2008-2009 District Governor James Prather
Sherry & Jim
Jim became a member of the Quad Cities Rotary Club in 1988 with a classification of Contract Specialist.
He served his club as President 1994-1995, as Sergeant-at-Arms 1988-2006 and on most of the club’s service committees. He served as a member of the District Literacy Committee 1996 to 2008, Public Relations 2002-08, and World Community Service 2004-08. Jim is a Paul Harris Fellow +4, a Benefactor, a member of the District’s Paul Harris Society, and the Paul Harris 711 Club and a Rotarian of Merit (1995). His wife, Sherry, is a Paul Harris Fellow. Jim served five years as Assistant Governor. He helped organize the 2004 District Conference and served as Sergeant-at-Arms for the 2007 District Conference. Jim went on a Rotary mission trip to Nigeria in 2007.
Jim served in the U.S. Navy as an Electronic Technician during the Viet Nam era. After his Navy experience he was a Customer Engineer with IBM for 13 years, owner-operator of a home entertainment sales and service company for four years, and prior to his retirement, he was a Procuring Contracting Officer for the U.S. Army, serving as the Senior Contract Specialist/Team Leader for the 40mm Grenade/Mortars Acquisition Team.
Jim and Sherry were married in April, 1973 and they have two daughters who were Junior Rotarians.
Jim has served as an adult literacy tutor, a youth mentor and is active in his church. His other interests and hobbies include building model airplanes and “N” and “HO” model trains.
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