Welcome
The Jack and Kay Kissinger Award was established by the Elkhart Rotary Club in 1986 to honor the
ideals and goals of Rotary. Each year, the committee will select an outstanding Rotarian from
District 6540 to receive the award at the District Conference.
Award Chair:
J & K Kissinger Award Committee
c/o Scott Puckett, Chairman
209 Concord Mall Drive
Elkhart, IN 46517
Scott.puckett@edwardjones.com
c/o Scott Puckett, Chairman
209 Concord Mall Drive
Elkhart, IN 46517
Scott.puckett@edwardjones.com
Previous Award Winners
1986-87 The Kissingers Elkhart
1987-88 Brazil O’Hagen South Bend
1988-89 Ken Ahler Rensselaer
1989-90 Bob Flury Mishawaka
1990-91 PDG Bill Heinhuis Elkhart
1991-92 PDG Phil Magner Wabash
1992-93 Bob Garvey Roseland
1993-94 John Meier Columbia City
1994-95 Robert Raisor Michigan City
1995-96 PDG Bill Baldwin Gary
1996-97 PDG Dick Kemper Concord
1997-98 Richard Conklin Fort Wayne
1998-99 Gordon Klockow Rensselaer
1999-00 PDG Dale Pence Columbia City
2000-01 PDG John Leal Fort Wayne
2001-02 PDG Terry McKay Elkhart
2002-03 PDG Art Malasto Valparaiso
2003-04 Cliff Witrowski Roseland
2004-05 Al Diefenbach Fort Wayne
2005-06 PDG Roger Sims Munster
2006-07 PDG Peggy Soderberg South Bend
2007-08 PDG Fred Bettner South Gateway
2008-09 Mryl Nofzinger Elkhart
2009-10 PDG Daniel Ryan DeMotte-Kankakee
2010-11 PDG Floyd Lancia Anthony Wayne-Ft. Wayne
2011-12 Tim Gibson Fort Wayne
2012-13 Robert Annis South Bend
2013-14 Steve Ailes Warsaw
2014-15 Jim Brotherson Elkhart
2015-16 Doug Risser Elkhart
2016-17 PDG Michael Crabill Elkhart Morning
2018-19 PDG Ranjan Kini Schererville
2019-20 PDG Roger Sims Munster
2020-21 James S. Stickel Goshen
2021-22 PDG Steven Van Scoik Concord
2022-23 Martha Sandoval Schererville