Past RI Presidents, Themes, and Convention Sites
Year President Theme Convention Site
1909-10 None None Chicago, IL, USA
August 15-17 (60)
1910-11 Paul P. Harris
(Chicago, Illinois, USA)
None Portland, OR, USA
August 21-23 (149)
1911-12 Paul P. Harris
(Chicago, Illinois, USA)
None Duluth, MN, USA
August 6-9 (598)
1912-13 Glenn C. Mead
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
None Buffalo, NY, USA
August 18-21 (930)
1913-14 Russell F. Greiner
(Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
None Houston, TX, USA
June 22-26 (1,288)
1914-15 Frank L. Mullholland
(Toledo, Ohio, USA)
None San Francisco, CA, USA
July 18-23 (1,988)
1915-16 Allen D. Albert
(Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
None Cincinnati, OH, USA
July 16-20 (3,591)
1916-17 Arch C. Klumph
(Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
None Atlanta, GA, USA
June 17-21 (2,588)
1917-18 E. Leslie Pidgeon
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
None Kansas City, MO, USA
June 24-28 (4,145)
1918-19 John Poole
(Washington, D.C., USA)
None Salt Lake City, UT, USA
June 16-20 (3,083)
1919-20 Albert S. Adams
(Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
None Atlantic City, NJ, USA
June 21-25 (7,213)
1920-21 Estes Snedecor
(Portland, Oregon, USA)
None Edinburgh, Scotland
June 13-16 (2,523)
1921-22 Crawford McCullough
(Fort William, Ontario, Canada)
None Los Angeles, CA, USA
June 5-9 (6,096)
1922-23 Raymond M. Havens
(Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
None St. Louis, MO, USA
June 18-22 (6,779)
1923-24 Guy Gundaker
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
None

Toronto, ON, Canada
June 16-20 (9,173)

1924-25 Everett W. Hill
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA)
None Cleveland, OH, USA
June 15-19 (10,216)
1925-26 Donald A. Adams
(New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
None Denver, CO, USA
June 14-18 (8,886)
1926-27 Harry H. Rogers
(San Antonio, Texas, USA)
None Ostend, Belgium
June 5-10 (6, 412)
1927-28 Arthur H. Sapp
(Huntington, Indiana, USA)
None Minneapolis, MN, USA
June 18-22 (9,428)
1928-29 I.B. Tom Sutton
(Tampico, Tamps., Mexico)
None Dallas, TX, USA
May 27-31 (9,508)
1929-30 M. Eugene Newsom
(Durham, North Carolina, USA)
None Chicago, IL, USA
June 23-27 (11,008)
1930-31 Almon E. Roth
(Palo Alto, California, USA)
None Vienna, Australia
June 22-26 (4,296)
1931-32 Sydney W. Pascall
(London, England)
None Seattle, WA, USA
June 20-24 (5,182)
1932-33 Clinton P. Anderson
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
None Boston, MA, USA
June 26-30 (8,430)
1933-34 John Nelson
(Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
None Detroit, MI, USA
June 25-29 (7,377)
1934-35 Robert E. Lee Hill
(Columbia, Missouri, USA)
None México City, México
June 17-21 (5,330)
1935-36 Ed. R. Johnson
(Roanoke, Virginia, USA)
None Atlantic City, NJ, USA
June 22-26 (9,907)
1936-37 Will R. Manier, Jr.
(Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
None Nice, France
June 6-11 (5,790)
1937-38 Maurice Duperrey
(Paris, France)
None San Francisco, CA, USA
June 19-24 (10,432)
1938-39 George C. Hager
(Chicago, Illinois, USA)
None Cleveland, OH, USA
June 19-23 (9,241)
1939-40 Walter D. Head
(Teaneck, New Jersey, USA)
None Havana, Cuba
June 9-14 (3,713)
1940-41 Armando de Arruda Pereira
(São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)
None Denver, CO, USA
June 15-20 (8,942)
1941-42 Tom J. Davis
(Butte, Montana, USA)
None Toronto, ON, Canada
June 21-25 (6,599)
1942-43 Fernando Carbajal
(Lima, Perú)
None St. Louis, MO, USA
May17-20 (3,851)
1943-44 Charles L. Wheeler
(San Francisco, California, USA)
None Chicago, IL, USA
May 18-22 (403)
1944-45 Richard H. Wells
(Pocatello, Idaho, USA)
None Chicago, IL, USA
May 31, June 5, 12, 19 (141)
1945-46 T.A. Warren
(Wolverhampton, Staffs, England)
None Atlantic City, NJ, USA
June 2-6 (10,958)
1946-47 Richard C. Hedke
(Detroit, Michigan, USA)
None San Francisco, CA, USA
June 8-12 (14,678)
1947-48 S. Kendrick Guernsey
(Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
None Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 16-20 (7,511)
1948-49 Angus S. Mitchell
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
None New York, NY, USA
June 12-16 (15,961)
1949-50 Percy Hodgson
(Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA)
Objectives of Our Team for 1949-50:
1. Each new member admitted into a Rotary club to be adequately informed about his duties and obligations BEFORE his induction -- properly introduced to the club -- and effectively assimilated into the work of the club during the first year; 2. A better understanding and application of the principles of Vocational Service as set forth in SERVICE IS MY BUSINESS; 3. A contribution to world understanding and peace through an intensification of our international service program; 4. An outstanding district conference in every district.
Detroit, MI, USA
June 18-22 (6,949)
1950-51 Arthur Lagueux
(Quebec, Quebec, Canada)
Goals for 1950-51:
1. In club service we must beget our heirs; 2. in vocational service honesty is still the best policy; 3. In community service we can plan for the future; 4. In international service we must reexamine our world; 5. And finally we can extend the influence of Rotary.
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
May 27-31 (8, 453)
1951-52 Frank E. Spain
(Greensboro, Alabama, USA)
None México City, México
May 25-29 (6,804)
1952-53 H.J. Brunnier
(San Francisco, California, USA)
None Paris, France
May 24-28 (10,107)
1953-54 Joaquin Serratosa Cibils
(Montevideo, Uruguay)
Rotary is Hope in Action Seattle, Washington, USA
June 6-10 (8,015)
1954-55 Herbert J. Taylor
(Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Six Objectives for 1954-55:
1. glean from the past and act; 2. share with others; 3. build with Rotary's 4-Way Test; 4. serving youth; 5. international good will; 6. good Rotarians are good citizens.
Chicago, IL, USA
May 29-June 2 (14,312)
1955-56 A.Z. Baker
(Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Develop our Resources Philadelphia, PA, USA
June 3-7 (10,003)
1956-57 Gian Paolo Lang
(Livorno, Italy)
3 Targets 1956-57:
1. Keep Rotary simple; 2. More Rotary in Rotarians; 3. Learn More About Each Other
Lucerne, Switzerland
May 19-23 (9,702)
1957-58 Charles G. Tennent
(Ashville, North Carolina, USA)
Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve Dallas, TX, USA
June 1-5 (14,035)
1958-59 Clifford A. Randall
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
Help Shape the Future New York, NY, USA
June 7-11 (15,475)
1959-60 Harold T. Thomas
(Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand)
Vitialize!  Personalize!  Build Bridges of Friendship Miami-Miami Beach, FL, USA
May 29-June 2 (11,354)
1960-61 J. Edd McLaughlin
(Ralls, Texas, USA)
You are Rotary -- Live It!  Express It!  Expand It! Tokyo, Japan
May 28-June1
1961-62 Joseph A. Abey
(Reading, Pennsylvania, USA)
Act
Aim for Action
Communicate for Understanding
Test for Leadership
Los Angeles, CA, USA
June 3-7 (22,302)
1962-63 Nitish C. Laharry
(Calcutta, India)
Kindle the Spark Within St. Louis, MO, USA
June 9-13 (10,779)
1963-64 Carl P. Miller
(Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Meeting Rotary's Challenge in the Space Age Toronto, ON, Canada
June 7-11 (14,661)
1964-65 Charles W. Pettengill
(Greenwich, Connecticut, USA)
Live Rotary Atlantic City, NJ, USA
May 30 - June 3 (9,368)
1965-66 C.P.H. Teenstra
(Hilversum, The Netherlands)
Action, Consolidation and Continuity Denver, CO, USA
June 12-16 (12,929)
1966-67 Richard L. Evans
(Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
A Better World Through Rotary Nice, France
May 21-25 (19,362)
1967-68 Luther H. Hodges
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)
Make Your Rotary Membership Effective México City, México
May 12-16 (11,840)
1968-69 Kyoshi Togasaki
(Tokyo, Japan)
Participate! Honolulu, HI, USA
1969-70 James F. Conway
(Sun City, Arizona, USA)
Review and Renew Atlanta, GA, USA
May 31-June 4 (10,803)
1970-71 William E. Walk
(Upland, California, USA)
Bridge the Gaps Sydney, NSW, Australia
May 16-20 (16,646)
1971-72 Ernst G. Breitholtz
(Nybro, Sweden)
Good Will Begins With You Houston, TX, USA
June 11-15 (13,287)
1972-73 Roy D. Hickman
(Birmingham, Alabama, USA)

Let's Take a New Look -- And Act

Lausanne, Switzerland
May 13-17 (17,187)
1973-74 William C. Carter
(Old Windsor, Berkshire, England)
A Time for Action Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, USA
June 9-13 (10,015)
1974-75 William R. Robbins
(Miami, Florida, USA)
Renew the Spirit of Rotary Montreal, PQ, Canada
June 8-12
1975-76 Ernesto Imbassahy de Mello
(Rio de Janeiro, RdJ, Brazil)

To Dignify the Human Being

New Orleans, LA, USA
June 13-17 (13,935)
1976-77 Robert Manchester II
(Youngstown, Ohio, USA)
I Believe in Rotary San Francisco, CA, USA
June 5-9 (14,168)
1977-78 W. Jack Davis
(Hamilton, Bermuda)
Serve to Unite Mankind Tokyo, Japan
May 14-18 (39,834)
1978-79 Clem Renouf
(Buderim, Queensland, Australia)
Reach Out Rome, Italy
June 10-13 (14,429)
1979-80 James L. Bomar, Jr.
(Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA)

Let Service Light the Way

Chicago, IL, USA
June 1-5 (18,309)
1980-81 Rolf Klärich
(Helsinki, Finland)
Take Time to Serve São Paulo, Brazil
May 31 - June 4 (15,222)
1981-82 Stanley E. McCaffrey
(Moraga, California, USA)
World Understanding and Peace Through Rotary Dallas, TX, USA
June 6-9 (13,222)
1982-83 Hiroji Mukasa
(Nakatsu, Oita, Japan)

Mankind is One -- Build Bridges of Friendship Throughout the World

Toronto, ON, Canada
June 5-8 (16,250)
1983-84 William E. Skelton
(Blacksburg, Virginia, USA)

Share Rotary -- Serve People

Birmingham, England
June 3-7 (22,452)
1984-85 Carlos Canseco
(Garza Garcia NL, México)
Discover a New World of Service Kansas City, MO, USA
May 26-30 (12,920)
1985-86 Edward F. Cadman
(East Wenatchee, Washington, USA)
You are the Key Las Vegas, NV, USA
June 1-4 (18,426)
1986-87 M.A.T. Caparas
(Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines)

Rotary Brings Hope                   

Munich, Germany
June 7-10 (26,909)
1987-88 Charles C. Keller
(California, Pennsylvania, USA)

Rotarians -- United in Service- Dedicated to Peace

Philadelphia, PA, USA
May 22-25 (16,316)
1988-89 Royce Abbey
(Melbourne, Vic. Australia)
Put Life into Rotary -- Your Life Seoul, Korea
May 21-24 (38,878
1989-90 Hugh M. Archer
(Dearborn, Michigan, USA)
Enjoy Rotary! Portland, OR, USA
June 24-27 (21,053)
1990-91 Paulo V.C. Costa
(Santos, São Paulo, Brazil)

Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm

México City, México
June 2-5 (15,638)
1991-92 Rajendra K. Saboo
(Chandigarh, India)

Look Beyond Yourself

Orlando, FL, USA
June 14-17 (19,111)
1992-93 Clifford Dochterman
(Moraga, California, USA)

Real Happiness is Helping Others

Melbourne, Vic., Australia
May 23-26 (22,083)
1993-94 Robert R. Barth
(Rothrist, Switzerland)

Believe in What You Do -- Do What You Believe in

Taipei, Taiwan
June 12-15 (31,161)
1994-95 William H. Huntley
(Sutton-on-Sea, Lincs., England)

Be a Friend

Nice, France
June 11-14 (34,077)
1995-96 Herbert G. Brown
(Clearwater, Florida, USA)

Act with Integrity
Serve with Love
Work for Peace 

Calgary, AB, Canada
June 23-26 (24,963)
1996-97 Luis Vicente Giay
(Arrecifes, Bs., As., Argentina)

Build the Future with Action and Vision

Glasgow, Scotland
June 15-18 (23,506)
1997-98 Glen W. Kinross
(Brisbane, Qld, Australia)

Show Rotary Cares

for your community for our world for its people

Indianapolis, IN, USA
June 14-17 (19,002)
1998-99 James L. Lacy
(Cookeville, Tennessee, USA)

Follow Your Rotary Dream

Singapore, Singapore
June 13-16
1999-2000 Carlo Ravizza
(Milan, Italy)

Rotary 2000: Act with Consistency, Credibility, Continuity

Buenos Aires, Argentina
June 4-7
2000-2001 Frank J. Devlyn
(Anáhuac in Mexico City)

Create Awareness Take Action

San Antonio, Texas, USA
June 24-27
2001-2002 Richard D. King
(Pleasanton, California)

Mankind is Our Business

Barcelona, Spain
June 23-26
2002-2003 Bhichai Rattakul
(Bangkok, Thailand)

Sow the Seeds of Love

Brisbane, Australia
June 1-4
2003-2004 Jonathan B. Majiyagbe
(Kano, Nigeria)

Lend a Hand

Osoka, Japan
May 23-26
2004-2005 Glenn E. Estess, Sr.
(Birmingham, Alabama)

Celebrate Rotary

 
Chicago, Illinois
June 18-22
2005-2006 Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
(Goteborg, Sweden)

Service above Self

Malmo/Copenhagen
June 11-14
2006-2007 William B. Boyd
(Hoswick, Auckland, New Zealand)

Lead the Way

Salt Lake City, Utah
June 17,20
2007-2008 Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
(Trenton, Onterio)

Rotary Shares

Los Angeles, California
June 15 - 18
2008-2009

Dong Kurn Lee

(Korea)

Make Dreams Real

             
2009-2010              John Kenny                     (Scotland)

The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands

2010-2011

Ray Klinginsmith

  (Kirksville, Illinois, USA)

Building Communities Bridging Continents

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