Rotary Years
| Theme | Year | Governor | Club | RI President | Home Country | Convention Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Action Consolidation and Continuity | 1966 | Fredrick G. Storey | Brookwood | C. P. H. Teenstra | The Netherlands | Denver, CO | History | |
A Better World Through Rotary | 1967 | Charlie Heinemann | Albany | Richard L. Evans | USA | Nice, France | History | |
Make Your Rotary Membership Effective | 1968 | N. Pratt Secrest | Thomasville | Luther H. Hodges | USA | Mexico City, Mexico | History | |
Participate! | 1969 | Bill Dunaway | Marietta | Kiyoshi Togasaki | Japan | Honolulu, HI | History | |
Review and Renew | 1970 | Marshall Weaver | Atlanta | James F. Conway | USA | Atlanta, GA | History | |
Bridge the Gaps | 1971 | Warren Aiken | Cartersville | William E. Walk | USA | Sydney, Australia | History | |
Good Will Begins With You | 1972 | Gardner Potter | Smyrna | Ernst G. Breitholtz | Sweden | Houston, TX | History | |
Let’s take a new look – and act | 1973 | Hardy McCalman | Bremen | Roy D. Hickman | USA | Lausanne, Switzerland | History | |
A Time for Action | 1974 | Harry C. Jackson | Columbus | William C. Carter | England | Minneapolis, MN | History | |
Renew the Spirit of Rotary | 1975 | Wrights G. Henry, Jr. | LaGrange | William R. Robbins | USA | Montreal PQ, Canada | History | |
To dignify the human being | 1976 | Langdon Sheffield | Americus | Ernesto de Mello | Brazil | New Orleans, LA | History | |
I Believe in Rotary | 1977 | James C. Brim | Pelham | Robert A. Manchester | USA | San Francisco, CA | History | |
Serve to Unite Mankind | 1978 | J. Dan Reed | Columbus | W. Jack Davis | Bermuda | Tokyo, Japan | History | |
Reach Out | 1979 | Lemuel W. Bell | Buckhead | Clem Renouf | Australia | Rome, Italy | History | |
Let Service Light the Way | 1980 | John G. Hallman | Brookwood | James L. Bomar | USA | Chicago, IL | ||
 Take Time to Serve | 1981 | Wilson Camp | Columbus | Rolf J. Klarich | Finland | Sao Paulo, Brazil | History | |
 World Understanding and Peace through Rotary | 1982 | Thomas L. Cooper | Atlanta | Stanley E. McCaffrey | USA | Dallas, TX | History | |
 Mankind is One – Build Bridges of Friendship Worldwide | 1983 | Steve Andre | Carrollton | Hiroji Mukasa | Japan | Toronto ON, Canada | History | |
 Share Rotary – Serve People | 1984 | Frank Bentley, Jr. | Sandy Springs | William E. Skelton | USA | Birmingham, England | History | |
 Discover a New World of Service | 1985 | Lee Howard, Jr. | Smyrna | Carlos Canseco | Mexico | Kansas City, MO | History | |
 You are the Key | 1986 | Robert W. Grant | Stone Mountain | Edward F. Cadman | USA | Las Vegas, NV | History | |
 Rotary Brings Hope | 1987 | Hal Barton | Marietta | M. A. T. Caparas | Philippines | Munich, Germany | History | |
 Rotarians – United in Service-Dedicated to Peace | 1988 | Charles S. Henegan, Jr. | Brookwood | Charles C. Keller | USA | Philadelphia, PA | History | |
 Put Life into Rotary – Your Life | 1989 | Theodore P. O’Callaghan | Decatur | Royce Abbey | Australia | Seoul, Korea | History | |
 Enjoy Rotary! | 1990 | Fred Culbreth | North DeKalb | Hugh M. Archer | USA | Portland, OR | History | |
 Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm | 1991 | Ralph Thurmond | Sandy Springs | Paulo V.C. Costa | Brazil | Mexico City, Mexico | History | |
 Look Beyond Yourself | 1992 | Walter Murphy | LaGrange | Rejendra K. Saboo | India | Orlando, FL | History | |
 Real Happiness is Helping Others | 1993 | Bob Eskew | Atlanta | Clifford L. Dochterman | USA | Melbourne, Australia | History | |
 Believe in What You Do – Do What You Believe in | 1994 | William Stubbs | Buckhead | Robert Barth | Switzerland | Taipei, Taiwan | History | |
 Be a Friend | 1995 | Robert Jinright | Thomasville | Bill Huntley | England | Nice, France | History | |
 Act with Integrity-Serve with Love -Work for Peace | 1996 | Barry Smith | Sandy Springs | Herbert G. Brown | USA | Calgary AB, Canada | History | |
 Build the Future with Action and Vision | 1997 | William P. Foster | East Cobb | Luis Vicente Giay | Argentina | Glasgow, Scotland | History | |
 Show Rotary Cares | 1998 | Bill Mulkey | Dunwoody | Glen W. Kinross | Australia | Indianapolis, IN | History | |
 Follow Your Rotary Dream | 1999 | Ann B. Henderson | Muscogee | James l. Lacy | USA | Singapore, Singapore | History | |
 Rotary 2000: Act with Consistency, Credibility, Continuity | 2000 | Al Lipphardt | Stone Mountain | Carlo Ravizza | Italy | Buenos Aires, Argentina | History | |
 Create Awareness – Take Action | 2001 | Jim Burnaw | Atlanta | Frank J. Devlyn | Mexico | San Antonio, TX | ||
 Mankind is our Business | 2002 | Robert Hall, Sr. | Dunwoody | Richard D. King | USA | Barcelona, Spain | ||
 Sow the Seeds of Love | 2003 | Tom Kent, Jr. | West DeKalb | Bhichai Rattakul | Thailand | Brisbane, Australia | ||
 Lend a Hand | 2004 | Bill MacDonald | Peachtree City | Jonathan B. Majiyagbe | Nigeria | Osaka, Japan | ||
 Celebrate Rotary | 2005 | Fran Milberg | Thomasville | Glenn E. Estess, Sr. | USA | Chicago, IL | ||
 Service Above Self | 2006 | Claudia Mertl | Lake Spivey / Clayton County | Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
 Lead the Way | 2007 | Steve Stanfield | Americus | William B. Boyd | New Zealand | Salt Lake City, UT | ||
 Rotary Shares | 2008 | Bill Woulfin | Dunwoody | Wilfrid J. Wilkinson | Canada | Los Angeles, CA | ||
 Make Dreams Real | 2009 | Ted Propes | Vinings Cumberland | D. K. Lee | South Korea | Birmingham, England | ||
 The Future of Rotary Is In Your Hands | 2010 | Roy Strickland | Smyrna | John Kenny | Scotland | Montreal, Canada | ||
 Building Communities – Bridging Continents | 2011 | Casey Farmer | Stone Mountain | Ray Klinginsmith | USA | New Orleans, LA | ||
 Reach Within to Embrace Humanity | 2012 | Margie Kersey | Stone Mountain | Kalyan Banerjee | India | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
 Peace Through Service | 2013 | Cheryl Greenway | Roswell | Sakuji Tanaka | Japan | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
 Engage Rotary – Change Lives | 2014 | Blake McBurney | Atlanta | Ron D. Burton | USA | Sidney, Australia | ||
 Light Up Rotary | 2015 | Alicia Michael | Carrollton Dawnbreakers | Gary C. K. Huang | Taiwan | San Paulo, Brazil |