Rotary Vinings Cumberland
The Vinings Rotary Club was chartered on November 15, 1989 with 37 members. The Rotary Clubs of Smyrna, Sandy Springs and Buckhead helped in the club’s formation. Four Charter Members are still active Club members!
Each year, our Club presents a very prestigious award, "Vinings Rotary Citizen of The Year" to an individual in the Vinings community who puts service above self in his/her selfless work to improve our community.
Previous Award winners include:
93-94 B.J. Boyes
94-95 Linda Muir
95-96 Winona Crowder
96-97 Judy Kuhn
97-98 Mike Hammer
98-99 Betty Lou Kearney
99-00 Carl Moore
00-01 Frank Gleason
01-02 Margaret Hathaway
02-03 Kevin Link
03-04 Woody Faulk
04-05 Joe Lee Thompson
05-06 Ron Sifen
06-07 Dr. Steve Whittle
07-08 Barbara Limardo
08-09 M.A. Sikes
09-10 Betty Smith
10-11 Bill Voegli
11-12 Rev. Beth Dickenson
12-13 Susan Kendall
13-14 Anne Cox
14-15 John Thompson
15-16 Jane Mitchell
16-17 Joanne Newman
17-18 Nancy Giesler
18-19 Dr. James Foster Watkins
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The Club also has a rich history in hosting international college students through the Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP). Past students have been:
91-92 Anne Marie Seibert Germany
93-94 Katie Pryzlepic Sweden
94-95 Karianne Tjernges Norway
95-96 Karina Rodrigues Costa Rica
96-97 Sofia Almeida Equador
97-98 Jose Gomes Honduras
98-99 Adam Mornyanzkey Hungary
99-00 Sigga Christandotter Iceland
00-01 Fumi Schiudemi Nigeria
01-02 Teddy Oryaugo Kenya
02-03 Karin Forsberg Sweden
03-04 Lars Haugstad Norway
04-05 Angela Toth Serbia & Montenegro
05-06 Kubra Berki Turkey
06-07 Steven White Scotland
07-08 Anna Tepedino Columbia
08-09 Adriana Portillo El Salvador
09-10 Gian Delpatho Sri Lanka
10-11 Jonathan Kay New Zealand
11-12 Katarina Sandberg Sweden
12-13 Stine Godsk Denmark
13-14 Ajahnii Lewis Monsarrat
14-15 Mark Chapman Australia
16-17 Mhairi Dunnett Scotland
17-18 Lucila Segantini Brazil
The Rotary Club of Vinings Cumberland has had strong leadership including the following Club Presidents:
89-90 Leon Rice
90-91 Leon Rice
91-92 Steve Kerr
93-94 Nancy Schuster
94-95 Jep Hogan
95-96 Harry Porter
96-97 Ernesto Suarez
97-98 Nicholas Orphan
98-99 Pam Walker
99-00 Paul Harris
00-01 Hermann Gammeter
01-02 John Collins
02-03 Ted Propes—Best All Around Club, Category II
03-04 Bill Thornloe—Best All Around Club, Category II
04-05 Jim Polk—Best All Around Club, Category II
05-06 Vince Clanton- Runner-Up Best All Around Club, Category III
06-07 Gant Adams
07-08 Ken Honeyman
08-09 Steve Hughes
09-10 Jim “Mac” McDougall
10-11 Chelsea “Joe” Bartenfeld
11-12 Debby Bolt-Runner Up-Best All Around Club, Category III
12-13 Casey Patrick
13-14 Traci Newman