Service Above Self Award recipients
The Service Above Self Award is Rotary International's highest honor for individual Rotarians.
This award recognizes up to 150 Rotarians annually who have who demonstrate their commitment to helping others by volunteering their time and talents with exemplary humanitarian service, in any form and at any level, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary.
Since the Award was created in 1991, the following Rotarians from District 5050 have received the Service Above Self Award:
1997-98 Ret. Col. Donald (Don) Rochester. Chilliwack Rotary Club
1999-00 Donald Funk. Abbotsford Rotary Club
2001-02 John (JB) Switzer. Everett Rotary Club
2004-05 Jack Frisk. Fidalgo Island Rotary Club
2005-06 Michael (Mike) Crawford. Sedro-Woolley Rotary Club
2008-09 James (Jim) Sinclair. Mt. Baker Rotary Club
2010-11 Hendreen (Dean) Rohrs. Burnaby Rotary Club (District 5040) later - Langley Central Rotary Club
2011-12 Robert Harris. White Rock Rotary Club
2012-13 Scott Dudley. North Whidbey Island Rotary Club
2014-15 Laurence (Larry) Stinson. Chilliwack Rotary Club
2015-16 Carol Tichelman. Chilliwack Rotary Club
2018-19 Beverly Harringon. Burlington Rotary Club
2019-20 Rod Thomson. Rotary Club of Abbotsford
2020-21 Sean Hogan