About Our Club

Rotary began in Media in 1928. There was nothing particularly outstanding about its birth. As a matter of fact, few persons in the borough had ever heard about Rotary or what it was designed to be. Media had little reason to pay attention to faraway places such as Japan, Australia, China, Africa, New Zealand, England, Italy, France and the Philippines. These were foreign countries where Rotary Clubs were being organized. Media was among the newly chartered clubs and it was chartered as an international organization.

The Club owes its birth to John Farish, owner of the Media News Agency. In 1928 Farish brought the idea of Rotary to Media from Penn’s Grove, New Jersey, where he had been an active member. Few persons in the borough had ever heard about Rotary or what it was designed to be and the first several years were devoted to learning the purpose of Rotary International. Polio ran rampant in the country at the time and the very first project of The Rotary Club of Media was to work with children crippled with the disease. The early years were not without its trials and tribulations, the Great Depression had hit the community and dollars were scarce. Club members were unable to meet their obligations and the Club nearly went out of business. But, the Club did survive and by 1935 was a well organized, active club serving the community.
The same principles that guided Rotary in 1928 continue to guide the Club to this day. The Club is a member of District 7450 in Southeastern Pennsylvania, USA.

Albert P. Grubb, Pro Tem	1928
Marvel Wilson	1928 – 1930
Gleave Baker	1930 – 1931
H. B. Hickman	1931 – 1932
James Cannon	1932 – 1933
Albert P. Grubb	1933 – 1934
Elisha T. Kirk	1934 – 1935
Carl G. Leach	1935 – 1936
Harry O. Wilcox	1936 – 1937
A. Leonard Logan	1937 – 1938
A. G. Moore	1938 – 1939
Ralph L. Lindenmuth	1939 – 1940
Walter E. Wentz, Jr.	1940 – 1941
Charles Lewis	1941 – 1942
George T. Lewis	1942 – 1943
George Miller	1943 – 1944
R. D. White	1944 – 1945
William O. Vivian	1945 – 1946
Arnold Look	1946 – 1947
Charles A. McCafferty	1947 – 1948
George A. Rigby	1948 – 1949
Mendelssohn Meeham	1949
Charles H. Hassler	1949 – 1950
Francis R. Austin	1950 – 1951
Howard A. Wentz	1951 – 1952
Horace H. Harman	1952 – 1953
John K. Barrall	1953 – 1954
Edward English	1954 – 1955
Louis Essaf	1955 – 1956
Fred Tanger	1956 – 1957
Charles F. Kohler	1957 – 1958
Roger Russell	1958 – 1959
James Gullberg	1959 – 1960
Roger Russell	1959 – 1960
John Tipping	1960 – 1961
Butron L. Williams	1961 – 1962
Charles A. Higgins, Sr.	1962 – 1963
George T. Lewis, Jr.	1963 – 1964
Albert E. Holl, Jr.	1964 – 1965
John Wolf	1965 – 1966
Emil Lintzmeye	1966 – 1967
Henry C. Jones, Jr.	1967 – 1968
Kenneth E. Huntsman	1968 – 1969
I. Frank Lees	1969 – 1970
Donald Hoffman	1970 – 1971
James J. McKeehen	1971 – 1972
John Mewha, Jr.	1972 – 1973
Morton Wachs	1973 – 1974
Robert L. Stahl	1974 – 1975
Daniel DiPrince	1975 – 1976
William B. Strine	1976 – 1977
William A. Booth	1977 – 1978
Eugene L. Kane	1978 – 1979
James Breslin	1979 – 1980
Kenneth Fish	1980 – 1981
John Fisher	1981 – 1982
Richard Cryer	1982 – 1983
John D. Vairo	1983 – 1984
Al L. Elko	1984 – 1985
Ken Shoop	1985 – 1986
Don Bak	1986 – 1987
George H. Slick	1987 – 1988
Warren D. Smith	1988 – 1989
O. Warren Higgins	1989 – 1990
Chuck Durkin	1990 – 1991
Walton B. Hill	1991 – 1992
Jeffry Cadorette	1992 – 1993
Henry T. Nacrelli	1993 – 1994
Judy Stang	1994 – 1995
Dennis Rehrig	1995 – 1996
Wayne Szynal	1996 – 1997
Peter A. Mardinly	1997 – 1998
Sally Holub	1998 – 1999
John ‘Jack’ Hontz	1999 – 2000
Mollie Shiflet O’Brien	2000 – 2001
William K. Davis	2001 – 2002
Elizabeth Flynn	2002 – 2003
Dennis Slostad	2003 – 2004
Tom Glancey	2004
Jackie L. Woolfall	2004 – 2006
Terrance A. Kline	2006 – 2007
Nancy A. Geisel	2007 – 2008
Barbara Laurenzi	2008 – 2009
Kenneth Delmar	2009 – 2010
Andrew Hunt	2010 – 2011
Bryan Messick	2011 – 2012
Jonathan Becker	2012
Bryan Messick	2012 – 2013
Courtney Ballauer	2013 – 2014
Penelope Reed	2014 – 2015
Larry V. Smoose	2015 – 2016
Dan Lievens	2016 – 2017
Christopher Swartz	2017 – 2018
Rob Hancock	2018 – 2019
Susan Garrison	2019 – 2020
James Resinger	2020 – 2021
Carol Wills	2021 – 2022