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Our own Phoenix MacLaren has been awarded the Rotary International Award of Honor by R.I. President Barry Rassin. This award is given by the President with the support of the Board of Directors, during #Rotaract 19. Phoenix is in amazing company with previous recipients including 6 Kings, I Queen, 35 Country Presidents, 2 Princes, 1 Princess, a former Secretary General of the U.N. and a Pope. CONGRATULATIONS Phoenix. For more info & Past Recipients CLICK HERE
Rotary Award of Honor Basic Facts
- The President gives the RI Award of Honor during the presidential year.
- There are no forms or applications to recommend an honoree.
- Honorees are chosen at the discretion of the President, with the concurrence of the Board of Directors.
- A certificate in a special presentation folder and a medal, as well as a letter from the President, accompanies the Award.
- The certificate and the medal are either presented by the President (hand-carried) or presented by a representative of the President (sent to the representative by the fastest mail service.)
- Names are listed on the plaque by the President’s office.
Past Recipients
| 1990-1991 | |
| His Royal Highness Prince Andrew Bertie | Grand Master, Military Order of Malta |
| George Bush | President, United States of America |
| Mikhail Sergeivitch Gorbachev | President, United Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Dr. Carlos Salinas de Gortari | President, United Mexican States |
| Margaret Thatcher, M.P. | Prime Minister, United Kingdom |
| 1991-92 | |
| His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej | King of Thailand |
| Fernando Collor de Mello | President, Federative Republic of Brazil |
| F.W. de Klerk | President, Republic of South Africa |
| Helmut Kohl | Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany |
| President Soeharto | President, Republic of Indonesia |
| 1992-93 | |
| Fidel Valdez Ramos | President, Republic of the Philippines |
| His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf | King of Sweden |
| Carlos Saul Menem | President, Republic of Argentina |
| William Jefferson Clinton | President, United States of America |
| 1993-94 | |
| Dr. Luis Alberto Lacalle | President, Republic of Uruguay |
| His Majesty Hassan II | King of Morocco |
| Lech Walesa | President, Republic of Poland |
| Kim Young Sam | President, Korea |
| 1994-95 | |
| His Majesty Tuanku Jaafar Ibni Al Marhum Tuanku | King of Malaysia |
| His Serene Highness Prince Ranier | Prince of Monaco |
| His Majesty King Hussein | King of Jordan |
| Dr. Rafael Caldera | President, Venezuela |
| 1995-96 | |
| Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardosa | President, Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Nelson Mandela | State President, Republic of South Africa |
| Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma | President, Republic of India |
| Ezer Weizman | President, Israel |
| 1996-97 | |
| Kofi Annan | Secretary General of the United Nations |
| Ryutaro Hashimoto | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Alvaro Arzu Irigoyen | President of Guatemala |
| Mohammed Hosny Mubarak | President, Arab Republic of Egypt |
| Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle | President of Chile |
| 1997-98 | |
| Lee Teng-hui | President of Taiwan |
| Sir Sigmund Sternberg | England |
| None was awarded in 1998-99 or 1999-2000 | |
| 2000-01 | |
| Ahmet Necdet Sezer | President of Turkey |
| Vicente Fox Quesada | Presidente Constitucional de los Estado Unidos Mexicanos |
| George W. Bush | President of the United States of America |
| 2001-02 | |
| Chen Shui-bian | President of the Republic of China |
| Jerry Lewis | United States of America |
| Ronald Reagan | 40th President of the United States of America |
| His Majesty Don Juan Carlos I | King of Spain |
| 2002-03 | |
| Her Majesty Queen Silvia | Queen of Sweden |
| Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | Princess of Thailand |
| 2003-04 | |
| His Excellency Dr. Bakili Muluzi | President of the Republic of Malawi |
| H.E. General Emile Lahoud | President of the Republic of Lebanon |
| His Excellency Levy P. Mwanawasa S.C. | President of the Republic of Zambia |
| Chief Olusegun Obasanjo | President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | President of the Republic of the Philippines |
| 2004-05 | |
| Arnold Ruutel, | President of Estonia |
| Dr. Genshitu Sen | Retired Grand Tea Master, Japan |
| King Mohamed VI | King of Morocco |
| First Lady Laura Bush | Wife of the President of the United States of America |
| None was awarded in 2005-06 or 2006-07 | |
| 2007-08 | |
| In Sang Song | Past RI Director; Past TRF Trustee |
| His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI | |
| Giorgio Napolitano | President, Republic of Italy |
| Ban Ki-moon | Secretary General, United Nations |
| 2009 | |
| Lee Kuan Yew | Minister Mentor, Republic of Singapore |