HISTORY

 

OF THE

 

KIWANIS CLUB OF CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA

 

 

The Kiwanis Club of Clovis was organized in 1975 when members of the Kiwanis Club of East Fresno decided to sponsor a club in the area. The first organizational meetings were held in October of that year and in November, 1975 the club received its official charter and club officers were installed.

 

Mr. Don R. Savino, a native of Clovis, served as the first President for the 1975-76 year. The operating year is October 1 to September 30.

 

The Presidents of the Kiwanis Club of Clovis have been as follows:

 

Don R. Savino

1975-1976

 

Gayle Dixon

1994-1995

Ole Mathiasen

1976-1977

 

Jim A. Barr

1995-1996

Roy Sakamoto

1977-1978

 

Jim Cook

1996-1997 *

Rick W. Benson

1978-1979

 

John Schiro

1997-1998

Sam Sandoval

1979-1980

 

Walt Hood

1998-1999

Bob Predergrass

1980-1981

 

Dennis Pope

1999-2000

Frank J. Fagundes

1981-1982

 

Eddie DeLeon

2000-2001

Glenn M. Conn

1982-1983

 

Jim O’Neal

2001-2002 *

Brian D. Heryford

1983-1984

 

Keith Levitt

2002-2003

Steve E. Carroll

1984-1985

 

Loren Cabral

2003-2004

Edward E. Mason

1985-1986 *

 

Larry Linder

2004-2005

Leonard A. Federico

1986-1987 +

 

Rand Holechek

2005-2006

Jim Linenbach

1987-1988

 

Merrill Wright

2006-2007

Brett Hedrick

1988-1989

 

Jeff Lawton

2007-2008

Bruce Ekmanian

1989-1990

 

Dave Jones

2008-2009

Steven W. Shute

1990-1991

 

Jeff Keast

2009-2010

Mike Stevens

1991-1992

 

Paul Turner

2010-2011

Myron Kooiman

1992-1993

 

Harold Blanchard

current

Richard Gorubec

1993-1994

 

 

 

 

  • Subsequently served as Lieutenant Governor of Division 5 of the Kiwanis Cal-Neva-Hi District.

 

+   Currently, Lieutenant Governor – Elect for Division 5 Cal-Neva-Ha

 

In 2000, a group from the club formed a second Kiwanis club in the Clovis area, the Kiwanis Club of Old Town Clovis  

 

Each year, the Kiwanis Club of Clovis honors one of its members as the Kiwanian of the Year for outstanding service to the club. Below is the list of Kiwanians of the Year since the inception of the club.

 

 

 

Leonard Doss

1976-1977

 

Richard Gorubec

1994-1995

Gene Fosdick

1977-1978

 

Loren Cabral

1995-1996

Steve Shute

1978-1979

 

Bob Daneke

1996-1997

Thomas Ebert

1979-1980

 

Jim Cook

1997-1998

Jerry Simmons

1980-1981

 

Dave Hillman

1998-1999

Don Meek

1981-1982

 

Bruce Wilson

1999-2000

Jim Linenback

1982-1983

 

Eddie DeLeon

2000-2001

Bill Sautter

1983-1984

 

Bill Sautter

2001-2002

Jim O’Neal

1984-1985

 

Mike McKinney

2002-2003

Frank Fagundes

1985-1986

 

Jim Linenbach

2003-2004

Sam Sandoval

1986-1987

 

Jeffrey Lawton

2004-2005

Brian Heryford

1987-1988

 

George Renn

2005-2006

Leonard Federico

1988-1989

 

Rand Holechek

2006-2007

Ned Mason

1989-1990

 

David Jones

2007-2008

Mike Stevens

1990-1991

 

Buford Smith

2008-2009

Gayle Dixon

1991-1992

 

Tom Bigby

2009-2010

Timothy Born

1992-1993

 

Bob Keiser

2010-2011

Merrill Wright

1993-1994