About Our Centennial

In February, 1926, a few good men (that’s all we had in Rotary for the first 68 years) came together in Bala Cynwyd and the adjacent community of Narberth and organized a Rotary Club. Not surprisingly, it was called The Rotary Club of Bala Cynwyd/Narberth.

Presidents of the Club

1926-27 Alvin E Shull

1927-28 Dr. E. S. Deubler

1928-29 Guy Croyle

1929-30 William H Decker

1930-32 Ralph S. Dunne Gov. 1945-46 R.I. Dir 1946-47

1932-33 J. Bedford Wooley

1933-34 Barclay L Jones

1934-35 Raymond. L. Watrous

1935-36 James P. Carell

1936-37 A. J. Estey

W. James Darren

1937-38 William H. Durbin

1938-39 Raymond A. Staley

1939-40 F. Engle Taylor

1940-41 L. Stanley King

1941-42 Dr. Richard A. Mears

1942-43 Dr. F. Monro Purse, Gov. 1975-76

1943-44 George h. Kirkpatrick

1944-45 Harvey C. Keim

1945-46 William S. Howard

1946-47 Ray L. Williams

Richard M. Gillis

1947-48 Wallace R. Smiles

1948-49 John A. Miller

1949-50 Carl B. Metzger Jr.

Dr. A. J. Deneen

1950-51 Fred E. Caballero

1951-52 Albert G. Shimer

1952-53 Frank S. B. Humes

1953-54 Albert F. W. Vick

1954-55 Cletus A. Sraft

1955-56 Charles H. Sauerbrey

1956-57 Harry J. Mosteller

1957-58 Philip Livingston

1958-59 Conrad J. Albrecht, Jr.

1959-60 Charles W. Clark

1960-61 Paul Cerwinka

1961-62 Ruuel S. Basler

1962-63 Fred M. Isenberg

1963-64 Catford B. Ives

1964-65 Charles Heller

1965-66 Daniel V. Loney

1966-67 Earle Hepburn

1967-68 Hermon A. Weise Jr.

1968-69 George F. Eudinger

1969-70 W. Edgar Cathers Jr.

1970-71 John W. Pickard

1971-72 Roland Hansen

1972-73 J. Robert Stevenson

1973-74 Frederick H. Harjes

1974-75 Wm G. Pinkases

1975-76 Wm M. Hofstetter

1976-77 Gerd H. Rouff

1977-78 Wm S. Proud III

1978-79 Paul G. Verner

1979-80 Joseph A. Nulty

1980-81 James E. Frank

1981-82 Darwin P. Kingsley

1982-83 Dr. Sherman Leis

1983-84 Dr. Sherman Leis

1984-85 Jim O’Bryan

1985-86 Tom Wiener

1986-87 Jane Ruck

1987-88 John H Beyer

1988-89 James E. Frank

1989-90 Jan M. Shalom

1990-91 Loomis A. Richard

1991-92 Dr. Sherman Leis

1992-93 Michael Innerarity

1993-94 Jane M. Ruck

1994-95 Sandra L. Horner

1995-96 David W. Powell

1996-97 Marc H. Jaffe

1997-98 Henry J. Leis

1998-99 Henry L. Resenfelt

1999-00 Richard V. Eidelson

2000-01 Richard V. Eidelson

2001-02 Mordecai Gerson

2002-03 Dr. Sherman Leis

2003-04 Lucille Costello

2004-05 Chad Rosenberg

2005-07 Joseph M. Kelleher

2007-08 Joseph M. Keleher

2008-09 Rick Trivane

2009-10 Raymond Kaelin

2010-12 Laya Charlestein

2012-14 Rick Trivane

2014-16 George Hatzfeld

2016-17 Rick Trivane

2017-19 Gabe Spector

2019-21 Kenneth Podell

2021-23 Richard Q Li

2023-25 Glenn Snyder

2025-27 Patrick Broderick