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Rotary Foundation - Paul Harris Fellow

The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of US$1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

The recognition is named after Chicago attorney, Paul Harris (1868-1947),  who founded Rotary in 1905.

The Paul Harris Fellow recognition was established in 1957 to show appreciation for and encourage substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships.

Early Paul Harris Fellows received a certificate of recognition. In 1969, the Foundation unveiled the first Paul Harris Fellow medallion at the RI Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Japanese metal artist Fiju Tsuda created the piece under the direction of then-past Foundation Trustee Kyozo Yuasa. Today, Paul Harris Fellows receive a certificate and pin. They are also eligible to purchase a Paul Harris Fellow medallion. 

Rotarians have a tradition of supporting the Foundation by honoring others. Ida LeTulle Taylor became a Paul Harris Fellow in 1978 when her husband, then-District Governor Vann Taylor, made a donation in her name in honor of their 34th wedding anniversary. The gift also made her the 25,000th Paul Harris Fellow. 

At the International Assembly in 1979, then-RI President-elect James Bomar challenged each Rotary club to make one non-Rotarian a Paul Harris Fellow. The Rotary Club of Pikesville, Maryland, USA, responded by making a donation in the name of Mother Teresa in 1980. The entertainer Pearl Bailey also became a Paul Harris Fellow through a joint effort of the Rotary clubs in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  

Many other notable figures have been named as Paul Harris Fellows, including U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, U.S. astronaut James Lovell, UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, and Jonas Salk.  

The number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the one million mark in 2006. 

 

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District 9930 Rotarians who wish to become a Paul Harris Fellow, and clubs who wish to recognise an individual with a Paul Harris Fellow award can do so by submitting the Paul Harris Fellow application form and send it to the address shown on the form

 

 
Rotary Foundation Committee
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District Foundation Chair 
PDG  Colin Olesen
(Maketu)
rotary@olesen.co.nz
07 573 6693
Mob  021 967 520
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foundation Administrator
Ken Smith
(Huntly)
Mob 021 071 8919
PO Box 140, Huntly 3740
km.smith@outlook.co.nz
 
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Grants Chair
Alan Hitchcock
(Tauranga Te Papa)
alan.hitchcock@xtra.co.nz
31 Kinloch Drive
Bethlehem
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty 3110
07 579 3154 | 021 280 0000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
End Polio Now Coordinator
and
Scholarships
Michelle Tanner
(Matamata)
michelleg.tanner59@mail.com
 
 
 
Paul Harris Society
Patrick Cummings
(Hamilton)
patrick.cummings@xtra.co.nz
 
 
Committee members
  • DG Graham Jull (Te Awamutu)
  • DGE Peter Maxwell (Morrinsville)
  • DGN Grant Spackman (Havelock North)
  • Ken Smith (Huntlly
  • Alan Hitchcock (Tauranga Te Papa)
  • Michelle Tanner (Matamata)
  • Rob Rowson (Whakatane)
  • Mark Gould (Rotorua)
  • John van Boheemen (Whakatane)
  • Patrick Cummings (Hamilton)
  • Ian Walker (Waipukurau)
  • John McNickle (Turangi)
  • Chris Webb (Thames)
  • David Campbell (Maketu)
  • John Reid (Taradale)
 
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