The Richardson East Rotary Club was chartered in September, 1985, with 24 members (3 of which are members today).
Those members listed on the charter are:
Wes Barton
David Blanchard (current member)
Ron Bone
Jim Coleman
Dan Collins
John Coulter
Bill Dexter
Ted Ellis (current member)
J. B. Forrest
Chip Good
Gary Hatfield
Wes Hayes (retired in 2007)
Robert Hsueh
Cliff Huffhines
Bill Irion
Mike Johnson
Dick LaBrie
Dan Lewis
David Loughridge (current member)
Richard McCarthy
Will Richardson
Volney Shields (honorary member)
Jim Smiddy
Phillip Watts
The original Board of Directors was:
President...............Volney Shields
President-Elect.........David Loughridge
Secretary...............John Coulter
Treasurer...............Chip Good
Program Director........Dick LaBrie
Bulletin Editor.........Jim Coleman
Club Service............Gary Hatfield
Vocational Service......Dan Collins
Community Service.......Jim Smiddy
International Service...Robert Hsueh
Sergeant-at-Arms........Will Richardson
Club Meetings
The club met origianally at the Picadilly Cafeteria, in the Richardson Square Mall, at the intersection of Plano Road at Belt Line.
Meetings were then moved briefly to Gallagher's (now Humperdinks Restaurant), on Central Expressway. The club then moved to the Holiday Inn, then to the Clarion Hotel, which
became the Radisson. In December 2004, our club meetings moved to the Richardson Hotel, at Campbell and 75, and in January 2007, meetings moved to Swan Court.
The club moved to Canyon Creek Country Club in July, 2008
Club Presidents
Starting with our charter member, there have been 24 unique members who have served as Presidents of our club.
The presidents of our club have been as follows:
1985-1986 Volney Shields
1986-1987 Dave Loughridge
1987-1988 Will Richardson
1988-1989 T.J. Martin
1989-1990 John Coulter
1990-1991 Wes Hayes
1991-1992 Ted Ellis
1992-1993 Dick LaBrie
1993-1994 Doug Crosby
1994-1995 Wendall Ritz
1995-1996 Dot McCalpin
1996-1997 Bruce Rozek
1997-1998 Faye Willis
1998-1999 Chuck Manthey
1999-2000 Tom Brooks
2000-2001 Tom Hummel
2001-2002 Ken Schwartz
2002-2003 George McKearin
2003-2004 Kathy Higgins
2004-2005 Byron Johnson
2005-2006 David Frazee
2006-2007 Joe Allinder
2007-2008 Jim Henderson
2008-2009 Miki Mankin
Club Service
Our club has sponsored students with college scholarships, scholarships to RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award), and supported elementary school programs with monetary and time contributions.
We have also been instrumental in supporting and working with the City of Richardson at Santa's Village, where we have manned and maintained "KELF-TV" for many years.
Our club has also worked with the City of Richardson on Leadership Grove, planting trees named for outstanding citizens at the Richardson City office complex at Arapaho and Central Expressway.
