James Wheeler Davidson Membership Increase Award
Posted by Marty Boogaart
on Apr 20, 2014
Jim Davidson Membership Increase Award
This award is for the CLUB with the greatest percentage increase in net new members.Net membership will be based on reported membership as of March 15th, 2014.
James Wheeler Davidson The man who took Rotary World wide! Jim was born in Austin, Minnesota on June 14, 1872. In his early adulthood he led an exciting and adventurous life trekking from the North Pole to travels into the Far East where he met his wife to be, Lillian, who was a San Franciscan. James and Lillian came to Calgary in 1906 where he established Crown Lumber.
In March of 1914 he became a charter member of the Rotary Club of Calgary. He then went on to become a director and then President in 1919. In 1921 Rotary raised $11,000.00 and with it, sent Jim and J. Layton Ralston of Halifax to Australia carrying the goals and ideals of Rotary with them. By 1932, Jim had literally traveled the globe, interviewed thousands of individuals and influenced the development of Rotary Clubs world-wide. During his travels he chartered 23 Rotary Clubs in 12 countries. Jim served as District Governor during 1923-24.
Jim Davidson was a director and Vice-president of Rotary International for the term of 1926-27. Jim Wheeler Davidson died on July 18, 1933.
Carolyn Clark receives the Jim Davidson award.
Congratulations & thank-you to the entire membership committee:
Carolyn Clark, Myrna Procinsky-Longair, and Marlys Reynar.