District Leadership Legacy
PAST R.I. DISTRICT GOVERNORS
DISTRICT 14 in 1915 (Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and Montana)
1915-16 | John E. Zahn | Denver, CO |
1916-17 | John Casey | Witherspoon Butte, MT |
1917-18 | George E. Reif | Salt Lake City, UT |
DISTRICT 22 in 1918 (Colorado, New Mexico, and Eastern Wyoming)
1918-19 | W. R. McFarland | Denver, CO |
1919-20 | Roger Motton | Colorado Springs, CO |
1920-21 | Bert F. Scribner | Pueblo, CO |
1921-22 | Harvey D. Parker | Greeley, CO |
DISTRICT 7 in 1922 (Colorado, New Mexico, and Eastern Wyoming)
1922-23 | James H. Walton | Cheyenne, WY |
1923-24 | Jack Andrew | Longmont, CO |
1924-25 | Richard E. Tope | Grand Junction, CO |
1925-26 | Harry C. Brown | Denver, CO |
1926-27 | Roy A. Davies | Colorado Springs, CO |
1927-28 | Harry H. Barrett | Denver, CO |
1928-29 | Frank E. Parks | Pueblo, CO |
1929-30 | Charlie H. McMillan | Fort Collins, CO |
1930-31 | Charles H. Townsend | Casper, WY |
1931-32 | Formlay L. McFarland | Denver, CO |
1932-33 | Ira Richardson | Alamosa, CO |
1933-34 | William D. Copeland | Colorado Springs, CO |
1934-35 | George Olinger | Denver, CO |
1935-36 | Charlie Oviatt | Sheridan, WY |
1936-37 | Roy J. Weaver | Pueblo, CO |
DISTRICT 113 in 1937 (Colorado, New Mexico, and Eastern Wyoming)
1937-38 | Bernard Vessey | Colorado Springs |
1938-39 | Mortimer Stone | Fort Collins |
1939-40 | Irving W. Dinsmore | Rawlings, WY |
1940-41 | D.D. Monroe | Clayton, New Mexico |
1941-42 | Elmore Peterson | Boulder |
1942-43 | Ralph McWhinnie | Laramie, WY |
1943-44 | Edwin A. Bemis | Littleton |
1944-45 | P. Hicks Cadle | Denver |
1945-46 | G. Lewis Miller | Gunnison |
1946-47 | James H. Macdonald | La Junta |
1947-48 | WalterB. Cooper | Fort Collings |
1948-49 | George M. Kirk | Pueblo |
DISTRICT 168 in 1949 (Colorado, New Mexico, and Eastern Wyoming)
1949-50 | James R. Mitchell | Casper, WY |
DISTRICT 169 in 1950 (South Half of District 168)
1950-51 | Horace J. Wubben | Grand Junction |
1951-52 | O. B. Rensch | Durango |
1952-53 | Jay W. Tracy | Rocky Ford |
1953-54 | James Driscoll | La Junta |
1954-55 | Harold Koster | Salida |
1955-56 | Clayton H. Staples | La Veta |
1956-57 | D.H. Cummins | Gunnison |
DISTRICT 547 in 1957 (Southern Two Thirds of Colorado)
DISTRICT 5470 in 1991 (Southern Two Thirds of Colorado)
(No asterick= deceased)
1957-58 | Edward L. Bunts | Colorado Springs, CO |
1958-59 | Howard Burress | Walsenburg |
1959-60 | Thomas H. Ward | Paonia |
1960-61 | Walter H. King | Burlington |
1961-62 | Wilbur N. Ladd | Pueblo |
1962-63 | Fred J. Plachy | Alamosa |
1963-64 | James A. Whited | Raton, New Mexico |
1964-65 | Claude D. Smith | Grand Junction |
1965-66 | William L. Smith | North Colorado Springs |
1966-67 | Louis J. Baudino | Montrose |
1967-68 | Simon F. Elliot | Pueblo |
1968-69 | Egar Chenowith | Trinidad |
1969-70 | Stanley M. Newman | Colorado Springs |
1970-71 | Robert H. Showalter | Alamosa |
1971-72 | Rexford L. Mitchell | Rocky Ford |
1972-73 | Edward E. Gaither | Pueblo |
1973-74 | Kenneth I. Curtis | Colorado Springs |
1974-75 | Chester J. Haga | Westcliffe |
1975-76 | Theodore M. Curtis | Alamosa |
1976-77 | Adolf Krahbiel | Clayton, New Mexico |
1977-78 | Lew J. Springer | Delta |
1978-79 | Robert A. Burghart, Jr | Colorado Springs |
1979-80 | Eugene C. Vories | Grand Junction - now La Veta |
1980-81 | Gordon Kenyon | Minnequa |
1981-82 | Thomas B. Kyle | Montrose |
1982-83 | Wilburt J. Irvin | North Colorado Springs |
1983-84 | Roy Crow | Durango |
1984-85 | Jack M. Walls* | Aspen - now in Gainesville, FL |
1985-86 | Charles A. Closson | North Colorado Springs |
1986-87 | Earl G. Haber | Durango |
1987-88 | N. Eugene McClintock | North Colorado Springs |
1988-89 | Rodney D. Townley | Pueblo |
1989-90 | Raymond B. Scherer | Delta |
1990-91 | F. Alan Horner | East Colorado Springs - now out of State |
1991-92 | J. Thomas Clark | Carbondale - now in D-5450 |
1992-93 | Thomas H. Evans | Minnequa |
1993-94 | L. Lee Harris | Glenwood Springs |
1994-95 | Howard Hawkins | Pagosa Springs |
1995-96 | Ross J. Coeling | East Colorado Springs - now out of State |
1996-97 | Clyde M Edmonds | Salida |
1997-98 | Burnell Zercher* | Pueblo |
1998-99 | Glen Viehmeyer | Burlington |
1999-00 | Jack Leighton | Salida |
2000-01 | Eddie Blender | Vail-Eagle Valley |
2001-02 | Bill Tarpley* | Durango |
2002-03 | Charles Tutor | Gunnison |
2003-04 | Laura Thompson* | Rocky Ford |
2004-05 | Ann Harris* | Snowmass Village - now Carbondale |
2005-06 | James Mundt* | Colorado Springs |
2006-07 | Richard A "Dick" Foster Michael F. Lanham (Honorary DG) | Broadmoor District Grand Junction |
2007-08 | Jan Williams* | Durango Daybreak |
2008-09 | Walid Bou-Matar* | Grand Junction |
2009-10 | Peter Jeschofnig* | Glenwood Springs Sunrise |
2010-11 | Steve Berg* | La Junta |
2011-12 | Roger Ptolemy* | Durango |
2012-13 | Carla Vauthrin* | Garden of the Gods |
2013-14 | Wally Miller | Colorado Springs |
2014-15 | Clyde Church* | Durango Rotary Club |
2015-16 | Bob Delavan* | Horizon Sunrise of Grand Junction |
2016-17 | Teresa Anson* | Grand Junction Rotary |
2017-18 | George Small* | Canon City |
2018-19 | Chris Peterson* | Carbondale (Mt Sopris)- now Glenwood Springs Sunset |
2019-20 | David Wood* | Salida |
| 2020-21 | Forrest “Chip” Ecks* | North Colorado Springs Rotary |
| 2021-22 | Becky Smith* | Pine River Valley Centennial |
| 2022-23 | Sam Kevan* | Delta |
| 2023-24 | Greg Sund* | Trinidad |
| 2024-25 | Whittney Smythe-Smith* | Redlands (Grand Junction) - now Wet Mountain Valley |