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Rotary Awards

Rotary hasagrandtradition of recognizing achievementswith awards.This is especially
true for individuals who arehonoredfor their service andcommitment by being nameda
PaulHarris Fellow. This distinction is awardedwhen$1000.00is committed to TheRotary
Foundation.

Eachyear,it is thehappyduty of theClub’s out-going President to selectrecipients of the
Club’s other prestigious awards.
FourWay TestAward- It is oftenthatRotarianshavetheopportunity in their daily lives to
askthemselves,is it the truth, is it fair to all concerned,will it build good will andbetter
friendships,will it bebeneficial to all concerned,thatis the4WAY TESTof whatweshould
think sayanddoin our businessandprofessional lives. Therearepeoplethat weknow that
just seemto keepthemselvesin checkby living this testat work andplay, you canseeit in
how theyrespecttheir employees,friends, spouseandall others.Someof our pastrecipients
wereBradShepherd,JohnnyJohnston,Jeff Smith, DonMcKinney, Phil Wright, PaulEggeling,
MaynardBandy,Becky Broughton,David Brinckerhoff, Harry Boardman.

Garth Walker Rotarian of the Year Award - In 1996, becauseof his incredible wit,
charm,warmth, generosity, undying enthusiasmfor Rotary andthe inspiration that heis to
all, The Rotarian of the Year Award was renamedThe Garth Walker Rotarian of the Year
Award. Somepastrecipients: Cathy Gilliam, Chip Neilson, Phil Wright, Jerry Neibert, Sal
Ferdico, Eileen Cooper,SonnyBuoncervello.

Anne PeachServiceAboveSelfAward - In the 1995-96 Rotary year another outstanding
businessandcommunity leadersoughtout membershipin this, then little club of barely 30
members;thedayshewasinducted wasagreatblessing for theRotary Club of Lake Buena
Vista. She was a mover and shaker executive at the Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, then M.D.
Anderson, now Orlando Health. Her talent was quickly recognized assherocketed into
greater roles and now she serves tirelessly for her company where she wears so many
leadershiphats,asChief Operating Officer MD AndersonCancerCenter,andVice President
Nursing Orlando Health. There arenumerousboardsandorganizations in the community
where shegives of her time and talent. In 2006, another Rotary Club Lake BuenaVista
tradition beganwith the presentationof this award. Somepastrecipients arePhil Wright,
Ray Maxwell, Sal Ferdico, Dawn Grigsby, andmost recently, JeanCampana.