Awards

 

 

Honor a club member who participates in service activities in each of the five Avenues of Service: Club, Vocational, Community, International and Youth.

Who can nominate: Club Presidents

Submission deadline: Recognition materials will be available in July

 

Honor members who have been actively involved in service activities related to The Rotary Foundation, such as serving on a Foundation committee, participating in a grant-funded project, or supporting a Rotary Peace Fellow.

Who can nominate: District Governors

Submission deadline: 30 June

Download the nomination form

 

The Distinguished Service Award is the Foundation’s highest service recognition and is given to Rotarians who have demonstrated exemplary service to the Foundation. Recipients must have received the Citation for Meritorious Service four years prior to be eligible for this award.

Who can nominate: Rotarians

Submission deadline: 30 June

Note: The nomination period for accepting Distinguished Service Award nominations is now closed.

 

Present a certificate to Rotarians in your district who are making a difference through the Foundation’s programs.

Who can nominate: District Governors

Submission deadline: None

Download the certificate order form (limit 20 certificates)

 

Rotary’s highest honor recognizes up to 150 Rotarians each year who demonstrate their commitment to helping others by volunteering their time and talents.

Who can nominate: Current and immediate past District Governors and current and past RI Directors

Submission deadline: 1 November

Note: The nomination period for accepting Service Above Self Award nominations is now closed.

 

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to our polio eradication efforts. Each year, we give up to 10 regional service awards per WHO region to worthy recipients. We also give 10 international awards to people whose work has had widespread impact.

Who can nominate: Rotarians

Submission deadline: 1 November

Download the nomination form and guidelines

 

This award is made to honour Rotarians who provided extraordinary service to The Rotary Foundation, such service having a substantial impact on the ultimate goal of polio eradication.

Eligible Rotarians must have performed exceptionally meritorious service to the ultimate cause of polio eradication prior to 1 November 1992. The service must be non-financial, although service in advocacy and fundraising is not excluded. The service must not have been adequately recognized by another Foundation award.

Who can nominate: Rotarians.

Deadline: None

 

Your Rotary club can earn a Rotary Citation for achieving goals that strengthen Rotary and your club. Goals include increasing club membership, developing sustainable service projects, giving to The Rotary Foundation, and building awareness of Rotary in your community.

Deadline to achieve all goals: 30 June

Download the 2017-2018 Rotary Citation for Rotary Clubs brochure:

 

ROTARY CITATION FOR ROTARACT CLUBS

Rotaract clubs that achieve the goals listed in the Rotary Citation for Rotaract Clubs by the end of the Rotary year will earn a citation.

Deadline to achieve all goals: 30 June

Download the 2017-2018 Rotary Citation for Rotaract Clubs information:

 

Interact clubs that achieve the goals listed in the Rotary Citation for Interact Clubs by the end of the Rotary year will earn a citation.

Who can nominate: Sponsoring club’s President or District Leader

Deadline to achieve all goals: 30 June

Deadline to report qualifying clubs to RI: 15 August

Download the 2017-2018 Rotary Citation for Interact Clubs information:

 

 

Recognize a club in your district whose project has addressed a significant problem or need in your community (international projects are not eligible). You can nominate one club per district each year.

Who can nominate: District Governors

Submission deadline: 15 March

Download the Nomination form

 

Recognize Rotaractors who are making a sustainable impact in one of Rotary's areas of focus through their innovative community or international service projects.

Who can nominate: Rotaractors

Submission deadline: 1 August - 1 February

Download the Nomination form 

 

This award recognizes up to 150 non-Rotarians, including spouses and partners of Rotarians who have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service consistent with Rotary's ideals, and who might otherwise go unrecognized.

Who can nominate: District Governor

Submission deadline: 1 April

Download the certificate order form

 

This award recognizes one outstanding Rotary alumnus each year whose humanitarian service and professional achievements demonstrate the impact of Rotary's programs.

Who can nominate: Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators

Submission deadline: 30 June

Note: The nomination period for accepting the Alumni Global Service Award is now closed.

 

Recognize Rotaract clubs that celebrate the founding of the first club during World Rotaract Week, which occurs each year during the week of 13 March. Activities can range from partnering with an international Rotaract club to publicizing Rotaract in your local media.

Who can nominate: Sponsoring Rotary Club or district Rotaract Chair

Submission deadline: None

Download the certificate

 

Recognize Interact clubs that celebrate the founding of the first club during World Interact Week, which occurs each year during the week of 5 November. Activities can range from working on a joint project with a Rotary club to inviting potential members to a club meeting or project.

Who can nominate: Sponsoring Rotary Club or District Interact Regional Coordinators

Submission deadline: None

Download the certificate

 

 

 

 

The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. The Fourth Object of Rotary initially composed by Donald MacRae. 

Submission deadline: April 30

For information on the Don MacRae Peace Award please contact Zone 24: PDG Joan Hayward at rhayward@sympatico.ca

 

Service above Self	Distinguished Service	Meritorious Service
Dan Doherty 2015-16	John Rymes 1994-95	Jack Thompson 2015-16
Steve Rickard 2014-15	James Robinson 1983	Walter Haessel 2013-14
Bernie Carriere 2013-14		Neil Swensrude 2006-07
Mike Smith 2011-12		Chuck Masur 1999-2000
Walter Haessel 2010-11		Bill Gillott 1998-99
Garth Toombs 2008-09		Alan Williams 1994-95
Neil Swensrude 2007-08		John Rymes1991-92
Clayton Caroll 2002-03		James Robinson 1982
Raju Paul 2000-01
Philip Libin 1999-2000
Carl Smith 1998-99
Chuck Masur 1995-96
Kenneth R. Ford 1993-94

 

The theme of the award is “Inspiring others above and beyond”.  The award commemorates the contributions of Dr. Monty Audenart, a Red Deer dentist who served as District Governor of RI district 5360, in 2000 – 2001 and went on to serve as RI Vice president 2008-2009.  He was the Trustee of the Rotary Foundation at the time of his passing on January 21, 2015.

The selection committee is composed of: The District Governor, the District Governor Elect, The District Governor Nominee, a member of the Rotary Club of Red Deer East and the Awards Chair. The Recipient of the award will be announced at the District Conference.

In addition to completing the attached form, please use additional sheets to describe what qualifies your nominee for the award. Include any writings, previous awards, accomplishments, and contributions to Rotary, in the Club, and in the community, locally and internationally. Please send material in electronic format. Focus on what the nominee has done that emulated the values and actions of Dr. Monty Audenart and demonstrates unquestionable integrity.

The application should be sent to the District Awards Chair.

 

The award will only be given if the selection committee finds that the individual meets the necessary qualifications.

Unsuccessful candidates will be carried over for two additional Rotary years. During this time the nominator has the opportunity to provide information about new accomplishments that will strengthen the candidate’s application.

The recipient of the Dr. Monty J. Audenart Award will

The man who took Rotary Worldwide! 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 travelled the globe, interviewed thousands of individuals and influenced the development of Rotary Clubs worldwide. 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.

 

George Harshaw Galbraith was born in Vulcan, Alberta on June 4, 1921.

In 1949, with degrees in Engineering and Business Administration, “Curly” established his own firm connected with development and distribution of mechanical products. George and Doris were married in 1955.

“Curly” became a Rotarian with the Calgary Club in 1949-50 and he has managed over 55 years of perfect attendance. The contributions of PRIVP (Past Rotary International Vice President) Curly Galbraith have been considerable. After his term as District Governor in 1980, he served as an RI director (1988-90) and vice-president (1989-90). Curly served on numerous international committees, including vice-chair of the 1996 International Convention in Calgary. For four years, he was national chairman of the Canadian Rotary Committee for International Development (CRCID). He represented District 5360 four times on the Council on Legislation and served twice on the RI president’s nominating committee. He was Founder and co-convener of Rotary’s Stay in School Initiative. For over twenty years, Curly Galbraith had telephoned every member of the Calgary Rotary Club and other Calgary Rotarians on their birthday to wish them a “Happy Birthday.”

 

Gilbert was born in 1893 and received his early schooling in his hometown of Stayner, Ontario. He came west and for some years Gilbert was a teacher and school principal serving communities in and around Medicine Hat. He then went on to U of A and received a law degree which took him to Lethbridge where he practised until the mid-sixties. He was married to Nan. Gilbert served as a school trustee for three decades and was a co-founder of Lethbridge Junior College.

Dr. Paterson was the Club president of the Lethbridge Rotary Club 1941-42. From 1959-60 he served as District Governor for 536. During his years as a Rotarian, he was most active and enthusiastic about the annual Waterton Peace Park Assembly with its “hands across the border” event.

 

 

M. M. (Mel) Cunningham was born in 1898 in Woodrow Saskatchewan. As a young man, he moved to Lethbridge, Alberta where he married Margaret Perry, the daughter of a pioneer Southern Alberta farming family.

In 1938, he moved to Red Deer where he started a farm implement dealership, which he operated for more than 20 years. In 1955 he was named Alberta vice-president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He also served as a director of the Canadian Federation of Farm Equipment Dealers.

Mel was introduced to Rotary by Dr. Gilbert Paterson. He served as club president in 1953-1954 and was a delegate to the Rotary International Convention in Seattle Washington in 1954. He served as Rotary District Governor for District 536 in 1958-1959. He was a group discussion leader at the Rotary International Assembly in 1958.

Mel Cunningham passed away on March 14, 1974.

 

It was during his year as District Governor in Alberta that the Rotary Club of Fairview was organized. “As Canada pushes back its frontier,” he then predicted, “Rotary will move deeper and deeper into the northland. Bad roads and cold weather are no match for the Rotary spirit.” Glen was a member of the Rotary Club of Calgary. He served our district as District Governor 1954-55 and as an RI director 1958-60. Under his guidance, the first extension Calgary club in 1955 was formed then known as the Manchester Club. Manchester later became Rotary Club of Calgary South. His classification was motion-picture theatres, Theatre owner.

 

Ryerson was a very active Rotarian at District and RI levels from 1947 to 1952. For the term of 1946-47, he was the president of the Cardston Rotary Club. In April 1948, he was the special representative responsible for chartering the Claresholm Rotary Club. As district governor in 1948-49(then 116 District RI) he hosted the District Conference in Banff June 1-3 1949. At the 1949 International Convention, he was nominated to be a member of the Canadian Advisory Committee. For the term 1951-52, he served as a member of the Program Planning Committee of R.I.

Ryerson Christie was born on Jan. 17, 1888 at Island Brook, Compton, Quebec. He married Ada Dunning on January 20, 1917. His death was recorded in October 1974.

 

Updated: February 2018