Our Presidents Since 1915
Here is a list of the Presidents of Portland Rotary arranged by decade. A Rotary Club president serves a one-year term, and the office has been occupied on a continual basis since Robert Braun served as our founding club President in 1915. Asterisks denote that the member is deceased.
1915 Robert Braun*
1915-1916 Frank L. Rawson*
1916-1917 DeForest H. Perkins*
1917-1918 James E. Marriner*
1918-1919 Will C. Macfarlane*
1919-1920 Guy F. Dunton*
1920-1921 Harry E. Baker*
1921-1922 George C. Soule*
1922-1923 Franklin A. Ferguson*
1923-1924 John Howard Stevens*
1924-1925 William B. Jack*
1925-1926 Fred D. Gordan*
1926-1927 Ralph B. Redfern* (District Governor 1937-38)
1927-1928 James C. Boyd*
1928-1929 William E. Wing*
1929-1920 Thomas A. Sanders* (District Governor 1930-31)
1920-1931 Lauren M. Sanborn*
1931-1932 John F. Dana*
1932-1933 S. Judd Beach*
1933-1934 Harold F. Schnurle*
1934-1935 Neal W. Allen*
1935-1936 A.L.T. Cummings*
1936-1937 Howard H. Waldron*
1937-1938 Herbert L. Patrick*
1938-1939 Arthur B. Fels*
1939-1940 William B. Nulty*
1940-1941 Allen B. Rowe*
1941-1942 Milton D. Proctor*
1942-1943 William Holt*
1943-1944 Sumner W. Johnson*
1944-1945 Clement F. Robinson*
1945-1946 Wesley L. Whelpley*
1946-1947 Edwin C. Hyde*
1947-1948 William S. Linnell* (District Governor 1949-50)
1948-1949 Percy L. Dunn*
1949-1950 Harry H. Campbell*
1950-1951 Ward H. Whyte*
1951-1952 Charles E. Redfern*
1952-1953 John B. Malcolm*
1953-1954 Archibald M. Dodge*
1954-1955 Edward R. Nelson*
1955-1956 Jack Spencer*
1956-1957 George H. Bartlett, Sr.*
1957-1958 Franklin G. Hinckley*(District Governor 1962-63)
1958-1959 Edward S. Boulos, Sr.*
1959-1960 Theodore B. Fobes*
1960-1961 George D. Champlin*
1961-1962 George W. Goodall, Sr.*
1962-1963 Joseph S. Jones*
1963-1964 George M. Frame*
1964-1965 David B. Moody, Sr.*
1965-1966 Vincent L. McKusick*
1966-1967 Stephen W. Woodberry*
1967-1968 William D. Monie*
1968-1969 Eugene S. Martin*
1969-1970 Ellis S. Hanson*
1970-1971 Joseph P. Youngs Jr.*
1971-1972 William L. Barber*
1972-1973 Edward C. Jordan*
1973-1974 Cedric W. Garton*
1974-1975 Cleo F. King*
1975-1976 James R. Flaker*
1976-1977 Robert E. Cleaves*
1977-1978 Edwin B. Thurston*
1978-1979 Donald K. Powers*
1979-1980 Mark A. Stimson
1980-1981 Charles A. Cohen*
1981-1982 William L. Edmonson*
1982-1983 Robert H. Patten* (District Governor 1991-92)
1983-1984 W. Scott Carlisle, III
1984-1985 Najeeb S. Lotfey*
1985-1986 Herbert W. Carmichael, III*
1986-1987 Peter C. Barnard*
1987-1988 Donald B. McGuire, Jr.*
1988-1989 Julian R. Coles
1989-1990 James A. Willey, Jr.
1990-1991 Robert Traill, Jr.*
1991-1992 Thomas W. Saturley
1992-1993 Robert D. Pierce
1993-1994 Robert A. Lee*
1994-1995 John D. Tewhey
1995-1996 Donald G. Lowry
1997-1997 Alan R. Nye
1997-1998 Frederic L. Thompson
1998-1999 Loretta C. Rowe (1st woman club president)*
1999-2000 Roxane A. Cole
2000-2001 Peter A. Goffin
2001-2002 Peggy T. Wescott
2002-2003 Thomas W. Talbott
2003-2004 Laurence W. Gross
2004-2005 Susan W. Brown
2005-2006 Paul T. Gore
2006-2007 Richard D. Hall (District Governor 2021-22)
2007-2008 Benjamin A. Lowry
2008-2009 Russell I. Burleigh*
2009-2010 William H. Blount
2010-2011 Richard Snow
2011-2012 John F. Carr
2012-2013 Cyrus Y. Hagge
2013-2014 John Marr
2014-2015 Kris Rosado
1915-1916 Frank L. Rawson*
1916-1917 DeForest H. Perkins*
1917-1918 James E. Marriner*
1918-1919 Will C. Macfarlane*
1919-1920 Guy F. Dunton*
1920-1921 Harry E. Baker*
1921-1922 George C. Soule*
1922-1923 Franklin A. Ferguson*
1923-1924 John Howard Stevens*
1924-1925 William B. Jack*
1925-1926 Fred D. Gordan*
1926-1927 Ralph B. Redfern* (District Governor 1937-38)
1927-1928 James C. Boyd*
1928-1929 William E. Wing*
1929-1920 Thomas A. Sanders* (District Governor 1930-31)
1920-1931 Lauren M. Sanborn*
1931-1932 John F. Dana*
1932-1933 S. Judd Beach*
1933-1934 Harold F. Schnurle*
1934-1935 Neal W. Allen*
1935-1936 A.L.T. Cummings*
1936-1937 Howard H. Waldron*
1937-1938 Herbert L. Patrick*
1938-1939 Arthur B. Fels*
1939-1940 William B. Nulty*
1940-1941 Allen B. Rowe*
1941-1942 Milton D. Proctor*
1942-1943 William Holt*
1943-1944 Sumner W. Johnson*
1944-1945 Clement F. Robinson*
1945-1946 Wesley L. Whelpley*
1946-1947 Edwin C. Hyde*
1947-1948 William S. Linnell* (District Governor 1949-50)
1948-1949 Percy L. Dunn*
1949-1950 Harry H. Campbell*
1950-1951 Ward H. Whyte*
1951-1952 Charles E. Redfern*
1952-1953 John B. Malcolm*
1953-1954 Archibald M. Dodge*
1954-1955 Edward R. Nelson*
1955-1956 Jack Spencer*
1956-1957 George H. Bartlett, Sr.*
1957-1958 Franklin G. Hinckley*(District Governor 1962-63)
1958-1959 Edward S. Boulos, Sr.*
1959-1960 Theodore B. Fobes*
1960-1961 George D. Champlin*
1961-1962 George W. Goodall, Sr.*
1962-1963 Joseph S. Jones*
1963-1964 George M. Frame*
1964-1965 David B. Moody, Sr.*
1965-1966 Vincent L. McKusick*
1966-1967 Stephen W. Woodberry*
1967-1968 William D. Monie*
1968-1969 Eugene S. Martin*
1969-1970 Ellis S. Hanson*
1970-1971 Joseph P. Youngs Jr.*
1971-1972 William L. Barber*
1972-1973 Edward C. Jordan*
1973-1974 Cedric W. Garton*
1974-1975 Cleo F. King*
1975-1976 James R. Flaker*
1976-1977 Robert E. Cleaves*
1977-1978 Edwin B. Thurston*
1978-1979 Donald K. Powers*
1979-1980 Mark A. Stimson
1980-1981 Charles A. Cohen*
1981-1982 William L. Edmonson*
1982-1983 Robert H. Patten* (District Governor 1991-92)
1983-1984 W. Scott Carlisle, III
1984-1985 Najeeb S. Lotfey*
1985-1986 Herbert W. Carmichael, III*
1986-1987 Peter C. Barnard*
1987-1988 Donald B. McGuire, Jr.*
1988-1989 Julian R. Coles
1989-1990 James A. Willey, Jr.
1990-1991 Robert Traill, Jr.*
1991-1992 Thomas W. Saturley
1992-1993 Robert D. Pierce
1993-1994 Robert A. Lee*
1994-1995 John D. Tewhey
1995-1996 Donald G. Lowry
1997-1997 Alan R. Nye
1997-1998 Frederic L. Thompson
1998-1999 Loretta C. Rowe (1st woman club president)*
1999-2000 Roxane A. Cole
2000-2001 Peter A. Goffin
2001-2002 Peggy T. Wescott
2002-2003 Thomas W. Talbott
2003-2004 Laurence W. Gross
2004-2005 Susan W. Brown
2005-2006 Paul T. Gore
2006-2007 Richard D. Hall (District Governor 2021-22)
2007-2008 Benjamin A. Lowry
2008-2009 Russell I. Burleigh*
2009-2010 William H. Blount
2010-2011 Richard Snow
2011-2012 John F. Carr
2012-2013 Cyrus Y. Hagge
2013-2014 John Marr
2014-2015 Kris Rosado
2015-2016 Bowen Depke
2016-2017 Laura Young
2017-2018 Donald Zillman*
2018-2019 John Curran
2016-2017 Laura Young
2017-2018 Donald Zillman*
2018-2019 John Curran
2019-2020 Amy B. Chipman
2020-2021 Ellen Niewoehner
2021-2022 Bob Martin
2022-2023 Bruce Jones