DG Holli Seabury
DGE Brent Sheppard
Brent has served District 6540 as one of the first Assistant Governors, District Trainer 2000-2004, Website Administrator, Youth Exchange Inbound Coordinator and District Chair. He and Susan hosted their first youth exchange student in 1995 which led to a great passion for Rotary Youth Exchange. Brent served as the Multi-District Youth Exchange Chair for Central States Rotary Youth Exchange covering 20 Districts in nine states and three areas in Canada from 2018-2023.
Brent is a multiple Paul Harris fellow, Sustaining Member since 2003, Paul Harris Society since 2003. Major Donor Level 4, a Rotary Foundation Benefactor, and Bequest Society Level 2. In 2017-18 Brent received the Richard A. Angle Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the founder and President of Xanatek, Inc., a software development company specializing in Agency Management Software for Independent Insurance Agents throughout the United States.
Brent and his wife Susan, have two daughters Mia and Laci. Susan is also great supporter of Rotary and its’ mission. She was a member from 1992-2002, and is a past President of the Granger Sunrise club and became an honorary member in 2002 because of their two girls (someone had to put them on the bus).. In his free time, he enjoys
working out, riding motorcycles, occasionally playing the drums, traveling, and visiting with former Rotary youth exchange students.
DGN Terri Rickel
DGND Mike Pruitt
Born a country boy, Mike has always been self-employed and growing up on a blueberry farm taught him the importance of Hardwork and daily routines. He always knew that he was a server and always works to give his fellow man a Hand up, not necessarily a handout. He began his service in ministry his dad was a pastor and at a young age he started doing youth work and wound up being a state youth Director in two different states traveling as many as 5000 miles a month and speaking over 30 times. Service requires commitment and a lot of energy!
Mike is currently owner of Precision Glass LLC, an auto, residential and commercial focused business. He also runs a locksmith business that helps with hardware, keying systems and surveillance.
Mike was born with a hair lip and cleft palate and at an early age realized he was very different, often ridiculed and bullied but maintained a positive and energetic outlook on life. He is most driven by helping other people with similar emotional issues and somewhat of a life coach and positive influence where some may feel less than or paralyzed by some insufficiency. Mike's greatest high is leaving someone with a smile they did not have when he met them. Also he enjoys the success of others.
Joining Rensselaer Rotary Club in 2014 has given him the opportunity to help people wherever there is a need. At this stage in his life he is doing everything he can especially in the area of harelip cleft palate to raise awareness and funds to specifically help with surgeries for children in Mexico and other places.
Mike has served as Area Governor, District Service chair, Club President and Club Service Chair. He is a Rotary Benefactor, Bequest Society 2, Paul Harris, a Sustaining member and a member of theInternational Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians North America (IFMR-NA). He enjoys riding his motorcycles, camping and grandkids.
His mission statement “I choose to leave the world better than I found it and make a mark that is lasting way beyond my days. “
PDG
Our Past District Governors
Name | Year | Club | Theme | |
Herbert C. Angster* | 1915-16 | 8 | Chicago | |
Frank P. Manly* | 1916-17 | 8 | Indianapolis | |
Percival G. Rennick* | 1917-18 | 11 | Peoria, IL | |
John P. Dyer* | 1918-19 | 11 | Vincennes | |
Charles E. Watkins* | 1919-20 | 11 | Muncie | |
Walter E. Pittsford* | 1920-21 | 11 | Indianapolis | |
C.H. Willis* | 1921-22 | 11 | Kokomo | |
Frank A. Hatfield* | 1922-23 | 20 | Evansville | |
Arthur A. Sapp* | 1923-24 | 20 | Huntington | |
Robert E. Heun* | 1924-25 | 20 | Richmond | |
Benjamin Sherwood* | 1925-26 | 20 | Bedford | |
William R. Barr* | 1926-27 | 20 | Bluffton | |
Charles O. Grafton* | 1927-28 | 20 | Muncie | |
Worth W. Pepple* | 1928-29 | 20 | Michigan City | |
Leslie C. Sammons* | 1929-30 | 20 | Shelbyville | |
William F. Hodges* | 1930-31 | 20 | Gary | |
John H. Beeson* | 1931-32 | 20 | Crawfordsville | |
Carl Bimel* | 1932-33 | 20 | Portland | |
Oscar H. Cravens* | 1933-34 | 20 | Bloomington | |
Raymond E. Willis* | 1934-35 | 20 | Angola | |
Ralph Thompson* | 1935-36 | 20 | Seymour | |
C. Seymour Bullock* | 1936-37 | 20 | South Bend | |
A. Elliston Cole* | 1937-38 | 20 | Bloomington | |
Paul E. Chalfont* | 1938-39 | 154 | Columbia City | |
G. Edson Murray* | 1939-40 | 154 | Rensselaer | |
H. H. Kleinschmidt* | 1940-41 | 154 | Gary | |
William C. Rastetter Jr. * | 1941-42 | 154 | Fort Wayne | |
Arthur W. Raabe* | 1942-43 | 154 | Warsaw | |
Howard W. Moody* | 1943-44 | 154 | Valparaiso | |
Jack Yarian* | 1944-45 | 154 | Logansport | |
Carl J. Klepper* | 1945-46 | 154 | Huntington | |
Rollis S. Weesner* | 1946-47 | 154 | Hammond | |
W. McKean White* | 1947-48 | 154 | Elkhart | |
William S. Chinworth* | 1948-49 | 154 | Warsaw | |
John J. Laskosky* | 1949-50 | 224 | Glen Park | |
Louis C. Rastetter* | 1950-51 | 224 | Fort Wayne | |
Hermon Phillips* | 1951-52 | 224 | Angola | |
Raymond S. Kastendieck* | 1952-53 | 224 | Gary | |
Glen R. O’Laverty* | 1953-54 | 224 | Bluffton | |
Ray Elledge* | 1954-55 | 224 | Hammond | |
Fred Mussleman* | 1955-56 | 224 | Delphi | |
Jacob L. Brenn* | 1956-57 | 224 | Huntington | |
Clarence P. Ziner* | 1957-58 | 654 | Decatur | Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve |
D. Frank Helvie* | 1958-59 | 654 | South Bend | Help Shape the Future |
John S. Jackson* | 1959-60 | 654 | Rensselaer | Vitalize! Personalize! Build Bridges of Friendship! |
Clarence W. Goris* | 1960-61 | 654 | Gary | You are Rotary-Live it! Express it! Expand it! |
J. Loren Elliott* | 1961-62 | 654 | Wabash | Act, Aim for Action, Communicate for Understanding, Test for Leadership |
Joseph R. Roe* | 1962-63 | 654 | Columbia City | The Spark Within |
John M. Kissinger* | 1963-64 | 654 | Elkhart | Meeting Rotary’s Challenge in the Space Age |
Riley L. Case* | 1964-65 | 654 | LaGrange | Live Rotary. |
Truman E. Caylor* | 1965-66 | 654 | Bluffton | Action, Consolidation and Continuity |
Arnold Schipper* | 1966-67 | 654 | Plymouth | Better World Through Rotary |
James Keough* | 1967-68 | 654 | Glen Park | Make Your Rotary Membership Effective |
Fred Von Gunten* | 1968-69 | 654 | Berne | Participate! |
John Snell* | 1969-70 | 654 | Warsaw | Review and Renew |
Raymond K. White* | 1970-71 | 654 | Gary | Bridge the Gaps |
Rev. L. Wayne Smith* | 1971-72 | 654 | Rensselaer | Goodwill Begins With You |
Phillip E. Legge* | 1972-73 | 654 | Plymouth | Let’s Take a New Look-and Act |
William Steinmetz* | 1973-74 | 654 | South Bend | A Time for Action |
Perry Haskins* | 1974-75 | 654 | Monticello | Renew the Spirit of Rotary |
James E. Knight* | 1975-76 | 654 | Crown Point | To Dignify the Human Being |
Ted Kosiba* | 1976-77 | 654 | Gary | I Believe in Rotary |
Cotton Gall* | 1977-78 | 654 | Columbia City | Serve to Unite Mankind |
James W. Buchanan* | 1978-79 | 654 | Hammond | Reach Out |
Will McLaughlin* | 1979-80 | 654 | Wabash | Let Service Light the Way |
William Borgmann* | 1980-81 | 654 | Fort Wayne | Take Time to Serve |
Gene Wilczynski* | 1981-82 | 654 | Merrillville | World of Understanding and Peace |
William H. Cable* | 1982-83 | 654 | Syracuse | Through Rotary Mankind is One-Build Bridge of |
Edson Murray | 1983-84 | 654 | Rensselaer | Friendship Throughout the World Share Rotary-Serve People |
Rufus B. King* | 1984-85 | 654 | North Manchester | Discover a New World of Service |
Dale Pence | 1985-86 | 654 | Columbia City | You are the Key |
William H. Heinhuis* | 1986-87 | 654 | Elkhart | Rotary Brings Hope |
George Dingledy | 1987-88 | 654 | Wabash | Rotarians-United in Service-Dedicated to |
John R. Leal | 1988-89 | 654 | Fort Wayne | Peace Put Life Into Rotary-Your Life |
Phillip Magner* | 1989-90 | 654 | Wabash | Enjoy Rotary |
Malcolm McClure* | 1990-91 | 654 | Monticello | Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm |
John Egan* | 1991-92 6540 | 6540 | Rensselaer | Look Beyond Yourself |
Dick Kemper | 1992-93 6540 | 6540 | Concord | Real Happiness is Helping Others |
Bill Screes* | 1993-94 6540 | 6540 | Granger | Believe in What You Do- Do What You |
Bill Screes* | 1994-95 6540 | 6540 | Granger | Believe In. Be a Friend |
Everett D. Colvin* | 1995-96 6540 | 6540 | Plymouth | Act with Integrity, Serve with Love, Work for |
Arthur S. Malasto* | 1996-97 6540 | 6540 | Valparaiso | Peace. Build the Future with Action and Vision. |
Albert E. Alazraki* | 1997-98 6540 | 6540 | Angola | Show Rotary Cares. |
Gordon C. Smith* | 1998-99 6540 | 6540 | Peru | Follow Your Rotary Dream |
Terry A. McKay* | 1999-00 6540 | 6540 | Elkhart | Rotary 2000: Act with Consistency, |
Bob Richardson | 2000-01 6540 | 6540 | Concord | Credibility, Continuity Our Mission-Create Awareness, Take |
Peggy Soderberg* | 2001-02 6540 | 6540 | South Bend | Action Mankind is our Business |
David Wilson | 2002-03 6540 | 6540 | Kendallville | Sow the Seeds of Love |
Rich Angle* | 2003-04 6540 | 6540 | Fowler | Lend a Hand |
Bill Baldwin | 2004-05 6540 | 6540 | Gary | Celebrate Rotary |
John Wendel | 2005-06 6540 | 6540 | Michigan City | Service Above Self |
Fred Bettner | 2006-07 6540 | 6540 | South Gateway | Lead the Way |
Jim Jeselnick | 2007-08 6540 | 6540 | Chesterton-Porter | Rotary Shares |
John Balvich | 2008-09 6540 | 6540 | Rensselaer | Make Dreams Real |
Floyd Lancia | 2009-10 6540 | 6540 | Anthony Wayne | The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands |
Steve Van Scoik | 2010-11 6540 | 6540 | Concord | Building Communities, Bridging Continents |
Michael Crabill* | 2011-12 6540 | 6540 | Elkhart Morning | Reach within to Embrace Humanity |
Judith A. Walker | 2012-13 6540 | 6540 | Hammond | Peace Through Service |
Christina Dougherty | 2013-14 6540 | 6540 | LaPorte | Engage Rotary-Change Lives |
Steve Sorenson* | 2014-15 6540 | 6540 | Fowler | Light Up Rotary |
Roger Sims* | 2015-16 6540 | 6540 | Munster | Be a Gift to the World |
Ranjan B. Kini | 2016-17 6540 | 6540 | Schererville | Rotary Serving Humanity |
Lisa Waterman | 2017-18 6540 | 6540 | Fort Wayne | Rotary: Making a Difference. |
Dan Ryan | 2018-19 6540 | 6540 | DeMotte-Kankakee Valley | Be the Inspiration |
Alfred Brothers | 2019-20 6540 | 6540 | Anthony Wayne | Rotary Connects the World |
John Frishie | 2020-21 6540 | 6540 | Kentland | Rotary Opens Opportunities |
Jane Roush | 2021-22 6540 | 6540 | Albion | Serve to Change Lives |
Timothy Gibson | 2022-23 6540 | 6540 | Fort Wayne | Imagine Rotary |
Ed van Wijk | 2023-24 6540 | 6540 | DeMotte-Kankakee Valley | Create Hope in the World |
Holli Seabury | 2024-25 6540 | 6540 | Fort Wayne | The Magic of Rotary |