D-5830 Recipients of Outstanding Service Awards from Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation

Distinguished Service Award Citation For Meritorious Service  
|Service Above Self|  |Four Avenues of Service|  |Significant Achievement|

Distinguished Service Award

Four complete Rotary years after receiving the Citation for Meritorious Service, a Rotarian becomes eligible for the Distinguished Service Award. Because this is the Foundation's highest service recognition, the exemplary service to the Foundation must extend beyond the district level and over an extended period of time. A cast bronze plaque mounted on a walnut base is given to those receiving this recognition.

Recipient Club Year
William T Bill Murphy Paris  1976
EK Buster Dickerson Kilgore 1979
Louis Williams, Paris  1994
Carrol Fletcher, Marshall Metro 2001
Archibald L. "Archie" Tehan Longview Greggton 2002
Cecil Phillips Texarkana Oaklawn 2003
James M "Jim" Fitzgerald Hallsville 2004
William L. Rains Clarksville 2007
Jo Ann Parkman Paris 2008

 THE CITATION FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

Presented for outstanding service to the Rotary Foundation and it's programs:

Recipient Club Year
Robert E. "Bob" Layton Tyler 1976
William T. "Bill" Murphy Paris  1976
E.K. "Buster" Dickerson Kilgore 1977
Baker Lucas   1977
Williams Louis B., Sr. Paris 1992
Cecil Phillips Texarkana Oaklawn 1994
Archibald L. "Archie" Tehan, Longview Greggton 1995
Carrol G. Fletcher Marshall Metro 1996
James M. "Jim" Fitzgerald Marshall 1998
BF Hicks Mt Vernon 2001
William L. "Bill" Rains Clarksville 2002
Jo Ann Parkman Paris 2003
Ben Agnor Marshall 2007
Fay J. Durrant Texarkana W. S. 2008

 

Service above self award

The purpose of this award is to recognize individual Rotarians who have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service, in any form and at any level, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary. This is Rotary International’s highest honor for individual Rotarians. A maximum of 150 recipients may be selected each year.

Recipient Club Year
Alberto de la Cruz Winnsboro 1993
John Petty Longview 2001

 

Four Avenues of Service

Recognizing that the strength of the Rotary movement is founded on the service carried out by club members worldwide, this citation program provides a means for Rotary clubs to personally recognize one member of the club for his/her outstanding efforts in the Four Avenues of Service.

The Four Avenues of Service is awarded to individuals by their own club, having exhibited exceptional qualities of leadership, commitment and service to their club, community, vocation, and the world. The following people  have received the citation:
Recipient Club Year
David Frank Nichols Tyler 1997-98
James I. Horne Atlanta 1997-98
Morgan Porter Tyler Sunrise 1998-99
John E. Petty Longview 1999-00
Richard Goodman Clarksville 1999-00

 

Significant Achievement Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding Club Service projects that demonstrate the personal involvement of club members, that meet a local community need, and that can be emulated by other Rotary clubs. No club may receive a Significant Achievement Award more than once for the same project.

The Significant Achievement Award is awarded only to Rotary Clubs not,  individuals.  However, the following club has  received this award:

Gilmer in 1994-95.