Honorary Members

The members of a local Rotary club may elect to honorary membership persons who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals and those persons considered friends of Rotary for their support of Rotary’s cause. They do not pay fees and may not vote or hold office in the local club but they may attend the meetings and other programs of any Rotary club in the world without the necessity of being the guest of an active member. Oswego Rotary Honorary Membership Policy.

Mrs. Barbara Shineman has displayed a lifetime commitment to public-spirited involvement. She is an educator who completed a distinguished career as a professor for the State University of New York at Oswego. She served with distinction as a long-time member of the SUNY Oswego College Foundation. Mrs. Shineman is a generous supporter of the Oswego Rotary Club and The Rotary Foundation. Her commitment to Rotary has included attendance at district conferences and numerous local events. Mrs. Shineman’s life work truly embodies the spirit of Service Above Self.

Wilson Ayrault*, 1995

Jerry Belden*

Professor of music at the State University of New York College at Oswego, Dr. Maurice O. Boyd was widely known for his leadership of the College Symphonic Choir. As an Rotarian, he accompanied our songs for many years and often brought musical entertainment from the college to our weekly meetings.

Retired long-time teacher and administrator of Oswego Enlarged City School District, 35 year active member of the Oswego Rotary Club and past president (1979-1980), and originator of the annual Top 100 Dinner to honor the academically top 25 students in each of the four classes at Oswego High School.

Director of Tourism and Harbormaster for the City of Oswego and professional chef, Fred Crisafulli has been actively involved in many community organizations and activities. As an active Rotarian, he served as club president, director, and assistant governor for Rotary District 7150, while maintaining 28 years of perfect attendance.

Joseph Crisafulli

J. Sherwood Dunham, 2002

Served four years as a naval aviator, seeing action in the Pacific and Caribbean theaters, awarded three air medals, and member of U. S. Naval Reserve. Listed in Who’s Who in American Education. Outstanding record of civic leadership including president and campaign director of the Oswego Community Chest; president of Oswego Rotary Club and Toastmasters Club; president, capital campaign chair, and public relations chair of the Oswego Hospital Board of Trustees; and Salvation Army Advisory Board chair. Long-time member of the faculty and administration at the State University of New York at Oswego including service as campus school principal, vice president and provost, dean of the Graduate School, and professor of educational administration.

Ralph Faust*

Chris Gagas, 2000

Recognized for his business, banking, and health care leadership and contributions to the community and his support of the ideals of Rotary.

Ralph Geiger

Carl Grulich*, 1996

Valerie Hutchinson, 2008

Dennis Jerome, 2008

Supported our club’s conduct of pancake breakfasts and pasta dinners by securing supplies, directing and assisting the food preparation and service, and generally facilitating our use of the kitchen and dining room at Oswego High School.

Provided truck freight shipment of surplus children’s K - 6th grade picture/story and K - 12th grade textbooks destined for regions in the world where they are needed.  The books will go to the Rotary District 9300 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa to be distributed to countries in southern Africa, where English is one of the primary business languages. The District 7150 Books for the World project gathered books in a central warehouse location in CNY (LASERtransit owned by Mr. Joyce). The books were boxed, weighed, palletized, and wrapped for shipment to Rotary Books for the World in Houston, Texas. In Houston they were containerized and shipped to South Africa.

Charles Kirby*, 2007

Frank Klinger, 1985

Walter Lazarek*, 1976

Fran Miller*

James O’Connor, 1992

Elbert Z. Ponder*

Ruth Sayer, 2007

Willard Schum, 2007

Past president of Oswego Rotary Club. Principal of SUNY Oswego Campus School and associate dean of the SUNY Oswego Division of Professional Studies.

Fred C. Scoville*, 1987

Augustine Silveira

Twenty-eight years of active membership in the Oswego Rotary Club. Distinguished Teaching Professor of chemistry at the State University of New York at Oswego.

James Soluri*

Carl Walrath, 2005

Harrison Wilde, 2002

*Deceased

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