Mission of Champaign West
To serve by: Providing our members opportunities for friendship, fellowship, and personal growth Responding to the needs of the youth of our community Improving the greater world community through individual and club support of Rotary International programs.
Vision of Champaign West
To be an exemplary Rotary Club, recognized for outstanding service and for providing an environment for the enhancement of fellowship and personal development.
The Board
The 2023-2024 Board meets the last Tuesday of the month from 7:15-8:15 a.m.
Club Committees, Roles & Chairs
| Attendance |
Teresa Wilson |
| Charities Allocations | Jane Solon |
| Charities Inc | Mike Hirschi |
| Community Service | Gene Wurth |
| Fellowship / Social | Brad Bengtson & Joe McDaniel |
| Football Guessing | Sarah Marshky & Ben Bloomer |
| Foundation | Mike Hirschi |
| International Service | Greg Gonda & Mike Hirschi |
| Membership | Kenton Elmore |
| Mentoring & Engagement |
Sarah Marshky, Greg Gonda, Eric Robeson, Bruce Knight, Carol Zuhone |
| Mini-Teller | Mary Ann Royse, Tim Borbely, Kenton Elmore, Gene Wurth, Jacqueline Gardiner |
| Music | Ernie Hoffman |
| Poinsettia Sales | Jane Solon |
| Polio | |
| Programs | Gene Wurth, Carolyn Maille-Petersen, Richard Riggs |
| Public Relations | Eric Robeson, Paula Santiago, Gene Wurth |
| Social Media | Paula Santiago |
| Song Leader | Ernie Hoffman |
| Vocational Service | Paula Santiago |
| Website Help & Updates | Nick Voss & Mike Hirschi |
| Welcoming | Shawna Benton |
| Youth Service | Interact: Cassie Carroll Rotaract: Nick Voss |
| Youth Exchange | Brad Bengtson |
Charter Members
| Barry Barker | Doug Davis | Ray Lytle | Ken Sensenbrenner |
| Barry Brindley | Sam Erwin | Randy Moore | Dennis Sullivan |
| Dave Bruder | Jim Esslingerf | Jim Piercy | Bob Todd |
| Joe Burden | Ed Hynds | Bernie Quick | Leland Warmoth |
| Gene Crooks | Gordon Kemper | John Remsen | Henry Warner |
| Denny Dahl | Gary Leitz | Don Saegesser | Rick Wilberg |
| Eric Worner |
Honorary Members
| Erlan Batyrbekov | Ernie Hoffman | Arthur J. Skelton | Jimmy Williams |
| Richard H. Foley | Frank D. Keck | Ray Lytle | Dago Zalaya |
| Art Warren | William Muirheid | Jim Lyons | Mary Ann Royse |
Past Presidents
| 1978-79 Randy Moore | 1993-94 Skip Binch | 2008-09 Eric Robeson |
| 1979-80 Donald S. Saegesser | 1994-95 Fred Ruckman | 2009-10 Jon Rector |
| 1980-81 Dennis A. Dahl | 1995-96 Mary McGrath | 2010-11 Bob Scully |
| 1981-82 James W. Piercy | 1996-97 Art Warren | 2011-12 Kim Martin |
| 1982-83 Edward J. Hynds, Jr. | 1997-98 Bruce Knight | 2012-13 Tom Hodson |
| 1983-84 Dennis E. Lewis | 1998-99 Anita Broeren | 2013-14 Christie Martin |
| 1984-85 Anthony R. Ackerman | 1999-00 Mark Dixon | 2014-15 Jane Solon |
| 1985-86 John M. Remsen, Jr. | 2000-01 Steve Whitsitt | 2015-16 Mike Hirschi |
| 1986-87 Mark O. Thorsby | 2001-02 Dan Crawmer | 2016-17 Ellen Schmidt |
| 1987-88 David B. Piper | 2002-03 Greg Gonda | 2017-2018 Dan Baker |
| 1988-89 Bill Muirheid | 2003-04 Kevin Yonce | 2018-2019 Cathy Rector |
| 1989-90 Thomas B. Jordan | 2004-05 Mark Ballard | 2019-2020 Susan Jepsen |
| 1990-91 Tom Murphy | 2005-06 Mary Ann Royse | 2020-2021 Christine Nevitt |
| 1991-92 Dennis R. McMillan | 2006-07 Debbie Hirschi | 2021-2022 Nestor Ramirez |
| 1992-93 Bill Acheson | 2007-08 Eileen Prillaman | 2022-2023 Kenton Elmore |
Kevin W. Yonce Award for Rotarian of the Year Recipients
| 1981 Mark Thorsby | 1997 Ernie Hoffman | 2013 Susan Jepsen |
| 1982 Rich Ruthenberg | 1998 Jim Williams | 2014 Joni Utnage |
| 1983 Don Armstrong | 1999 Ray Lytle | 2015 Chad Hoffman |
| 1984 Bill Muirheid | 2000 Nestor Ramirez | 2016 Isak Griffiths |
| 1985 Bob Scully | 2001 Kevin Yonce | 2017 Christine Nevitt |
| 1986 Gil Brinkmeyer | 2002 Eric Robeson | 2018 Nick Voss |
| 1987 Bernie Quick | 2003 Ellen Schmidt | 2019 Larry Kanfer |
| 1988 Ed Harvey | 2004 Danielia Rasmussen | 2020 Jackie Hohn |
| 1989 Fred Ruckman | 2005 Glenn Stanko | 2021 Gene Wurth |
| 1990 Bill Amacher | 2006 Mark Ballard | 2022 AJ Thoma |
| 1991 Skip Binch | 2007 Pete Tomaras | 2023 Mike Hirschi |
| 1992 Jim Williams | 2008 Barb Burch | |
| 1993 Tom Jordan | 2009 Jane Solon | |
| 1994 Jeff Elliott | 2010 Christie Martin | |
| 1995 Art Warren | 2011 Sarah Marshky | |
| 1996 Anita Broeren | 2012 Cathy Rector |
Rookie of the Year Recipients
| 1987 Van Dukeman | 2001 Barb Burch | 2015 Christine Nevitt |
| 1988 Bill Acheson | 2002 Hilary Heustis | 2016 Troy Courson (co-) |
| 1989 Cathy Emanuel | 2003 Christie Martin | 2016 Kay Greene (co-) |
| 1990 Nancy Byrne | 2004 Tammy Lemke | 2017 Susan Griffiths |
| 1991 Jeff Elliott | 2005 Stacey Robbins | 2018 Salvo Rodriquez |
| 1992 ----- | 2006 John Clausen | 2019 Steven Johnson (co-) |
| 1993 ----- | 2007 Rachael Wright | 2019 Emily Cross Vayr (co-) |
| 1994 Anita Broeren | 2008 Mike Hirschi | 2020 Libby Ebelhar |
| 1995 Bob Overstreet | 2009 Isak Griffiths | 2021 Aaron Goodman |
| 1996 Mark Ballard | 2010 Bill Walter | 2022 Elizabeth Fagrell |
| 1997 John Kelley | 2011 Steve Gardner | 2023 Amanda Hummel |
| 1998 Mary Ann Royse | 2012 Lisa Mettler | |
| 1999 Rich Mihm | 2013 Amy Day | |
| 2000 Jill Guth | 2014 Christy Gibas |
Deceased Members
| Dave Piper (December 1995) | Edward Rawles (Nov 2014) |
| Morris Hunter (June 1996) | Jim Williams (June 2017) |
| Doug Rames (June 1997) | Richard Joy (July 2017) |
| Mike Dill (July 2007) | Dan Crawmer (May 2020) |
| Robert Dodd (March 2013) | Jim Lyons (Sept 2020) |
| Ray Lytle (April 2014) | Dawn VanBuskirk (July 2021) |
| Jim Yost (July 2014) | Gil Brinkmeyer (July 2021) |
