illinois students received 2024 Rotary Scholar-Athlete Awards from the Rotary Club of Jacksonville on April 25, 2024. The awards recognize one senior student from each high school for demonstrating outstanding leadership, athletic achievement and academic excellence during his or her high school career. Students were selected based...
Senior students from 27 schools in west central Illinois were recognized during the Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner in Jacksonville on April 27, 2023. Students were selected based on the recommendations of school administrators and coaches. Lisa Kluge, president of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville, said, “These students exhibit characteristics that...
The Rotary Club of Jacksonville recently honored 12 people for their service and volunteerism by naming them Paul Harris Fellows. Keith Bradbury, Rotarian Pete Carteaux, Guy Crumley, Rotarian April Clarke, Chris Clarke, Jimmie Duncan, Rotarian Lisa Haley, Mike Hayes, Rotarian Sarah Shellhammer, Rotarian Maddie Stevens, Rotarian Breanna VanMatre, and Rotarian...
Twenty-six west central Illinois students received 2022 Rotary Scholar-Athlete Awards from the Rotary Club of Jacksonville in April. The awards recognize one senior student from each high school for demonstrating outstanding leadership, athletic achievement and academic excellence during his or her high school career. Students were selected based on the...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club was pleased to be voted “Best Community Supporter” in the Jacksonville Journal Courier’s Readers’ Choice Awards! We are honored to be recognized for this award, and are happy to share this recognition with the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club. Both clubs strive to make Jacksonville a better place...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club honored 10 people in the past year for their service and volunteerism by naming them Paul Harris Fellows. Amy Byers, Randy Duvendack, Gina Hayes, Dan Henry, Nikki Henry, Susan King, Tiffany Mathis, Gigi Galloway Patterson, Maria Phillips, and Jenna Tucker received the awards. The Paul Harris...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club recently honored nine people for their service and volunteerism by naming them Paul Harris Fellows. Randy Allen, Terri Benz, Dr. James Bohan, Bill Chipman (honored posthumously), Bob Chipman, Ryan Martin, Marcy Patterson, Dr. Susan Weller, and Rotarian Jan Williams received the awards. The Paul Harris Fellowship,...
Jacksonville, IL, October 30, 2016: Dr. Keith R. Lape, a member of the Jacksonville Rotary Club, was recently awarded the Rotary International Foundation Distinguished Service Award. In presenting the award, Rotary District 6460’s District Governor, Tony Williams said, “I can’t imagine anyone more deserving of this prestigious award than Keith....
The Jacksonville Rotary Club recently honored eight members of the Jacksonville community for their volunteerism by naming them Paul Harris Fellows. The Paul Harris Fellowship, named for the founder of Rotary, is an honor established by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in 1957 to honor individuals who, though not...