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HISTORY OF THE BEREA ROTARY CLUB
Charter Night for the Berea Rotary Club was Wednesday, October 22, 1952. It took place at the Colonial Gardens. Looking back on the past four decades, certain events sparkle with brilliance. We remember the Spring Charity Balls; the Theater Parties; the great Christmas Parties; the Reverse Raffles; the Between the Lakes Runs; and all the many special events like the Clam Bakes, the Steak Roasts, the Golf Outings, and the Basketball and Baseball Games.
In the past four decades we have graced many meeting places. They are: the Colonial Restaurant in downtown Berea, the Hopkins Airport Restaurant, the Coach House Restaurant, the Pewter mug, the Oven Grinding Company, the Sheldon Inn, Casey's, the Southwest Community General Hospital and the Olde Colony Room at BW.
| Berea Rotary Club has provided four outstanding District Governors in John Soller(1964-65), Loy Green(1971-72), Damo Damodaran(1988-89), and David Skrzynski(1998-99). They were all Honored as Paul Harris Fellows along with the following outstanding members: | |||
| Allyn Adams | Loy F. Green* | Sally King | James Slater |
| Hugh C. Arey | Jackie Groza | David Kremser* | Patricia Slater |
| Jean Ballinger | Lou Groza* | Marion MacLennan | John Soller* |
| Lea Bardwell | Robert Haas | James Matcham | Chuck Stanko |
| Henry M. Barr* | Robert Hammer | Joseph R. Meyo | Judy Stull |
| William H. Beyer | Paul Harlamert | Edward Montgomery | Kenneth L. Sumwalt |
| Gene Bittinger | Mia Hart | Ted Moss | H. Allen Tadych |
| Jim Bowen | Richard E. Hart | Donald Muntean | Mary Tadych |
| John Chapman | Tim Huffman | Kathleen Olmeda | Lowell E. Walker |
| Ken Clarke | Robert C. Huge | John Petrasek* | James N. Walters III |
| Mark A. Comstock | Jeri Johansen | Thomas C Porach, Sr. | D. Marc West |
| T. Damol Damodaran | Jack Kafer | Gale Root | Edward W. Wiles |
| Marilyn Deucher | Joan Kamper | Grant Rider | Hilary B. Wilson |
| Heather Dodig | Rudolf D. Kamper | Irving R. Ryan | Richard Ziegfeld |
| Ross Duncan | Carol A. Kanaan | Jim Sayler | Ludo Zimmer* |
| James Forgac | George D. Kanaan* | Beverly Skrzynski | Lauren Zimmerman |
| Doug Gailbraith | Traci A. Kanaan | David T. Skrzynski | |
| Don Gleichauf | Casey Kinsinger | Stanley Skrzynski | |
| In the past five decades Berea Rotary Club has sponsored many service projects. The major projects are: The Lankard Award; The Berea Rotary Foundation; The Merlin C. Hanely Award; The "ROCKS" Program. | |||
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| The Past Presidents who served Berea Rotary are: *deceased | |
| 1952-53 George Beach* | 1980 .... Ray Davis |
| 1953-54 Rudolph Ursprung* | 1981 .... Don Gleichauf |
| 1954-55 Leland Asling* | 1981-82 Ken Clarke |
| 1955-56 Harry Tangler* | 1982-83 Don Melillo |
| 1956-57 Henry Barr* | 1983-84 Damo Damodaran |
| 1957-58 Lional Norton* | 1984-85 James Slater |
| 1958-59 Luther Mohler* | 1985-86 John Jones |
| 1959-60 Loren Cook* | 1986-87 H. Allen Tadych |
| 1960-61 William Phillips* | 1987-88 Gale Root |
| 1961-62 John Soller* | 1988-89 Ken Sumwalt |
| 1962-63 Henry Thacker* | 1989-90 David Skrzynski |
| 1963-64 Joe Meyo* | 1990-91 Doug Galbraith |
| 1964-65 John Whitney* | 1991-92 Gene Bittinger |
| 1965-66 Loy Green* | 1992-93 Tim Huffman |
| 1966-67 Thomas Whited* | 1993-94 Lowell Walker |
| 1967-68 Donald Thwaite* | 1994-95 Judy Stull |
| 1968-69 William Beyer | 1995-96 Irving Ryan |
| 1969-70 Willard Nopper | 1996-97 James Walters III |
| 1970-71 Flynn Helmick | 1997-98 Richard Ziegfeld |
| 1971-72 Joe Sestito | 1998-99 Richard Hart |
| 1972-73 Harold Nygaard | 1999-00 Rudolf Kampter |
| 1973-74 Glenn Smith | 2000-01 Oz Arey |
| 1974-75 Robert Pennock | 2001-02 Hilary Wilson |
| 1975-76 Rodney Kay* | 2002-03 Robert C. Huge |
| 1976-77 Gary Hack | 2003-04 Thomas C. Porach |
| 1977-78 James Bowen | 2004-05 Marilyn Deucher |
| 1978-79 Perry McDannel | 2005-06 George D. Kanaan* |
| 1979-80 Edward Wiles | 2006-07 Kenneth A. Weber |
| 2007-08 Edward Montgomery | |
| In 1952 the Berea Rotary sponsoring club was the Rotary Club of Lakewood. The Rotary District was 229, later to be redistricted to 663(6630). The District Governor was Charles Naylor. | |
| The officers were: | |
| George Beach | President |
| Rudy Ursprung | Vice President |
| Harry Tangler | Secretary |
| Lee Asling | Treasurer |
| Clarence Penrose | SA |
| The Charter Members are: | |
| Lee Asling | General Insurance |
| Henry Barr | Commercial Photography |
| George Beach | General Law Practice |
| Albert Bishop | Public Accounting Service |
| Fred Buscher | Landscape Architecture |
| John Halas | Tool Manufacturing |
| Allen Lang | Automobile Retailing |
| Frank Lankard | College Administration |
| Ralph Meincke | Furniture Manufacturing |
| Joseph Meyo | Groceries Retailing |
| William Moodt | Building Materials Retail |
| Robert Oatey | Metal Roofing Manufacture |
| Clarence Penrose | Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing |
| David Phillips | Lumber Manufacturing |
| Warren Root | Civil Engineering |
| Carl Rozelle | Agricultural Equipment Retailing |
| E. Wesley Ryan | Dentistry |
| Franklin Scott | Architecture |
| Harry Tangler | Bolt &Nut Manufacturing |
| Rudy Ursprung | Building Construction |