| A HISTORICAL
LOOK AT CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL'S YEARS
OF CARING
Table
of Contents
CIRCLE K: THE BEGINNING
In 1936 Jay N. Emerson, a member of the Pullman Washington Kiwanis Club,
presented a plan to his club proposing that the Pullman Kiwanis Club purchase
a house that could be rented to young men in need of assistance to attend
the local college. The plan became a reality as the Kiwanians established
the "Circle K House" at Washington State College. For ten years
the "Circle K House" became affiliated with a Greek letter organization,
although it continued to be sponsored by the Pullman Kiwanis Club.
Eleven years later in 1947, Donald T. Forsythe, Trustee of Kiwanis International,
aided in transitioning Circle K from a fraternity to a service-oriented
organization. That year, during September, the first Circle K club similar
to our present day organization, was chartered at Carthage College in
Carthage, Illinois. (The college moved to its present-day location of
Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1962.)
As Circle K's structure
adapted from being a fraternity, its purpose also changed. The organization
established the following objectives:
- To
provide an opportunity for capable, ambitious, and worthy young men
to acquire a college education by assisting them, where necessary,
with
their financial problems; by means of a scholarship fund, if available,
or securing part-time employment.
- To
afford members a useful training in the social graces and the development
of a well-rounded personality.
- To
promote good fellowship and high scholarship within the group.
- To
develop in the members a thinking and aggressive citizenship and the
Kiwanis spirit of service for the improvement of all human relationships
on the campus, in the community, state, and nation.
- To
aid the growth and development of other Circle K Clubs.
Circle K began as one man's dream to enable the success of local collegians
and continued to grow as others began to believe in the concepts of Circle
K and in the men who belonged to Circle K. Though Jay N. Emerson died
June 12, 1947, before he could his dream become a reality, his vision
of a collegiate-level, international youth organization will live on forever.
CIRCLE K: TRANSITIONING FROM A FRATERNITY
For two years, the Carthage College Circle K Club existed alone. But
on March 26, 1949, the University of Western Ontario became the second
Circle K Club to charter. Carthage College and the University of Western
Ontario were soon joined by the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute on May
13, 1949. Circle K gained momentum and grew rapidly throughout the United
States; sixteen more clubs chartered in 1950.
With the formation of Circle K clubs, Kiwanis International established
a Special Committee on Circle K Clubs in 1952. Andy Hodges of Carthage,
Illinois, was appointed chairman of the committee. The committee brought
about following changes in the objectives of Circle K:
- To
emphasize the advantages of the American way of life.
- To
provide educational opportunities for worthy young men.
- To
encourage participation in group activities.
- To
promote good fellowship and high scholarship.
- To
develop aggressive citizenship and the spirit of service for the improvement
of all human relationships.
- To
afford useful training in the social graces and personality development.
- To
encourage and promote the following ideals:
- To
give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material
values of life.
- To
encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
- To
promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business,
and professional standards.
- To
develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive
and serviceable citizenship.
- To
provide through Circle K Clubs, a practical means to form enduring
friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better
communities.
- To
cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion
and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness,
justice, and patriotism and good will.
The motto of the organization
became the same as that of Kiwanis International: "We Build."
By 1953, Circle K clubs were located at 57 different (upper level) institutions
with a total membership of 1,425. During this time, discussion over the
possible formation of an International Circle K organization began to
increase. Chairman Hodges was able to arrange a meeting at the 1953 Kiwanis
International Convention to discuss the formation of an International
organization and to elect temporary officers for Circle K International.
Twenty-five Circle K members, representing fifteen clubs, along with
several Kiwanis International Board members met June 22-24, 1953. At the
end of the meeting, Kenneth B. Creasy from Ohio Wesleyan University emerged
as the first President of Circle K. A full board, consisting of a Vice
President, Executive Secretary/Treasurer, and eleven Trustees, was also
elected to serve as the temporary officers of Circle K.
Although Circle K was moving closer to attaining International status,
Circle K primarily remained a local Kiwanis activity at the urging of
J. Frank McCabe, the Director of Key Club International. McCabe also handled
the Circle K procedures a the Chicago General Office of Kiwanis International.
His conservative stance allowed Circle K to develop a definite sense of
direction and contributed greatly to a strong base of support from Kiwanis
before becoming an International organization.
At the Kiwanis International
Convention, held during May of 1954, an attempt was made by the Kiwanis
Special Committee on Circle K Clubs to help Circle K gain recognition
as an International organization. The attempt failed. However, a temporary
Circle K organization was established as Circle K members prepared themselves
for their first annual convention which was held October 17-19, 1954,
at Carthage College.
One-hundred and fourteen members, representing 35 Circle K Clubs, attended
the convention. After the elections, Eugene C. Alford, Jr., from Georgia
Institute of Technology, was elected the second President of Circle K.
Under President Alford, Circle K had the first meeting of an International
Board. In addition, Circle K experienced unbelievable growth under Alford's
leadership. Three days after his election, President Alford sent the following
resolution to the Kiwanis International Board as he attempted to establish
Circle K International:
"The Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International recognizes the
fact that a group of Circle K men met together at the Kiwanis International
Convention in New York in June, 1953 and under the guidance of the Special
International Committee on Circle K Clubs drew up a Constitution and Bylaws
and set up an International organization. We further acknowledge that
this organization is still working under the supervision of the Special
International Committee on Circle K Clubs toward the goal of setting up
a permanent organization in conjunction with the headquarters of Kiwanis
and Key Club. It is the expectation of the Board that at such time as
Circle K International becomes financially independent through the organization
of more clubs and the strengthening of the present clubs that they will
be granted official recognition by the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International."
Kiwanis was still concerned that the organization could not stand on
its own and desired a better definition of Circle K-Kiwanis relations.
For these reasons, President Alford's resolution failed.
About this time, Kiwanis Trustee Richard B. Forde began to play an important
role in Circle K's eventual International standing. In February of 1955,
with Trustee Forde's assistance, Circle K President Alford met with the
President of Kiwanis International, Donald E. Engdahl. The result of this
meeting became public March 9, 1955.
"At
a recent meeting of the International Board of Trustees, held in Washington,
D.C., on February 18th and 19th, the following recommendation of
the Board
Committee on Kiwanis Youth Organizations was unanimously accepted:
Voted: That the present organization of
Circle K Clubs receive International recognition and a charter from Kiwanis
International at the Cleveland Convention, June of 1955, provided the
International dues be $4.00 per member per year, and that a Constitution
and Bylaws which have the approval of Kiwanis International be adopted."
Soon after the second annual Circle K Convention, held at Drake University
in Des Moines, Iowa, ballots were sent to the 140 Circle K Clubs of the
United States and Canada. The ballots were to be used by the clubs in
making a decision as to whether to accept or reject the proposed Constitution,
Bylaws, and a membership dues to be paid to the International organization.
The result of the ballots were as follows: 52 voted "yes", 27
voted "no", and 61 clubs abstained. With these results, the
Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International voted to grant official international
recognition to Circle K, October 23, 1955. The dream -- Circle K International
-- had finally come true.
At the end of the Kiwanis International administrative year in 1955,
there were 156 Circle K clubs, with a membership of about 3,000. The first
club to officially affiliate with Circle K International was Emory University
in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 14, 1955. By May 31, 1956, Circle K International
consisted of 77 clubs throughout the United States and Canada. In addition
to forming new clubs, Circle K International began publishing the official
magazine of the organization...THE BULLETIN. To ensure a smooth-running
organization, Kiwanis International appointed Fay H. McDonald to be the
Director of Circle K International.
CIRCLE K: GROWING INTO THE LARGEST
COLLEGIATE SERVICE ORGANIZATION
As Circle K International began to award charters to individual clubs,
plans to form Circle K Districts began. By the summer of 1956 there were
four unofficial Circle K Districts: California-Nevada-Hawaii, Michigan,
Texas-Oklahoma, and Missouri-Arkansas. With the development of the unofficial
Circle K Districts, the International Board was faced with another challenge
which would eventually cause the International Board of Officers to clearly
define their responsibilities as International Officers, since the Districts
began to initiate their own programs for service, thus reducing the amount
of direct contact between individual clubs and the International Board.
The Kiwanis International Board of Trustees accepted a proposal to allow
the establishment of Circle K Districts on February 22, 1957. The very
first Circle K District to be officially recognized was the Texas-Oklahoma
District. The second Circle K District was Kentucky-Tennessee which was
closely followed by Michigan. Four more Districts were added in the 1957-58
administrative year: Missouri-Arkansas, California-Nevada-Hawaii, Ohio,
and Alabama.
By February, 1959, Circle K International had a total of 217 clubs with
a combined membership of 4,413. Growth was also reflected in the addition
of the New England District of Circle K International and the Ontario-Quebec-Maritime
Circle K District which eventually became known as the Eastern Canada
and the Caribbean District. One year later, the Circle K Districts of
Georgia, Florida, Illinois-Eastern Iowa, and West Virginia were established.
By 1960, Circle K International had grown to 264 clubs with a total membership
of 5,316.
Growth continued at a slow, steady pace until 1961, at which time there
was a "New Club Rush" and 75 clubs were issued new charters.
The Districts of New York, Capital, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee,
Utah-Idaho, Minnesota-Dakotas, and Indiana were petitioned and approved
during the 1960-61 administration. The rapid rate of expansion continued
through the 1962 administrative year as 88 new clubs were built and the
Districts of Carolinas, Nebraska-Iowa, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, Pennsylvania,
and Pacific Northwest became part of Circle K International. By May of
1962, Circle K had a membership of 7,700 and 402 clubs throughout the
United States and Canada.
Circle K International continued to change and mature with the increasing
membership. Once again, to adapt to these changes the objectives of Circle
K International were revised to read:
- To
emphasize the advantages of the American-Canadian way of life;
- To
provide an opportunity for leadership training in service;
- To
serve on the campus and in the community;
- To
cooperate with the administrative officers of the educational institutions
of which the clubs are a part;
- To
encourage participation in group activities;
- To
promote good fellowship and high scholarship;
- To
develop aggressive citizenship and the spirit of service for improvement
of all human relationships;
- To
afford useful training in the social graces and personality development.
Circle K International
also continued to promote the original ideals of the organization as listed
previously.
By 1964, Circle K had become the largest collegiate service organization
on American and Canadian college campuses. Membership had topped the 10,000
member mark. Another milestone in Circle K history was also reached as
Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, became home to the 500th Circle
K Club to be chartered by Circle K International. In addition to being
the largest collegiate service organization, Circle K became the fastest
growing collegiate service organization on the North American continent
with a membership of over 12,000 in 600 clubs during the 1964-65 administrative
year.
The Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District was officially established during
the 1963 administrative year and was followed in 1964 by the New Jersey
District. Montana became an official Circle K District in 1965. By 1965,
the tremendous growth that Circle K had experienced during the first ten
years began to slow. The 60's on American college campuses were symbolic
of unrest. Despite the campus unrest, 30 Circle K Districts were established
and still exist today. Unfortunately, by the end of December, 1965, 178
charters of the 954 charters issued had been revoked over the years and
many more would soon meet the same fate.
CIRCLE K: MILESTONES OF PROGRESS
In 1971 the first steps for making dramatic changes in the membership
composition of Circle K International began. It was at the 1971 International
Convention that the Circle K House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to
change Article III, Section 6 of the Circle K International Constitution
to read as follows, thus allowing women to join Circle K:
"Membership shall be open to students of all creeds and races.
Scholastic requirements shall be determined by the individual Circle K
Club and the admission of female students to membership in a particular
Circle K Club shall be determined by that Circle K Club with the approval
of their sponsoring Kiwanis Club."
Before the amendment could be considered an official part of the Constitution
it had to be approved by the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees.
After long and careful consideration, nearly two years later, the Kiwanis
International Board of Trustees approved the resolution for the acceptance
of female members into Circle K on a local option basis effective February
6, 1973. Article III, Section 6 of the Circle K International Constitution
was amended by the Kiwanis International Board to read:
"Any student of good character and of satisfactory scholastic
standing, who is officially enrolled as a student in the institution in
which said club exists, may be elected to active membership in said club.
The male and/or female membership composition of any Circle K Club shall
be a matter of mutual agreement between the sponsoring Kiwanis Club and
the Circle K Club."
While the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees was considering the
amendment to allow females to join Circle K, the 1972 Convention saw the
restructuring of the International Board. The original Board structure
consisted of a president, two vice presidents, a secretary and twelve
trustees. This structure was replaced by a Board of Officers consisting
of a president and six vice presidents. In addition, the annual dues were
replaced with an annual sponsorship fee of $100.00, to be paid by the
sponsoring Kiwanis Club.
With a new International Board structure, Circle K International experienced
several milestones. The first event of great significance since the admission
of female members was the 1973 election of the first female Governor,
Dorothy Mihalick of the Pennsylvania District. Soon after, Judith A. O'Mary
from Samford University of Alabama became the first female International
Vice President. In 1984, Susan E. McClernon of the College of St. Scholastica
in Minnesota was elected the first female president of Circle K International.
In 1975, Gregory Faulkner of the New York District was elected to the
position of International President. To date, Faulkner was the first and
only African-American International President. Faulkner's election and
the admission of female members was symbolic of the new level of maturity
and responsibility Circle K International had assumed over 20 years of
service, growth and development.
During 1982-83 Circle K International's membership grew to over 14,500
members. To strengthen Circle K's financial standing, the 1982-83 International
Board reinstated a $5 International dues to be paid on a yearly basis
by every member of CKI.
Once again the topic of organizational structure arose in 1986, when
the House of delegates voted in favor of changing the names of International
Vice Presidents to International Trustees. Also, a dues increase was approved
raising dues from $5 to $8.
As a method of long
range planning in 1987 the organization moved its Vision -- a statement
of direction and purpose -- into the Constitution and Bylaws.
The Vision of Circle
K International was as follows:
Circle K is the organization that holds the promise of today's college
student becoming tomorrow's leader. It exists to meet the personal needs
of the individual collegian through the qualities of leadership, the rewards
of service, and the unique spirit of friendship. Circle K's potential
lies in its ability to positively influence those in our society who are
facing ultimate personal decisions, and those who will one day create
the vision of mankind for generations to come. Circle K is the embodiment
of those qualities necessary to share the future, realized in the colleges
and universities of today.
The Vision of Circle
K International is dedicated to the realization of mankind's potential.
Not only did the delegates
of the 1987 convention approve the Vision for Circle K International,
the delegates also decided it was time for an image change and approved
an amendment that allowed the organization to use its initials -- CKI
-- as an official name for the organization.
As a means of increasing support of Circle K in the districts, in 1987-88
Kiwanis International approved procedures for the creation of district
alumni associations. The first recognized district alumni associations
were in the Louisiana- Mississippi-West Tennessee and Ohio Districts in
1989.
During 1989-90 the Circle K International Board completed a complete
Circle K International Policy Code and Board Procedures as a set of operating
guidelines to which the organization and International Board was Bound.
1990 marked the year that another dues increased was approved, thus bringing
the organization even closer to being financially self-supported.
With continued questions about Circle K's level of success and size,
the 1992-93 Circle K International Board completely revamped the way it
would operate. It embarked on a long range planning process. As its foundation
and tool to measure its success, the board established the following mission
statement.
The Mission of Circle
K International...
is to involve college and university students in campus and community
service while developing quality leaders and citizens. Circle K inspires
people to better our world. In support of this we are committed to:
- collaborating
with all members of the K-family to achieve our common objectives;
- continuing
student management of the organization at all levels;
- developing
positive role models;
- enhancing
inter-cultural understanding and cooperation;
- increasing
our service potential;
- providing
opportunities for fellowship, personal growth, and professional development;
- working
toward greater public recognition of the organization
It was agreed that everything the organization did should in some way contribute to achieving the organization's mission. The mission subsequently has been revised to the current statement.
The International
Board then identified the most critical issues facing the organization
and developed its committee structure based on these issues. The following
is a sampling of the types of issues recent international boards have
researched. What organizational structure will best allow us to fulfill
our mission? Are we properly supporting our clubs outside the United States?
What should the relationship be between a Circle K club and its sponsoring
Kiwanis club? Why do some clubs have difficulty attaining and maintaining
charter strength while others do not? How can we make clubs outside the
United States feel a stronger connection with the organization? How can
we increase the effectiveness of K-family programs at the club and district
levels? How can we better provide service to the members? How can we strengthen
the impact of the K-family? How can we increase our attention to internationalism
and multiculturalism?
Recognition of outstanding leadership and service is a cornerstone of
Circle K International operation. 1988-89 introduced the first Circle
K International "honor society," the Society of Distinguished
Collegians. The Society of Distinguished Collegians was established to
recognize no more than 2% of each district's membership who qualify for
the Society of Distinguished Collegians based on their academic achievements
and contributions as a members of Circle K. Recognizing that oftentimes
the contributions individuals make on behalf of their Circle K club go
unrecognized, in 1992, the Service Recognition Award was instituted to
recognize those Circle K members who have made significant contributions
to their campuses and communities.
The 1994 House of Delegates will be most remembered by the "Harvard
Issue." For nearly two years prior to the 1994 House of Delegates,
interested students at Harvard University worked to establish a Circle
K club. Unfortunately, the university prohibits the establishment of organizations
affiliated with a national or local program. The House of Delegates voted
overwhelmingly to add a clause to the Constitution that would allow students
who attend an educational institution that prohibits the chartering of
a Circle K club to be elected to active membership in another local Circle
K club as long as this is permitted by the institution in which the Circle
K club exists.
As the organization relaxes some of the established structures that pose
obstacles to membership, the organization continues to ask the question:
"How can Circle K best structure itself to achieve its mission?"
CIRCLE K: SERVICE
The debate has continued over the years of whether Circle K is a service
organization or leadership development organization. Clearly the answer
is --it is both a community service and leadership development organization.
Through the years, Circle K International has recognized the significance
of emphasizing certain programs toward which club-level community service
efforts could be targeted. These programs, known as Theme and Emphasis
programs, have also changed through the years. In Circle K's early years,
the Theme and Emphasis program changed annually. In 1982-83, the Circle
K International Board developed a new approach to the Theme and Emphasis
Program. To maximize resources and impact, the Board decided to change
the International Theme and Emphasis Program every other year, rather
than every year. Ten years later, the Circle K International Board changed
the name of the organization's service focus from Theme and Emphasis Program
to Service Initiative to more accurately reflect the intent of the program
-- community service. At the 1993 International Convention, the International
Board unveiled the first service program in the organization's history
that would increase a club's visibility on campus and within the community,
impact children worldwide, and promote collaboration with other campus
organizations. The 1993-95 Service Initiative, Focusing on the Future:
Children , fostered significant interest by the membership. One year
later, the 1993-94 Circle K International Board decided to make Focusing
on the Future: Children the organization's Service Initiative for
an indefinite period of time.
Focusing on the Future: Children asks Circle K members to become
involved with projects to benefit children ages 6-13. In addition, the
program enables Circle K International to collaborate with its K-family
counterparts in the largest fund-raising campaign in the history of Kiwanis
International -- the Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project.
The Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project joins the K-family
with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in a program to virtually
eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders throughout the world by the year
2000. Iodine Deficiency Disorders are the most important cause of preventable
mental deficiency in the world and affect nearly 1.5 billion people --
one-fifth of the world's population. Never before has the K-family joined
together for such a worldwide concern. At the time of the printing of
this book, Circle K International has raised just over $50,000 to benefit
one million people in the prevention of Iodine Deficiency Disorders.
CIRCLE K: A LOOK AT INTERNATIONALIZATION
The first Circle K Club outside of the North American continent was organized
in January of 1970 at the American College of Switzerland in Leysin, Switzerland.
The sponsoring Kiwanis Club was the Alcoa, Tennessee Kiwanis Club. A
club was established in Monterrey, Mexico, during 1971. Unfortunately,
neither of these clubs received official charters, nor were they incorporated
into an existing District of Circle K International.
The first club to be officially chartered outside of the United States
and Canada was the College of the Bahamas on April 25, 1977. A fourth
nation joined Circle K International on October 27, 1977, when Mico College
of Jamaica was chartered. Circle K International extended into a fifth
nation with the chartering of a Circle K Club at the University of Suriname,
South America, which became part of the Eastern Canada and the Caribbean
District of Circle K International. Mexico became the sixth nation in
Circle K International when the Circle K Club of Jose Maria Morelos y
Pavon in Tijuana was chartered May 2, 1980. The Tijuana Club was assigned
to the California-Nevada-Hawaii District. With the addition of several
nations and continued growth by existing clubs, Circle K's membership
grew to 13,000 by the end of 1980.
In 1985 Barbados became the 7th nation of Circle K International as the
University of West Indies, Barbados, was chartered. Affiliate clubs were
chartered in Ghana and the Philippines during the 1984-85 administrative
year.
The affiliate status program was implemented in 1987. This program was
designed to allow collegians outside the original 30 districts the opportunity
to build Circle K clubs. These clubs were not given the same privileges
of membership, such as voting rights, as regular status Circle K clubs,
nor did they pay individual member dues; they paid an annual affiliate
status fee. Affiliate status clubs were able to use the Circle K name
and they did receive general mailings from Circle K International, and
a few issues of each edition of Circle K Magazine. The first affiliate
status club was the Circle K Club of Del Caribe in Columbia on April 5,
1989. In Columbia, three other affiliate status clubs were chartered in
1989 and 1990. In 1990, Costa Rica became the second affiliate status
nation, followed by Korea, Panama, and Venezuela in 1993; and the Philippines
and Mexico in 1994.
In 1995, the Circle K International Board and Kiwanis International Board
approved a targeted international expansion plan for Circle K. This plan
was developed to enable Circle K International to strategically target
its expansion efforts based on Kiwanis support, match of the educational
system to Circle K International structure, translation needs, cost feasibility
of expansion, and expressed interest in the Circle K program in each nation.
Targeted expansion will enable the organization to utilize its resources
wisely and adequately prepare to successfully expand into a nation. With
the implementation of this plan, the affiliate status program was eliminated.
Now clubs formed outside the original thirty districts will be formed
as "non-districted" clubs. They will receive all of the same
rights and privileges of membership as districted Circle K clubs. In 1995
expansion efforts are targeted for the Philippines. In 1997, expansion
efforts will be targeted in the Andean and Central America District of
Kiwanis International, and in 1999, expansion will be targeted in Korea.
CONCLUSION
Circle K International has grown tremendously over the past 40 years,
sometimes in spirit, sometimes in members, and still other times in service
to the community. Circle K International is continuing to move toward
ever-increasing service and leadership development as well as providing
fellowship and personal growth to the members. Though history provides
a good foundation from which to view achievements and obstacles, Circle
K International must connect the organization's mission with tomorrow's
college students and tomorrow's student organizations to envision the
possibilities for the organization and realize its dream of creating a
better world in which to live.
Official Representatives
1953-54 Kenneth B. Creasy, Ohio Wesleyan University, OH
1954-55 Eugene C. Alford, Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology, GA
Circle K International Presidents
1955-56 Richard B. Forde, Western Michigan College, MI
1956-57 Wally D. Miller, San Diego State College, CA
1957-58 Hal Helsley, San Diego State College, CA
1958-59 Jack E. Whitescarver, Sam Houston State Teachers College, TX
1959-60 Robert A. Maxwell, Ohio Wesleyan University, OH
1960-61 John Hoyt Blalock, University of Alabama, AL
1961-62 John W. Melton, III, University of Southwestern Louisiana, LA
1962-63 James S. Mathews, Randolph-Macon College, VA
1963-64 John H. de Boisblanc, Louisiana State University, LA
1964-65 Thomas P. Ewbank, Indiana University, IN
1965-66 John D. Eadinger, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, CANADA
1966-67 James A. Smith, II, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1967-68 David A. Keyko, Drew University, NJ
1968-69 Peter L. Andrus, University of Pennsylvania, PA
1969-70 Michael F. Adams, David Lipscomb College, TN
1970-71 Lloyd N. Hardesty, Idaho State University, ID
1971-72 Ralph W. Kalish, Jr., George Washington University, Washington,
DC
1972-73 Segundo J. Fernandez, University of Miami, FL
1973-74 George S. Latimer, Fordham University, NY
1974-75 Craig A. Miller, College of Insurance, NY
1975-76 Gregory W. Faulkner, Baruch College, NY
1976-77 Howard H. Hendrick, Bethany Nazarene College, OK
1977-78 Neil G. Giuliano, Arizona State University, AZ
1978-79 Paul L. Frantz, Montana State University, MT
1979-80 Mark C. Musso, Wichita State University, KS
1980-81 Thomas M. Andrews, Wright State University, OH
1981-82 Kenneth P. Burke, University of South Florida, FL
1982-83 David A. Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, WI
1983-84 James D. Troyer, II, Pacific Lutheran University, WA
1984-85 Susan E. McClernon, College of St. Scholastica, MN
1985-86 Randall S. Williams, Auburn University at Montgomery, AL
1986-87 Delaine R. Swenson, Whitworth College, WA
1987-88 Scott A. Bearby, University of Notre Dame, IN
1988-89 Oliver P. "Opy" Yandle, Loyola University, LA
1989-90 Wendy L. Schrick, St. Martin's College, WA
1990-91 Jason I. Steiner, New York University and Hofstra University,
NY
1991-92 David B. Pilati, Bowling Green State University, OH
1992-93 Jim Beck, Washington University, MO
1993-94 Justin T. Core, Pierce College, WA
1994-95 Matthew O'Keefe, Boston College, MA
1995-96 Carol Clyde, Radford University, VA
1996-97 Sujal Shah, Rutgers University, NJ
1997-98 Hugh Simmonds, University of West Indies, Mona, JAMAICA
1998-99 Cathy Lenter, University of West Virginia, WV
1999-00 Christopher Zock, Arizona State University, AZ
2000-01 Jayme Sloan, Arizona State University, AZ
2001-02 Cindy Brigham, Indiana University, IN
2002-03 Rupert Welsh, University of West Indies, Mona, JAMAICA
2003-04 Dan Conrod, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, IL
2004-05 Troy Dibley, George Washington University, DC
2005-06 Brian Egger, Willamette University, OR
Circle K International Directors
1956-61 Fay H. McDonald
1961-64 Don S. Vaughn
1964-67 William H. Jepson
1967-70 Don R. Teasley
1970-70 Don E. Blom
1970-72 John P. Mockenhaupt
Circle K International Administrators
1972-76 Donald J. Hoss
1976-76 John R. Cheydleur
1976-78 Carl R. Pounds
1978-79 Michael J. Wujcik
1979-80 Bruce M. Turnmire
1980-82 Robert M. Abramson
1982-82 A.G. "Terry" Shaffer
1982-84 Donald G. Oberg1984-84 Kenneth M. Ayers
1984-84 Daniel B. Smith
1984-85 Kenneth M. Ayers
1985-89 Carolyn J. Seymour
1989-92 Gayle L. Beyers
1992-95 Kristen M. Bowers
1995-97 Lisa Baize
1997-99 Krista Zizzo
1999–2001 Jenn Penix
2001–current Casey Keller
Circle K International Theme and Emphasis Programs
1958-59 Enlightened Fellowship
1959-60 Build Individual Maturity
1960-61 Emphasize Active Citizenship
1961-62 Develop Individual Excellence
1962-63 Educate for Freedom
1963-64 Promote Individual Dignity
1964-65 Build Personal Understanding
1965-66 Foster Integrity
1966-67 Serve With Purpose
1967-68 Leadership Through Responsibility
1968-69 Determine Tomorrow - Today
1969-70 Confront the Issues
1970-71 Answers Through Action
1971-72 Involve Youth
1972-73 Reach Out
1973-75 Challenge To Action
1975-77 Impact On Life
1977-79 Embrace Humanity
1979-81 Caring...Life's Magic
1981-83 Together For Tomorrow
1983-85 Achieve Unity Through Service
1985-87 Declare Your Commitment
1987-89 Involve Tomorrow's Leaders Today
1989-91 Invest in Our Future
1991-93 Impact of the Individual
Circle K International Service Initiative
1993 - Present - Focusing on the Future: Children
1999 Year of Service
District's Official Charter Dates:
1957
Texas-Oklahoma (21 clubs) April 11
Kentucky-Tennessee (11 clubs) August 21
Michigan (11 clubs) August 28
Missouri-Arkansas (6 clubs) October 2
California-Nevada-Hawaii (31 clubs) December 12
Ohio (10 clubs)
1958
Alabama (5 clubs) June 30
1959
New England (6 clubs) June 1
Ontario-Quebec-Maritime (6 clubs) July 2
Georgia (13 clubs) October 13
1960
Florida (9 clubs) January 14
Illinois-Eastern Iowa (7 clubs) March 29
West Virginia (7 clubs) March 31
New York (11 clubs) September 26
Capital (10 clubs) October 1
Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee
Utah-Idaho
1961
Minnesota-Dakotas (7 clubs) March 23
Indiana (8 clubs) June 24
Carolinas (13 clubs) October 23
Nebraska-Iowa
1962
Southwest (6 clubs) May 14
Rocky Mountain (4 clubs) June 12
Pennsylvania (16 clubs) July 21
Pacific Northwest (15 clubs) August 14
Kansas (8 clubs) October 31
1963
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan (7 clubs) May 11
1964
New Jersey (5 clubs) October 2
1965
Montana (5 clubs) October 2
1968
Western Canada (6 clubs) December 1
Circle of Service Recipients
1966 J. Murray Anderson, Ontario-Quebec-Maritime
1967 Donald J. Cox, New Jersey
1968 No Award Given
1969 James B. Guillory, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee
1970 Stewart H. McElravy, Rocky Mountain
1971 James M. Storie, Carolinas
1972 J. Walker Field, Florida
1973 Franklin Allan Hayse, Alabama
1974 George McCutcheon, Pennsylvania
1975 Robert E. Palmer (Awarded Posthumously)
1976 Marcus M. Marble, M.D., Southwest
1977 George "Dad" Gray, Georgia
1978 Robert E. Hodges, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee
1979 Douglas Wasson, Rocky Mountain
1980 Dr. R.D. "Gus" Gustafson, Pacific Northwest
1981 Robert W. Thal, Florida
1982 Steve A. Means, Alabama
1983 Ed Kralicek, Montana
1984 Dr. Myral C. Coatney, Missouri-Arkansas
1985 Andre Babet, Western Canada
1986 John T. Roberts, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee
1987 Timothy W. Clipson, Texas-Oklahoma
1988 Anton J. "Tony" Kaiser, New York
1989 David C. Womack, Alabama
1990 F. Larry Rittgarn, Minnesota-Dakotas
1991 Joe L. Pratt, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee
1992 Jackson "Doc" Hammitt, Rocky Mountain
1993 Kent A. Marmon, Utah-Idaho
1994 James A. Roehm, Illinois-Eastern Iowa
1995 John Krug, New Jersey
1996 Brian G. Cunat, Illinois-Eastern Iowa
1997 Bo Shafer, Kentucky-Tennessee
1998 Tim Daly, New England
1999 No Award Given
2000 Don Knowles, Floria
2001 Bruce Marich, New Jersey
2002 Robert Powers, Capital
2003 Carolyn Hansen, Illinois-Eastern Iowa
2004 Tom French, Capital
2005 Jane Alexander, California-Nevada-Hawaii
Circle K International Convention Cities and
Themes
1953 New York City, NY
1954 Carthage, IL
1955 Des Moines, IA
1956 Philadelphia, PA
1957 Denver, CO
1958 Huntsville, TX - See You at Sam Houston State Teacher's
Cow-llege
1959 Delaware, OH
1960 Toronto, Ontario
1961 St. Petersburg, FL - Fun in the Sun in '61
1962 San Diego, CA - Si! Senor -- San Diego
1963 Norfolk, VA - Y'all Come
1964 Chicago, IL - By the Lake Shore in '64
1965 Miami Beach, FL - Let's Meet in Miami Beach
1966 Dallas, TX - See You in Big D
1967 Ottawa, Ontario - Circle K in Canada
1968 Philadelphia, PA
1969 Portland, OR - Northwest in '69
1970 New Orleans, LA
1971 Chicago, IL
1972 Denver, CO
1973 Miami, FL - By the Sea in '73...1,000 to Miami Beach
1974 Los Angeles, CA - By the Shore in '74
1975 Toronto, Ontario - Climax in Canada
1976 Washington, D.C. - Come to the Capital Convention
1977 Kansas City, MO - Get Your Muehle Bach to Kansas City.
It's No Bum Steer
1978 Orlando, FL - Circle K's Magical Meeting
1979 Chicago, IL - Have a Great Chicago
1980 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrate the Silver
1981 Philadelphia, PA - The Philly Feeling
1982 Ft. Worth, TX - Lone Star and You! Fort Worth '82
1983 Atlanta, GA - Atlanta the Place to be in '83
1984 Milwaukee, WI - Catch the Spirit - Milwaukee '84
1985 Seattle, WA - Celebrate Service - 30 Years of Caring
- Seattle, WA '85
1986 Boston, MA - A Declaration of Commitment
1987 St. Louis, MO - Gateway to New Horizons
1988 Orlando, FL - Celebrate a New Beginning
1989 Cincinnati, OH - WCKI in Cincinnati: Rockin' to the
90's
1990 Anaheim, CA - 35 Years and the Magic Continues
1991 Baltimore, MD - Anchors Aweigh for Circle K
1992 San Antonio, TX - Sharing One Vision
1993 Nashville, TN - A Celebration of Service
1994 St. Louis, MO - Envision Excellence
1995 Phoenix, AZ - Expanding Horizons...40 Years of Service
1996 Philadelphia, PA - Service: Foundation for our Future
1997 Chicago, IL - Moving on the Winds of Change
1998 Ocho Rios, Jamaica - Oceans of Opportunity…CKI in Reggae
Land
1999 Houston, Texas - Saddle Up for Service
2000 San Diego, California - Catch the Wave of Service
2001 Buffalo, New York
2002 Orlando, Florida
2003 Indianapolis, Indiana - The Kiwanis-Family United in
Service
2004 St. Louis, Missouri - The Kiwanis-Family United in
Service
2005 Greensboro, North Carolina - 50 Never Looked So Good
2006 Boston, Massachusetts - Navigating the Seas of Service
2007 Portland, Oregon
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