History
The Kiwanis Club of
San Diego was chartered in 1920, the first in San Diego County.
Eighty nine years later the club is one of the largest Kiwanis Clubs
in San Diego and Imperial County. The club is also known as
Downtown Kiwanis, but has approximately 100 dues-paying members and
honorary or otherwise privileged members from throughout the region.
The Kiwanis Club of San Diego
represents a diverse spectrum of business, government, military, and
community leaders providing services to youth and the community.
The Kiwanis
Club of San Diego has a proud history. These major programs
mark that history and are often referred to by club members:
Children's Hospital
Through the years,
the club has had a very close relationship with Children's Hospital.
The club was a major financial contributor and a force that led to
the founding of the hospital. Over the years, the Kiwanis Club
of San Diego has contributed more than $551,000 to its programs.
Participation continues through activity in the hospital's Mile of
Quarters campaign and in contributions to help the hospital meet its
needs.
Laurels for Leaders is governed by a board of directors consisting of members of the Kiwanis Club of San Diego, school officials, public and private leaders of the community. The program was established to recognize and honor the high leadership accomplishment of the student body presidents of San Diego County high schools. The program culminates in an annual luncheon at which the student leaders are presented certificates of recognition, a distinguished speaker brings them a message on patriotism and leadership and in 2003 eighty-one students were given a cash gift of $500. The luncheon is held in February around the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. This time was selected to relate the event to these great presidents and to recall their service to their country and their patriotic devotion.
Scholarships
The Kiwanis Club of San Diego donates more than $100,000 each year for scholarships to students in San Diego County. The Foundation Scholarship Committee provides $80,000 annually to students attending San Diego area colleges and universities. Special scholarship grants include the Walter Zitlau and Don McKee memorial scholarships. For more than 25 years the Kiwanis Club of San Diego and the San Diego State University (SDSU) School of Music and Dance have provided annual music concerts to raise money for SDSU music scholarships. In 2008 more than $24,000 was donated to the scholarship fund at the SDSU School of Music and Dance.Kiwanis Club of San Diego – Past Club Presidents
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1920—Ed P. Sample* 1921—W. H. Fraser* 1922—C. E. Rinehart* 1923—George L. Mayne* 1924—John J. Frazer* 1925—Arthur J. Morse* 1926—Edgar McMath* 1927—Glen O. Perkins* Eugene Zeiss* 1928—Robert L. Mueller* 1929—Sam R. Frazee* 1930—A. G. Peterson* 1931—T. O. Scripps* 1932—P. H. Davenport* 1933—Donald E. Hanson* 1934—Dr. C. E. Sisson* 1935—Dr. E. G. Colby* 1936—Arthur M. Shoven* 1937—Emery D. Sherwin* 1938—Thomas F. Bomar* 1939—Dr. Frank M. Lowe* 1940—E. G. Merril, Jr.* 1941—Harry G. Malm* 1942—John Aseltine* 1943—Russell S. Stowell+ 1944—Berma W. Bonham* 1945—Edward P. Scott*+ 1946—Andy Borthwick* 1947—Orien W. Todd, Jr*+. 1948—A. Monroe Sanders*
1949—Richard A. Nelson* |
1950—Dwight E. Keider* 1951—S. Robert Frazee* 1952—Howard Carroll* 1953—Leo B. Calland* 1954—Herbert C. Peiffer, Jr.* 1955—Leslie E. Gehres* 1956—Dr. Roy French Kidd* 1957—Norman D. Ferguson* 1958—Dr. Cecil D. Hardesty* 1959—Dr. Clyde Cunningham* 1960—Julius J. Fink* 1961—Pat Hyndman 1962—Lawrence Carr, Jr.* 1963—George K. Palmer* 1964—James M. Gillean* 1965—Richard L. Johnston 1966—Fred S. Hage, Jr.* 1967—Milton R. Cheverton* 1968—Don R. Driese* 1969—James O. Hewitt* 1969-70—Robert H. Bollum 1970-71—Douglas Giddings 1971-72—Walter A. Zitlau* 1972-73—Ben W. Hagar* 1973-74—C. A. Karaberis* 1974-75—LeRoy A. Bellwood* 1975-76—M. Ted Dixon+ 1976-77—Harry D. Frels+* 1977-78—Robert W. Klaiber 1978-79—Ellis M. Benson 1979-80—Thomas C. Peek
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1980-81—Jack M. Templeton 1981-82—Paul R. Pulliam 1982-83—Robert A. Shumake 1983-84—Rene H. Gentry* 1984-85—Clark B. George+* 1985-86—Richard A. Shaw 1986-87—Morris A. Peelle 1987-88—Griff J. Hayes* 1988-89—Charles F. Merz 1989-90—James W. Hurry* 1990-91—J. Scofield Hage 1991-92—James W. Ledwith 1992-93—Michael P. Alessio 1993-94 - Jay W. Jeffcoat 1994-95 - Mark McDonald +# 1995-96 - Sally Hazard 1996-97 - Don Sturek + 1997-98 - Carl Nettleton 1998-99 - Conny Jamison 1999-00 - Ronald L. Munroe 2000-01 - John L. Kizer 2001-02 - Stephen All 2002-03 - Art Stillwell 2003-04 - Persida Drakulich 2004-05 - Doug Frost 2005-06 - Tom Bauer + 2006-07 - LaDrue Jordan 2007-08 - Judy Leitner 2008-09 - Don Sturek +
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