Pictured above – Tupelo Rotary and community members who have served in the United States Military along with members of the Tupelo High School Jr. ROTC, during a Veteran’s Day program.

Past Presidents of the Rotary Club of Tupelo

A look at the members who have led our club since its founding in 1925:

YEAR(S) PRESIDENT YEAR(S) PRESIDENT
1925-26 Rex Reed 1926-27 R.C. Clark Sr.
1927-28 Ed Holcomb 1928-29 R.W. Reed Sr.
1929-30 George Maynard 1930-31 Medford Leake
July 1930-Nov. 1931 Allan Christian Nov. 1931-July 1, 1933 Walter Ballard
1933-34 W.B. Fields 1934-35 John Hunter
1935-36 Bert Lyle 1936-37 Horace Mullen
1937-38 Stanley Hinds 1938-39 Allison Bell
1939-40 Davis Langston July 1940-Dec. 1940 John Crenshaw
Dec. 1940-July 1942 S.J. High July 1942-March 1943 Geroge McLean
March 1943-July 1943 James Carpenter 1943-44 Gartrell Milam
1944-45 H. Kirk Grantham July 1945-March 1946 Frank Worsham
March 1946-July 1947 Webb D. Allen 1947-48 M.C. Dougherty
1948-49 Joe T. Wright 1949-50 Lillard McClellan
1950-51 Earl Baugham 1951-52 Harry Rutherford
1952-53 Frank Iler 1953-54 R.W. Reed Jr.
1954-55 Julius Berry 1955-56 Wayne LaRue
1956-57 Bill Dunlap 1957-58 Leroy McCarty
1958-59 William Reed 1959-60 James High
1960-61 Mem Leake 1961-62 Norris Caldwell
1962-63 E.L. King 1963-64 Frank Riley
1964-65 Frank Bryan 1965-66 Joe Whiteside
1966-67 Norman Wilcox 1967-68 Len Pegues
1968-69 Hugh Purnell 1969-70 Jim Caldwell
1970-71 Jim Strain 1971-72 Jim High
1972-73 Jim Threldkell 1973-74 Rowland Geddie
1974-75 Ernie Joyner 1975-76 Mike Bush
1976-77 Casey Ferguson 1977-78 Lewis Whitfield
1978-79 Tom Robinson 1979-80 Tom Bailey
1980-81 George Manard III 1981-82 Bill Carrol
1982-83 Chuck Imbler 1983-84 Bill Waters
1984-85 Dennis Voge 1985-86 Tom Murry
1986-87 Ed Younk 1987-88 Billy Crews
1988-89 John Smith 1989-90 Mitch Ellett
1990-91 Alan Bank 1991-92 Mike Sadler
1992-93 Heywood Washburn 1993-94 Harry Baxter
1994-95 Evans Whittle 1995-96 Dan Seal
1996-97 Janice Trawick 1997-98 Jerry Levy
1998-99 Rob Rice 1999-2000 Raymond Jourdan
2000-01 Greg Pirkle 2001-02 Cathy Robertson
2002-03 Bill Alton 2003-04 Dwayne Blackmon
2004-05 Danny McKenzie 2005-06 Shane Hooper
2006-07 Jerry Stubblefield 2007-08 Lee Rogers
2008-09 Wayne Scoville 2009-10, 2010-11 Jim Diffee
2011-12 Julianne Goodwin 2012-13 Harold Hodges
2013-14 Jerry Napier 2014-15 Scott Bebout
 2015-16  Jesse Bandre  2016-17  Tom Booth
 2017-18  Jenny Jones  2018-19  Len Blanton
 2019-20  Ron Ashby  2020-21  David Sparks
 2021-22  Robby Parman 2022-23 Amanda Angle
2023-24 Bill Dickerson 2024-25 Shelley Russell
2025-26 John Curlee    
       

Past Rotarian of the Year Honorees from the Rotary Club of Tupelo

The Rotarian of the Year award is annually given to a club member who has exemplified Rotary service in the club and the community. This is not a complete record of those honored from our club, and if you are a past honoree or know of a past honoree and the year they were named, please email us from the Contact Us page and let us know so we can add them to this list.

YEAR RECIPIENT YEAR RECIPIENT
Not recorded Alan Bank 1992-93 Tom Bailey
1993-94 Harold Wies 1994-95 Walter Bourland
1995-96 Janice Johnson Trawick 1996-97 Raymond Jourdan
1997-98 Pat Bagley 1998-99 Swan Burrus
1999-2000 Dan Seal 2000-01 Ed Younk
2001-02 Lewis Whitfield 2002-03 Greg Pirkle
2003-04 Heywood Washburn 2004-05 Joe Whiteside
2005-06 Ernie Joyner 2006-07 Jason Collum
2007-08 Cathy Robertson 2008-09 Shane Hooper
2009-10 Lee Rogers 2010-11 Cliff Brock
2011-12 Bill Waters Jr. 2012-13 Jim Diffee
2013-14 Julianne Goodwin 2014-15 Tom Robinson
 2015-16  Randy McCoy  2016-17  Jesse Bandre
 2017-18  Ron Ashby  2018-19  Tom Booth
 2019-20  Geoffrey Mitchell  2020-21  Zell Long
 2021-22  Jenny Jones 2022-23 Kathy McMurry
2024-25 Robby Parman