[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 703

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

1. 1361: John Kenny is choice for 2009-10 RI president 

Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:05 pm (PST) 
John Kenny is choice for 2009-10 RI president 

John Kenny, of the Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Central, Scotland, is 
the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary 
International in 2009-10. He will become the president-nominee on 1 
December if there are no challenging candidates. 

Kenny is a past dean of his local law faculty, a judge, and a notary. 
He is active in scouting and earned the Medal of Merit for helping 
form new scout groups in Eastern Europe. An elder of the Church of 
Scotland, he's served as session clerk and presbytery elder. Kenny 
was also appointed deputy lieutenant of his district by Queen 
Elizabeth II. He is a past president of both the Forth Valley Junior 
Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Scottish Junior Chamber of 
Commerce. He is also past general legal counsel of Jaycees 
International.

A Rotarian since 1970, Kenny served Rotary International in Great 
Britain and Ireland as president and vice president. He has served RI 
as director, executive committee chair, Rotary Foundation trustee, 
institute moderator, district governor, convention vice chair and 
group leader, president's representative, and committee member and 
chair. He's been a delegate, member at large, and parliamentarian at 
several Councils on Legislation.

Kenny is a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation and a Bequest Society 
member and has received the Foundation's Citation for Meritorious 
Service and Distinguished Service Award. 

The nominating committee members are Ray Klinginsmith (chair), USA; 
G. Kenneth Morgan (secretary), USA; Jacques Berthet, France; John T. 
Blount, USA; Hee-Byung Chae, Korea; Gerson Gonçalves, Brazil; Abraham 
Gordon, USA; Sushil Gupta, India; Lynn A. Hammond, USA; Rafael G. 
Hechanova, Philippines; Toshio Itabashi, Japan; Jorma Lampén, 
Finland; Gerald A. Meigs, USA; David D. Morgan, Wales; Jiichiro 
Nakajima, Japan; Stan Tempelaars, The Netherlands; and Luis F. 
Valenzuela, Guatemala.

Source: Rotary International
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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