In 1914, Division 15 was established which included the Rotary clubs of Seattle and Spokane, WA & Victoria and Vancouver, BC. Division 15's first "district" conference (the first in the new Rotary world) was held in Tacoma, WA that year. In 1956 - 57, the geographical boundaries, as we know them were established. The District number change to 502 and later to 5020. District records are incomplete regarding names of past DG's other than the ones listed here. If anyone has further information please share it with the District Governor:
| District Governor |
Year |
Annual Rotary Theme
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Erik Frederickson
Port Townsend, WA | 06-07 |
Rotary Serves Peace |
Newsletters |
Bio |
Joan Firkins
Victoria, BC | 05-06 |
Service Above Self |
Newsletters |
Bio |
Dick Drew
Duncan, BC | 04-05 |
Celebrate Rotary |
Newsletters
|
Bio |
William J McCarthy
Tumwater, WA | 03-04 |
Lend a Hand |
Newsletters |
Bio |
Ross White
Nanaimo, BC | 02-03 |
Sow the Seeds of Love |
Newsletters |
Bio |
Donald M. Lachata
Silverdale, WA | 01-02 |
Mankind is Our Business |
Newsletters |
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Robert L. Lovely
Olympia, WA | 00-01 |
Create Awareness - Take Action |
Newsletters |
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Ken Balsley
Lacey, WA | 99-00 |
Act with Consistency, Credibility,
Continuity |
Dave Sclair
Tacoma, WA | 98-99 |
Follow your Rotary Dream |
James M. Harris
Tacoma, WA | 97-98 |
Show Rotary Cares |
Jack MacAulay
Sidney, BC | 96-97 |
Build the Future with Action and
Vision |
Ken Bose
Tacoma, WA | 95-96 |
Act with Integrity, Service with
Love, Work for Peace |
Floyd Olsen
Gig Harbor, WA | 94-95 |
Be a Friend |
Gordon Quick
Tacoma, WA | 93-94 |
Do What you Believe In |
Gordon Lang
Campbell River, BC | 92-93 |
Real Happiness is Helping Others |
Fred Medley
Courtenay, BC | 91-92 |
Look Beyond Yourself |
Doug Lewis
Victoria, BC | 90-91 |
Honor Rotary with Faith and
Enthusiasm |
Eldon Wiggs
Centralia, WA | 89-90 |
Enjoy Rotary! |
Mac McDougal
Campbell River, BC | 88-89 |
Put Life into Rotary - Your Life |
Fred Bartlett
Victoria, BC | 87-88 |
Rotarians - United in Service,
Dedicated to Peace |
George Fuller
Port Orchard, WA | 86-87 |
Rotary Brings Hope |
Don Hammond
Cobble Hill, BC | 85-86 |
You Are The Key |
Leo White
Port Angeles, WA | 84-85 |
Discover a New World of Service |
Jack Gregory
Victoria, BC | 83-84 |
Share Rotary - Serve People |
Ferris Alberrs
Longview, WA | 82-83 |
Mankind is One - Build Bridges of
Friendship Throughout the World |
Robert Mallon
Tacoma, WA | 81-82 |
World Understanding and Peace
Through Rotary |
Cy Frick
Sequim, WA | 80-81 |
Take Time to Serve |
James Shank
Aberdeen, WA | 79-80 |
|
Dr. "DP" Peggs
Victoria, BC | 78-79 |
Reach Out |
Harold Woodland
Courtenay, BC | 77-78 |
|
Lou Frohning
Bainbridge Island, WA | 76-77 |
|
Em Piper
Longview, WA | 75-76 |
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Bob Brister
Centralia, WA | 74-75 |
|
Clifford W. Laver
Courtenay, BC | 73-74 |
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Gene I. Campbell
Seattle, WA | 72-73 |
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Harry G. Brenn
Sequim, WA | 71-72 |
Goodwill Begins with You |
Carl Engstrom
Olympia, WA | 70-71 |
Bridge the Gap |
James C. Reid
Qualicum Beach, BC | 69-70 |
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L. Evert Landon
Tacoma, WA | 68-69 |
Participate |
Michael Dederer
Seattle, WA | 67-68 |
Make Your Rotary Membership
Effective |
Alexander Polson (Mac)
Aberdeen WA | 66-67 |
A Better World Through Rotary |
John W. Baikie
Campbell River, BC | 65-66 |
Guidelines for Rotary in the Space
Age |
John Richards
Seattle, WA | 64-65 |
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Cliford E. Hadley
| 63-64 | |
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Gordon Tongue
| 62-63 | |
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John T. Cruise
Sidney, BC | 61-62 |
Act |
District
became 502 | |
Virgil R. Lee
Chehalisk, WA | 60-61 |
You Are Rotary |
Art Wickens
Tacoma WA | 59-60 |
Build Bridges of Friendship |
Athur A. Smith
Port Angeles WA | 58-59 |
Serve |
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Herbert J. Welch
Qualicum Beach, BC | 57-58 |
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Warren Craft
| 56-57 | |
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| 1955-1956 District 151 was split and ours became district 152.
District 152 included Vancouver Island and part of Western Washington |
George Maloney
| 54-55 |
Develop Our Resources | |
Bruce Gordon
Courtenay, BC | 53-54 | |
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Harry Heal
| 52-53 | |
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Jim Lightbody
| 51-52 | |
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| Jim Woodford |
50-51 | |
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Harold Hicks
| 45-46 | |
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H.Cline Fixit
Portland | 40-39 | |
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| 1937-1938 District may have changed from #1 to #101 about this
time, it included all of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and
the Idaho panhandle. |
Miles Higley
| 23-24 |
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Frank Lamb
| 22-23 |
| 1921-1922 District 22 was name of district in
1921 and
included parts if not all of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia |
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Special thanks to PDG Bob Lovely and the book “Olympia’s Golden Anniversary, Fifty Years of
Service 1920-1970”. This is a history of the Olympia Rotary Club by Hollis B
Fultz published in 1970
