HISTORY
History of Laramie Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis is a global service organization dedicated to helping children. Our club was chartered on November 10, 1921. It was one of the first clubs in the state of Wyoming. We are part of the Rocky Mountain Division, which has 77 clubs in Wyoming, Colorado, and western Nebraska. We are subdivided into a division with other clubs in our area that range from 10 to 200 members.
The name Kiwanis comes from the Otchipew (Native American) expression "NUNC-KEE-WANIS", which means "We make a noise".
History
PAST CLUB PRESIDENTS
1921 William H. Hayes
1922 William H. Hayes
1923 Dr. P. C. McNiff
1924 G. R. McConnell
1925 G. R. McConnell
1926 M. H. Soule
1927 J. W. Costin
1928 N. A. Swenson
1929 Joseph F. Dillon
1930 R. L. Rhodes
1931 Frank J. Coolican
1932 Arthur L. Miller
1933 E.D. Hiskey
1934 Russell S. Sink
1935 Phil L. Woods
1936 Harold E. Rice
1937 A. B. Gibbs
1938 Walter E. Daniels
1939 W. W. Tipton
1940 Forrest Hall
1941 Charles G. Pugh
1942 William G. Solheim
1943 J. Edwin Thayer
1944 F. Max Zuckerman
1945 Guy O'Roke
1946 Charles A. Nowlen
1947 C. Edward Anderson
1948 Lannis D. Davison
1949 A. L. Keeney
1950 Robert R. Baker
1951 Everette D. Lantz
1952 Henry Wilson
1953 John S, Ball
1954 William R, Jeffryes
1955 E. Dean Vaughan
1922 William H. Hayes
1923 Dr. P. C. McNiff
1924 G. R. McConnell
1925 G. R. McConnell
1926 M. H. Soule
1927 J. W. Costin
1928 N. A. Swenson
1929 Joseph F. Dillon
1930 R. L. Rhodes
1931 Frank J. Coolican
1932 Arthur L. Miller
1933 E.D. Hiskey
1934 Russell S. Sink
1935 Phil L. Woods
1936 Harold E. Rice
1937 A. B. Gibbs
1938 Walter E. Daniels
1939 W. W. Tipton
1940 Forrest Hall
1941 Charles G. Pugh
1942 William G. Solheim
1943 J. Edwin Thayer
1944 F. Max Zuckerman
1945 Guy O'Roke
1946 Charles A. Nowlen
1947 C. Edward Anderson
1948 Lannis D. Davison
1949 A. L. Keeney
1950 Robert R. Baker
1951 Everette D. Lantz
1952 Henry Wilson
1953 John S, Ball
1954 William R, Jeffryes
1955 E. Dean Vaughan
History
PAST CLUB PRESIDENTS
1956 O. R. Hendrix
1957 Walter F. Hazlett
1958 Jean F. Messer
1959 Eugene F. Chasey
1960 Herman G. Starr
1961 George F. Burges
1962 Lloyd McDaniel
1963 Gene Gaston
1964 Glen L. Cook
1965 William R. Person
1966 Robert L. Sutherland
1967 Lawrence W. Clark
1968 William J. Young
1969 Donald E. Johnson
1969-1970 J. C. Morris
1970-1971 Larry Adams
1971-1972 Jack L. Zimmerer
1972-1973 Ted C, Gertsch
1973-1974 Frederick B. Greene
1974-1975 Donald C. Everett
1975-1976 John C. Adams
1976-1977 William H. Ward
1977-1978 Donald P. Prehoda
1978-1979 Lee Verleigh/H. W. Hoover
1979-1980 Bob Hymer
1980-1981 Earl L. Williams, Jr.
1981-1982 James D. Hollon
1982-1983 John H. Rowland
1983-1984 James Zancanella
1984-1985 Jerry M. Atchley
1986-1987 Danial G. Furphy
1987-1988 Duncan R. McCoy
1988-1989 Robert L. Morrison
1989-1990 Maurice Wear
History
PAST CLUB PRESIDENTS
1990-1991 Todd Sermon
1991-1992 Dennis Tschacher
1992-1993 Chuck Killion
1993-1994 Robert Bacon
1994-1995 Marty Altenbern
1995-1996 Geary Wistrom
1996-1997 Vicky Haun
1997-1998 Larry Newland
1998-1999 Mike Peck
1999-2000 Robert Leonard
2000-2001 Robert Nelson
2001-2002 Dave Earnshaw
2002-2003 George Gladney
2003-2004 Laurie Janack
2004-2005 John Swett
2005-2006 Ted Staver
2006-2007 J. D. Williams
2007-2008 Darren Bressler
2008-2009 Nancy Stutzman
2009-2010 Donna Emery
2010-2011 Steve Wagner
2011-2012 Paul Hesco
2012-2013 Larry Struempf
2013-2014 Julie Edwards
2014-2015 Jake Felton
2015-2016 Grant Showacre
2016-2017 Chrissy Mathews
2017-2018 Chrissy Mathews
2018-2019 Lisa Secrist
2019-2020 Steve Wagner
2020-2021 Tony Layson
2021-2022 Tony Layson
2022-2023 Denise Deem
2023-2024 Denise Deem
2024-2025 Dwight Hicks
History
PAST CLUB PRESIDENTS
2025-2026 Dwight Hicks