Recent History

The Oswego and Oswego Sunrise Rotary Clubs collaborated in forming the SUNY Oswego Rotaract Club which celebrated its charter on February 16, 2008. It became the first campus Rotary International affiliate in central and northern New York State. Rotaract co-advisers are Diane Dillon of the Oswego Rotary Club and Tim Nekritz of the Oswego Sunrise Rotary Club.

The five charter officers of the Rotaract Club are members of the SUNY Oswego women’s ice hockey team so the charter celebration was held following a hockey game with SUNY Buffalo. Some of the ticket sales benefitted the new club.

Shown above in back from left: Aprilyn Gush, Rotaract president; Donna Kuhn, president of the Oswego Sunrise Rotary Club; Jenna Kirkwood, Rotaract director; Angie Friesen, Rotaract vice president; and Bill Crist, Oswego Rotary Club president. In front from left: Tiffany Duquette, Rotaract secretary; and Kendra Lemire, Rotaract treasurer.

From The Palladium-Times: Rotaract Club Becomes Official. At ceremonies held Saturday, February 16, 2008, at the SUNY Oswego Campus Center, members of the Oswego Rotary Club and Oswego Sunrise Rotary Club recognized the newly formed Rotaract Club on the campus of SUNY Oswego. This is the first Rotaract club formed in Rotary District 7150. At left above, Paul Scot, assistant governor of the area presents the charter to the club on behalf of District Governor Marlene Brown. Receiving the document are Diane Dillon (center), Oswego Rotarian and co-adviser to the new club, and Aprilyn Gush, Rotaract president.

From left to right: William Crist, president Oswego Rotary Club; Donna Kuhn, president Oswego Sunrise Rotary Club; Aprilyn Gush, president Oswego Rotaract Club; Angie Friesen, vice president Rotaract; Kendra Lemire, Rotaract treasurer; Tiffany Duquette, Rotaract secretary; and Jenna Kirkwood, Rotaract director.

William Crist, president, represented the Oswego Rotary Club, and Donna Kuhn, president, represented the Oswego Sunrise Rotary Club at the Rotaract charter presentation.

A reception followed the presentation of the Rotaract charter.