The Rotary Club of Mississauga
The Rotary Club of Cooksville, later to become the Rotary Club of Mississauga, was granted its charter by Rotary International on April 23, 1954. The club’s first meetings were held in the old Cooksville United Church on Dundas Street. As the populations of Cooksville and The Toronto Township grew, the Club’s name changed to The Rotary Club of Cooksville-Dixie with its meetings held in Applewood Village. Under this name, the Club sponsored the Rotary Club of Streetsville in 1961.
In July 1960, the club’s charter president, Archie Turner, was appointed Governor of (what was then) District 707. Archie was the first of six District Governors from our club. He was followed by Bob Watson (’73), Duncan Lyall (’88), Bob Harriman (’89), Jerry Wijngaard (’99) and Bernd Dinert in 2010.
In 1969 Rotary International approved another name change and we became known as The Rotary Club of Mississauga. Our record of support to local and overseas communities is impressive and varied. Rotary’s special focus on “youth” has led to the Club’s involvement with the Youth Exchange Program, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Camp Enterprise and Adventures in Citizenship. The Club sponsors the TL Kennedy Interact Club, The Glen Forest Interact, and the Mississauga Rotaract Club and also sponsors the Mississauga Probus Club.
President’s Past and Present
1954-55 Archie Turner* 1980-81 Ted Glista* 2006-07 Murray Groves
1955-56 Morris Magwood* 1981-82 Jack Rose 2007-08 Michael Syer
1956-57 Walter Coupland* 1982-83 Art Good 2008-09 Terry Chaffe
1957-58 Gordon Christie* 1983-84 Frank Cosco* 2009-10 David Shuter
1958-59 Dr. John Speck* 1984-85 Bob Harriman 2010-11 Helga Noyes
1959-60 Kenneth Gartley* 1985-86 Dennis Moss 2011-12 Christoph Treptau
1960-61 Tony Mendell* 1986-87 Mal Carey* 2012-13 Lana Burchett
1961-62 Glenn Grice* 1987-88 Rick Fawcett 2013-14 Julie Grabb
1962-63 Kenneth Dickson* 1988-89 John Hatton* 2014-15 Steve Ferguson
1963-64 Howard Lawrence* 1989-90 Moe Lewicky* 2015-16 Mark Jeffreys
1964-65 Donald Pallett* 1990-91 Tony Collings 2016-17 Fazle Naqvi
1965-66 Bob Watson* 1991-92 Bill Reid 2017-18 Helga Noyes
1966-67 Charles Bryan* 1992-93 Ray Berta 2018-19 Saskia Wijngaard
1967-68 Dr. Bob Watson* 1993-94 Jerry Wijngaard 2019-20 David Raves
1968-69 Duncan Lyall* 1994-95 Bernd Dinert 2020-21 David Raves
1969-70 Paul Volpe* 1995-96 Bill Rowe 2021-22 Lynn Lewis
1970-71 Jack Lyons 1996-97 James Lewis
1971-72 David Harkness 1997-98 Jan Gerrard
1972-73 Robert Gilbert* 1998-99 Rob Pollard
1973-74 Ian Gray 1999-00 Greg Glista
1974-75 Glenn Grice* 2000-01 Merle Zoerb
1975-76 Glenn Grossett 2001-02 Lynn Lewis
1976-77 Jim McPherson* 2002-03 Ted Caputo
1977-78 David Pallett* 2003-04 Timothy Whitehead
1978-79 Richard Deroches 2004-05 John Barnum
1979-80 Gary Knechtel* 2005-06 Tom McPherson
*indicates founding members.
Other distinguished positions held by members of our club:
- PDG Archie Turner in 1960
- PDG Bob Watson in 1973
- PDG Dunc Lyall in 1988
- PDG Bob Harriman in 1989
- PDG Jerry Wijngaard in 2000
- PDG Bernard Dinnert 2010
- PADG Helga Noyes (3 year term July 2011 to June 2014).
- PADG Jan Gerrard ( June 2015 to June 2018)