Awards
JOHN F. NEWNAM SERVICE AWARD
An award established by the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Wilmington to be presented to a Rotarian who has made an outstanding
contribution or performed distinguished service in supporting and promoting the ideal of “Service Above Self” through Rotary. The award is named in honor of John F. Newnam whose Club leadership, guidance and outstanding service to Rotary
have set a standard for all Rotarians.
The award is the highest honor that our Club can present to a fellow Rotarian. All Rotarians past or present are eligible for this award. Any member of the Rotary Club of Wilmington may propose a candidate for the award to the Awards Committee who will consider nominations at least annually.
1989 John F. Newnam
1990 S. Bernard Ableman
11991 C. Robert Taylor
1992 Harvey C. Smith Jr.
1994 William S. Hearn
1997 John J. Callaghan, Jr.
1998 Edward G. Geist
2000 Clifford G. Embley
2001 Marguerite Prueitt
2002 Joseph P. Melloy, Sr.
2003 George E. Alderman
2004 Cynthia L. Morgan
2005 Robert S. Brandt
2006 H. Murray Sawyer
2007 Robert E. Hickman
2008 Gilbert S. Scarborough, Jr.
2009 Julian H. Booker
2010 J. Cameron Yorkston
2011 Rodman B. Teeple, Jr.
2012 Richard Stat
2013 Geraldine F. Reybold
2014 Stanley M. Diver
2015 J. Kai Lassen
2016 Gwendolyn W. Sanders
2022 Samuel L. Waltz, Jr.
2023 Madeleine Bayard
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
An award presented by the Awards Committee to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution, performed distinguished service and/or has brought special recognition or honor to the greater Wilmington community through the advancement of high ethical standards in business, professional or occupational endeavors.
Recipients:
1978 Irving S. Shaprio
1979 Daniel L. Herrmann
1981 Charles L. Reece, Jr.
1984 Harvey C. Smith, Jr.
1986 Ralph E. Pearce, Jr.
1987 Charles E. Welch
1988 John M. Levinson
1992 E. Norman Veasey
1995 Eldridge J. Waters
1996 Frederick C. Sears, II
1998 Marvin S. Gilman
1999 Jan Dill
2001 Muriel E. Gilman
2002 William Roth, Jr.
2003 James H. Gilliam, Sr.
2004 Betsey Rawls
2005 Evelyn D. Swensson
2007 Marvin (Skip) Schoenhals
2008 Charles Parks
2009 S. Bernard Ableman
2010 Michael N. Castle
2011 Bill and Marcie Perkins
2013 Victor F. Battaglia, Sr.
2014 John H. Taylor (posthumous)
2017 George Krupanski, Jr.
2018 Charles McDowell
2022 Michelle Taylor
Rotarian of the Year
This award is given at the discretion of the Rotary Club President. During his/her year, they may choose to honor a fellow Club member who has gone above and beyond in service to the Club and their fellow members.
2022 Marguerite Prueitt
2023 Cynthia Morgan
Mahaffy-Miller Circle
Hugh Mahaffy joined the Wilmington Rotary Club in 1961 and attained 55 years of continuance attendance in 2016, never missing a meeting or make up from the day he became a member. In 2011 the Board of Directors honored him as the first and only member of our Club to achieve 53 years of perfect attendance. Albert L. Miller (1914 – 2004) was a member of the Wilmington Rotary Club with almost 60 years of perfect attendance, the last 15 years of which were as a member of our Club. To honor this achievement of these Rotarians, the Board of Directors established the Mahaffy-Miller Circle to recognize those members with perfect attendance.
Elizabeth A. L. Rhoads
Buck Smith