2001-2010

  • 2010 • Randall D. Wheeler, for encouraging and fostering the ideal of service, and in recognition for his outstanding professional, civic and charitable endeavors benefiting Evansville, his beloved Newburgh, and the Rotary Club of Evansville.
  • 2009 • Jack and Sue Schriber, for their years of supporting and improving education and the arts in Evansville and Indiana, for their untiring leadership in making local arts organizations viable, and for bringing hundreds of other volunteers along for the delightful ride called community service.
  • 2008 • Reverend Adrian M. Brooks, Sr., for developing Memorial Community Development Corporation into the model of holistic ministry, and for his remarkable achievement of converting his personal faith into helping feed the hungry, house the needy, provide economic opportunity and save souls.
  • 2007 • Dr. William G. Wooten, for his recognition of the profound dangers of alcohol, drug and tobacco abuse, for his lifework in rallying the community to pull young people from the edge of disastrous lives, and for the formation of Youth First, Incorporated.
  • 2006 • James A. “Jim” McCarty Sr., for service to his family, his country, his fellow men and women, numerous civic organizations and educational institutions, and for his years of using his vocation to nourish and beautify Planet Earth.
  • 2005 • Dr. Ray W. Arensman, for sharing his love of history, his insight into economics, his gift of music, his discoveries of travel, his support of charities, and his “Wonderful Life” with our region, we honor Dr. Ray W. Arensman with the Rotary Civic Award.
  • 2004 • Dr. H. Ray Hoops, for his Service Above Self on behalf of the University of Southern Indiana and of the greater Evansville region, for sharing his extraordinary ability to marshal human capital and state resources, and for his support of business and cultural institutions, the Rotary Club of Evansville salutes and honors Dr. H. Ray Hoops as the winner of the 2004 Rotary Civic Award.
  • 2003 • John M. Dunn, for making a lifelong commitment to building the Evansville area’s moral and economic strength, and for helping achieve an environment for countless others to discover our area, and for exemplifying the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self,” the Rotary Club of Evansville is proud to recognize John M. Dunn as the winner of the 2003 Rotary Civic Award.
  • 2002 • Donald B. Cox, for his monumental service to humanity through formation of the Welborn Foundation, for his political leadership in Evansville and in Indiana, and for his insight and leadership that have brought better higher education, safer roads and job opportunities to our region and state.
  • 2001 • Rita P. Eykamp, for years of steadfast leadership of numerous community and state organizations, representing education, the arts and humanities, for her cheerful attitude that helps others keep their balance while facing challenges, and especially for her role in making the Victory Theatre a diamond in the crown of Evansville’s Downtown, the Rotary Club of Evansville is proud to recognize one of its own, Rita P. Eykamp, as the winner of the 2001 Rotary Civic Award.