The honories for 2008 were (l-r) Joe Kagle, USA; (PDG Eddie Blender, USA, past recipient), Calum Thomson, Scotland; RIPN John Kenny, Scotland; Matts Ingemanson, USA; (PDG Geri Appel, USA; past recipient) and RGHF founder Jack Selway, USA

Lucila and Frank Longoria, USA; PDG Jaime Ceballos Vergara, Chile; Art McCullough (center), USA; Greg McCullough, USA; Tom Shanahan & Cindy Shanahan, Australia; and Joe Kagle.

RIPN John Kenny, Scotland, was most gracious and appreciative in accepting our award.

RIPN John told us of his knowledge of Jean Harris http://www.jeanharris.org and his interest in Rotary Global History.

LR- PDG Irv Kaplan, PDG Fred Otto, past recipient PDG Geri Appel, past recipient DNGD Don Murphy, and Jose "Zhema" Mesa

Art McCullough, backed his son Greg, Tom Shanahan, Anne and Joe Kagle

RIPN John Kenny, Scotland, spent nearly half an hour with our group, and his schedule was too busy to allow even a visit. But, he was most generous with his time.

RIPN John, with his aide PRID Tony de St. Dalmas, going over the nearly impossible schedule

Art McCullough, USA, former chair of ROTI presents RIPN John with the only surviving copy of Paul Harris' 1933 speech in Boston. A fire, in California, destroyed Art's home and all of his possessions.

http://www.whatpaulharriswrote.org/library/1933.htm

Yes, Paul Harris lives on with Rotarians such as Art and RIPN John. Art made the trip to LA only to present this CD to the president nominee.

Congratulations to past RGHF chairman Calum Thomson, Scotland; RIPN John Kenny, Scotland; and the other honored at this year's meeting of RGHF.