College of Past District Governors

We want to express our gratitude to all Past District Governors for your time and for being an example of leadership to Us.

College of Past Governors

1925-26 E. Marvin Goodwin, Mission (Dist. 14)*

1926-27 William C. Edwards, Edinburg (Dist. 41)*

1925-26 Sidney L. Hardin, Edinburg (Dist. 47)*

1929-30 Robert Lee Bobbit, Laredo*

1934-35 Wynn Seale, Kingsville*

1938-39 Howell G. Evans, McAllen (Dist. 144)*

1937-38 Robert H. Kern, Mercedes (Dist. 129)*

1939-40 Joe C. Netzer, Laredo*

1940-41 George W. Gilliam, Corpus Christi*

1941-42 Joe C. Netzer, Laredo*

1944-45 John H. Brown, Corpus Christi*

1947-48 Ohland Morton, Edinburg*

1949-50 Robert V. Dublin, Jr., Laredo (Dist. 185)*

1950-51 J. Van Chandler, Kingsville*

1952-53 Thorton T. Thacker, McAllen*

1953-54 Percy L. Johnson, Sr., Sinton*

1954-55 Franklin W. Yeager, Corpus Christi*

1955-56 Thomas B. Sammons, Mission*

1956-57 Robert H. Hudgens, Freer*

1957-58 R. D. Cox, Jr., McAllen (Dist. 593)*

1958-59 Clyde Fairbairn, Corpus Christi*

1959-60 J. D. Moore, Victoria*

1960-61 Ernest H. Poteet, Kingsville*

1961-62 Howard H. Duffy, McAllen*

1962-63 O. G. McClain, Corpus Christi*

1963-64 T. Lawrence White, Edinburg*

1964-65 Roy W. Selby, Ganado*

1965-66 Jack H. Drake, Weslaco*

1966-67 Coke Williamson, Corpus Christi*

1967-68 Allen S. Lawrence, Sinton*

1968-69 M. B. Hope, Kingsville*

1969-70 Ernest B. Bice, Brownsville*

1970-71 William L. Massey, Port Lavaca*

1971-72 Gene McCullough, Harlingen*

1972-73 H. A. Hodges, Edinburg *

1973-74 Elmore H. Borchers, Laredo *

1974-75 G. Russel Kirkland, Corpus Christi *

1975-76 Marvin Brown, Brownsville *

1976-77 Leo L. Baily, Kingsville *

1977-78 Dion Holm, Victoria *

1978-79 Floyd H. Buch, Corpus Christi *

1979-80 W. B. Thornton, Jr., McAllen *

1980-81 Garland Smith, Weslaco *

1981-82 Obie L. Etheridge, Corpus Christi *

1982-83 Gerald B. Robins, Kingsville *

1983-84 R. Gaylan Duncan, Victoria North Side *

1984-85 Joseph B. Coulter, Brownsville *

1985-86 Bruce W. Miller, Portland *

1986-87 Harold G. Shockley, Corpus Christi *

1987-88 David C. Leyendecker, Laredo *

1988-89 Lonnie Joe Jones, Corpus Christi West *

1989-90 Hollis Ray Neese, Corpus Christi West *

1990-91 Ray Cocozza, Harlingen *

1991-92 Alva D. Hethcock, Victoria Sunrise (Dist. 5930) *

1992-93 J. Browning Finley, Kingsville *

1993-94 Charles R. Wilson, San Benito *

1994-95 Fernando D. Cuellar, Laredo *

1995-96 Leland M. Martin, Harlingen North*

1996-97 Bill Dillard, Victoria Sunrise *

1997-98 S. Don Ratcliff, Corpus Christi Southside *

1998-99 William W. Janecek, Goliad *

1999-2000 Arturo R. Barrera, Laredo *

2000-2001 C.W. 'Billy' and JoAnne Settles, Victoria *

2001-2002 Jack B. and Barbara Daniels, Rockport *

2002-2003 John and Virginia Bedgood, Alice ^

2003-2004 Francis ‘FJ’ and Marti Brewerton, Edinburg ^

2004-2005 George H. Dawson, Corpus Christi *

2005-2006 Jorge and Olga Verduzco, Laredo Daybreak*

2006-2007 Marilyn K. and David Spencer, Southside CC

2007-2008 Tom and Carol Moore, McAllen North *

2008-2009 Russell and Cherre Cain, Port Lavaca

2009-2010 Dennis and Migdalia Roberts, Ingleside

2010-2011 Gilbert, Jr. and Deya Serna, Laredo ^

2011-2012 Lauro and Lupita Solis, Mission 

2012-2013 James "JD" Simpson, Rockport ^

2013-2014 Maxine and Donald Houser, Corpus Christi Northwest

2014-2015 Art and Carol Zeitler, Corpus Christi

2015-2016 Betty Frantum, Southside Corpus Christi

2016-2017 Deborah "Debbie"  and Joseph "First Dude" High, Southside Corpus Christi

2017-2018 Roberta "Betty" Ramirez-Lara and Adam Lara, McAllen North ^

2018-2019 Andrew "Andy" Hagan and Elsa Hagan, Brownsville Sunrise

2019-2020 Ellison Crider and Fay, Corpus Christi Evening^

2020-2021 Eddie Bartnesky and Sue, Harlingen

2021-2022 Amando Chapa and Susana, Edinburg

2022-2023 Kent Grier and Peggy, Victoria Northside

2023-2024 Luis Cavazos and Marilupe, Brownsville Sunrise

From Other Districts Living in Our District

1992-93 Everett Driskill, Harlingen Sunburst *

1986-87 Kent Mallquist  District 6420, Los Fresnos

                Alka Khanolkar District D6000, Southside Corpus Christi

Surviving Rotary Spouses of our Past District Governors

Joan Cocozza, Harlingen

JoAnne Settles, Victoria

Emma Miller, Portland

Lorraine Dawson, Corpus Christi

 

* PDG Deceased

^ PDG Living outside of District