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Governor Elect & Governor Nominee |
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Joseph White
District Governor-Elect
2009-2010 |
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Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, I graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Mining Engineering in 1971. 1 married Peggy a week after graduation, and after a short but oh so sweet honeymoon, I promptly uprooted my new bride and moved to the barren wilds of Price, Utah where I worked as a mining engineer for US Steel in underground coal until Uncle Sam and the US Army Corps of Engineers respectfully requested my services. I served as a 2nd and 1st Lieutenant with the 51st Engineers Battalion after which I returned to Denver and joined my Father and Brother in the family business. In 1987 we moved from Denver to Roanoke, Virginia to open a regional office for Tamrock, Inc. a Finnish manufacture of hydraulic drilling equipment for the Mining Industry, and in 1991 we moved to Clearfield, Pennsylvania to sell Caterpillar heavy equipment to the Construction and Mining Industries for Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company. We have been blessed with 3 children and 6 grandchildren (so far).
The Rotary roots run deep in my family, with my Father maintaining perfect attendance in the Rotary Club of Denver and later in the Rotary Club of Lake Havasu for over 50 years. I can remember stopping or going out of our way to make up a Rotary meeting on many a cross-country road trip. For as long as I can remember, Rotary was a priority in my Father's life, and he lived his life by "The Four Way Test" with most of his closest friends being Rotarians.
I joined the Rotary Club of Clearfield in 1994, became a PaulHarris Fellow and served as President in 2001-2002, Assistant Governor in 2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005, District Trainer 2005-2006, Chairman of the District Grants Committee 2005-2006, and 2006-2007, World Community Service Chair in 2006-2007.
Bill Wylie, Sr.
District Governor - Nominee
2010-2011
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Bill Wylie, a native of Brooklyn, New York, received his
degree in Business Administration from Pace University after serving in the
U.S. Army from 1965 to 1968.
After working in retail for JC Penney and McCrory Corp., he
became self-employed as a manufacturer of children’s wear and created a company
known as G&W Industries. The
company, located in Romney, has provided employment to the residents of
Hampshire County WV for more than twenty years.
A member of the Rotary Club of Romney since 1995, Bill has
served his club as President during the 2005-2006 Rotary year. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. Bill chairs the club’s Literacy Fund which
purchases library books for local schools yearly. He co-chairs the local “WARM THE CHILDREN”
annual program for Hampshire County raising over $25,000 yearly to purchase new
warm winter clothing for needy children.
He also co-chairs the high school scholarship fund-raising effort
yearly, raising $10,000 each year to be used for local high school
students. Bill spearheaded the creation
of the first Interact Club within Hampshire County High School. Bill looks forward to his forthcoming year as District Governor and during that time hopes to increase District membership as well as district members' awareness that they are "The Foundation".
Bill is past president of the Romney Business and
Professional Organization uniting local businesses to fulfill community needs.
Bill and his wife Fran, a retired schoolteacher/librarian,
have been married for forty years. They
are parents to a son, William, a Rotarian and the 2007-2008 Past President of
the Romney Rotary Club. They also have
two daughters, Jennifer and Elizabeth.
Bill and Fran are blessed with three granddaughters and one
grandson. In his leisure time, Bill
enjoys reading, golfing and traveling.
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