WHO SHOULD BE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR?
Taylor Rotary Club is seeking the community’s help to determine who should receive the honor of being named 2024’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year.
“Taylor Rotarians have coordinated this honor since 1943 when Harry Pickoff won it the first time,” Club President Greg Redden said. “This annual award is a statement about our community and its values, we could not choose the recipient without the help of the public.”
o be considered, nominees must have resided in East Williamson County and be involved in local activities in 2024. He or she must have been engaged in a variety of community activities over an extended period of time and must be generally recognized as a caring and sharing person who donated his or her time and talents for the betterment of the community.
“A person can only win this award once,” Redden said. “It is a very high honor.”
The deadline for nomination is Dec. 6. To get copy of the nomination form, contact Redden at hmx1234@aol.com or Committee Chair Brian Gray at bgraypcb@sbcglobal.net.
The award will be presented by Rotarian Greg Redden at the Chamber and Community Awards Banquet in January.
The Rotary Club of Taylor is committed to the idea of Service Above Self and works to support projects in Taylor and around the world. Its regular local projects include local scholarships, support of Midnight Basketball, packing bags at Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry on Wednesday afternoons and running routes for Meals On Wheels every third Thursday, awarding scholarships and sending four local students to leadership camp each summer.
Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political and non-religious organization open to all.
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Taylor Rotary's Citizens of the Year since 1943
1943 Harry Pickoff
1944 Howard Bland
1945 S.G. Gernert
1946 Mrs. H.B. Floeckinger
1947 C.V. James
1948 H. Miller
1949 R.L. Harkey
1950 Mildred Goff
1951 Dr. Edmond Doak
1952 Dr. J.L. Dickey
1953 Melvin Pfennig
1954 Dickey Moegle
1955 Jerry Pavlik
1956 Dr. R. C. Garrett
1957 Dr. Aubrey House, Jr.
1958 John M. Griffith
1959 Jack Ray Barkley
1960 Harry Zeplin
1961 Harris Melasky
1962 Jack Titsworth
1963 Gillis Conoley
1964 R.W. “Dusty” Rhoades
1965 Erwin Teggeman
1966 Marilyn Hoster
1967 Dr. Bryan Spires
1968 Dr. J.J. Johns
1969 Calvin T. Janak, Sr.
1970 Billy Banks
1971 Carlos Parker
1972 Bob Mathis
1973 Ken Balusek
1974 Bill Black
1975 Leo Livingston
1976 Patsy Bartosh
1977 Leon Bohls
1978 Jodie Blaha
1979 Fred Switzer
1980 Ross Baldwin
1981 Ed Komandosky
1982 Charlie Schulz
1983 Ron Werner
1984 Charlie Zimmerhanzel
1985 Bob Roberts
1986 Tom Bullion
1987 Pat Quinn
1988 Harriett Sansone
1989 Dennis Richter
1990 Kate Griffith
1991 Clark Jackson
1992 Naomi Pasemann
1993 Ruth Mantor
1994 John Thompson
1995 Milton Blomquist
1996 Shannon McMakin
1997 Jerry Frankeny
1998 Tom Parker
1999 John Nelson
2000 Rod Hortenstine
2001 Don McAlister
2002 Wylie Pearson
2003 Don Hill
2004 Chuck Schwartz
2005 Linda Wentrcek
2006 Benito Gonzales
2007 Leslie Hill
2008 Keith Hagler
2009 Ed Mayers
2010 Shorty Mitchell
2011 Debbie Kovar
2012 Jesse Ancira
2013 John Matthews
2014 Brent Humphreys
2015 Karen Farley
2016 Judy Blundell
2017 Verna Guajardo
2018 Thomas Martinez
2019 Robert Garcia
2020 Brandt Rydell
2021 Moppy Miller (also Outstanding Woman of the Year)
2022 Sam Dowdy
2023 The Rev. Dr. George Qualley