The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships.
Metro members have been very supportive of The Rotary Foundation. Currently, the following Metro Rotarians have been recognized as Paul Harris Fellows:
| Jan Beckett (+4) | Mark Claypole (+3) | Penny Kuhns-Knarr | Laura Royse (+1) |
| Joy Block (+4) | Margaret Conroy (+8) | Jean Leonatti (+5) | Lisa Royse |
| Adam Blumhagen | Barb Danuser | Rose Lloyd (+2) | Loretta Schouten (+1) |
| Ron Bodenstab | Lori Dobry (+3) | Sandra Logan (+4) | Cathy Scroggs (+4) |
| Charlene Boyes (+3) | Anna Drake (+3) | Sherry Major (+2) | Audrey Spieler (+8) |
| Victoria Brees | John Fabsits | Heather McArthur (+3) | Jim Stock (+5) |
| Karen Brown (+5) | Jaimie Freidrichs (+1) | J.D. Moran (+2) | Tim Sullivan (+1) |
| Casey Buckman (+4) | Les Gelband (+5) | Lori Neidel (+5) | Tom Trabue (+1) |
| Win Burggraaff (+8) | Susan Hart (+8) | Carl Neitzert | Robin Westphal |
| Jim Cherrington (+7) | Pat Hostetler (+3) | Tom O’Connor (+2) | Cindy Whaley (+4) |
| Rob Christensen (+3) | John John | Warren Prost (+8) | Shane Winter (+6) |
| Scott Christianson (+1) | Rebecca Knipp (+2) | Sarah Read (+5) | Bette Wordelman |
| Marnie Clark (+7) | Michael Kramer | Tom Rose (+5) |
In addition, we are very proud of Susan Hart, Audrey Spieler, Jim Stock, and Warren Prost who are also Benefactors to The Rotary Foundation. A Benefactor is someone who has included the Rotary Endowment Fund as a beneficiary of $1,000 or more in their estate plans or when they donate $1,000 or more to the fund outright.
To learn more about The Rotary Foundation, please click here or contact Rotary Foundation Committee co-chairs Jean Leonatti or Sandra Logan.