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Rotary's Second Batch of Women District Governors |
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| Zone 31, District 6170, Jane Lucas
the Rotary Club of Arkadelphia, AR |
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 Bio of Jane Lucas DG 1996-97
A Rotarian
from the Rotary Club of Crossett was elected to serve as
District Governor of District 6170 for the year 1996-97. He died
very suddenly soon after being elected and Jane Lucas from the
Rotary Club of Arkadelphia was elected by paper ballot to
replace him. Lucas was president of her club at the time of
election and had to finish the term to be eligible to serve as
governor then had to be recertified by Rotary. She was the first
woman to serve as Governor of Dist. 6170 and the first woman
governor in the state of Arkansas. She was one of twelve women
Rotary Governors in the world the second year women were
eligible to hold that office. Life was interesting for the first
woman governor in still mostly all men clubs. All clubs were
very accepting and welcoming.
Meetings of Rotary year
1996-97 and locations were:
-Zone Institute and DGE training
Houston, TX.
-PETS Henderson State University in
Arkadelphia
-Passing of the gavel Arkadelphia Country Club
-International Conference (Induction service) Calgary,
Alberta, Canada
-Foundation meeting Little Rock Baptist
Hospital in conjunction with Dist. 6150
-Ambassadorial
Scholarship interviews Judicial Building Little Rock
-Zone Institute Grand Old Opry Hotel Nashville, TN.
-District Conference Majestic Hotel, Hot Springs, AR
-International Conference Glasgow, Scotland
Other
highlights/facts of 1996-97 Rotary Year:
-Zones were
reorganized placing us in Zones 29 and 30 and we lost our Texas
classmates
-Camden Rotarian Ed Inzer volunteered to be web
master and we cautiously made our first attempt at developing a
District website
-Dist. 6170 attended SCRYE in Dallas for
first time
-The paper directory was extremely time bound and
time consuming. Dr. Bruce Watterson, Public Relations Director
at HSU, (a non-Rotarian) volunteered to do the directory each
month and all publications for the year including programs for
Dist. Conference, etc.
-There were 6-8 Assistant Governors
most of whom were token and those who did perform did
so
without compensation.
-On March 1, 1997, several areas of our
district were hard hit by a level F-4 tornado. Support, advice
and relief funds poured in through Rotary from literally all
over the world. Because of the generosity toward this cause,
Rotary Foundation giving in the district was deplorable for the
year 96-97.
-GSE exchange with Bangladesh
Most
memorable moment of the year:
Sitting on a tour bus in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (whose passengers were Rotarians and
families) on July 2, 1996 when the reality of being District
Governor hit full force for the first time
Highlights/activities after DG year:
1-15-98 Mentor,
Dolphus Whitten died.
1999 Helped organize Sunrise Rotary
Club in Arkadelphia
2000- District GSE Chair
Helped with
orientation to start new club in Mena
Led GSE team to
Scotland
Attended Zone Institute in Montgomery, AL
Former
GSE team leader from Australia returned with her fiancι to get
married in Arkansas
2001 Delegate to Council on
Legislation in Chicago. First time for Council to vote
electronically
Attended International Conference in San
Antonio
Attended Presidential Conference on Membership in
Toronto
2002- Had to turn down invitation to serve as Aide to
International President Majiyagbe at Zone Institute in Little
Rock, AR.
2006- Aide to International Pres. Rep. Terri
Clark at Dist. Conference
On-going activities
-All
Faith service for District RYLA week-end
-Conduct orientation
for new members of two Arkadelphia clubs
-On local and
district GSE committees
-International Committee Sunrise
Rotary Club
-Membership Advisory-Sunrise Rotary Club
-Member Sunrise Rotary Club of Arkadelphia |
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