Starkville Rotary Club

Starkville Rotary Club The Starkville Rotary Club, founded in 1924, consists of more than 150 community leaders.

Oktibbeha Young Leaders has been and is a great opportunity for our young adults to be exposed to Leadership Development...
06/08/2026

Oktibbeha Young Leaders has been and is a great opportunity for our young adults to be exposed to Leadership Development during their high school years. Starkville Rotary Club is proud to be a part of this great program and provide our congratulations to the 2026-2027 class!

Starkville Rotary Club learned about Lafayette’s visit to Mississippi from Brother Rogers, retired director of Programs...
06/08/2026

Starkville Rotary Club learned about Lafayette’s visit to Mississippi from Brother Rogers, retired director of Programs and Communications Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. He gave us a taste of the era we are celebrating with the Nation’s 250th anniversary. Past President Kyle Jordan introduced him to the club members. Matt Bowen presented the prayer pledge and 4-way test. New Starkville Rotary After Hours Club member, Amy Hart provided her self-introduction to the club and she received her Rotary International pin from her sponsor Melanie Hankins Booth. Receiving Paul Harris Fellowship pins were Rotarian Matt Bowen from Executive Secretary Gary A Blair and Rotarian David Garraway from Past President Debra Hicks. Several Rotarians provided Brag Buckets on various Mississippi State University programs and club members who provided service above self recently. Brother Rogers program was very educational on a Frenchman who supported President George Washington through out the early years of our country and visited Natchez Mississippi in 1824 to fulfill a pledge of visiting every state in the Union during his lifetime.

Starkville Rotary Club heard from a trio of outstanding youth from Oktibbeha County beginning with Timothy Anthony shari...
06/01/2026

Starkville Rotary Club heard from a trio of outstanding youth from Oktibbeha County beginning with Timothy Anthony sharing his Memorial Day service tribute that was rained out last week. Timothy provided a Fallen Hero tribute to Army Soldier Taylor McDavid who is the most recent fallen hero in the Starkville Memorial Park. He was introduced by Rotarian Jeff Donald. We then heard from Morgan White, Mississippi 4-H Club President 25-26 and TJ Ford, Oktibbeha 4-H Club President. Breann Keowen, Oktibbeha 4-H agent was also in attendance. They were introduced by Rotarian Ned Browning. President Susan Seal gaveled in the Club’s first meeting of 5 in June 2026. Rotarian Al Cummins lead in the prayer, pledge and 4-way test. President Elect Michael Kunkle recognized our ten guests including visiting Rotarians Leslie Sorrell, President and Will Sanders, Treasurer of the Hopkins Belize Rotary Club and presented them with our club banner. Rotarian Rev. Jim Ormon provided brags on several member’s accomplishments. Rotarian Lynn Phillips Gaines provided her renewal of membership introduction after several years of absence and was presented Rotary International pin by President Seal. Service Above Self Chairman Chris Berena and Rotarian Chris Thompson shared of an opportunity to serve the local community on Friday afternoon at the Starkville Healthcare Town Hall. @

Monday’s Starkville Rotary Club meeting was graduation and completion of another great year of the 25-26 Oktibbeha Young...
05/20/2026

Monday’s Starkville Rotary Club meeting was graduation and completion of another great year of the 25-26 Oktibbeha Young Leaders sponsored by the Rotary Club, Chick-fil-A, Greater Starkville Development Partnership. A goodbye to our Rotary Youth Exchange Students Giorgia Ruggirello of Italy and Stelios Bouzikos of Germany who were presented personalized cowbells and the club banner. The meeting began with Greg Bowen providing the Prayer Pledge and 4-way test. President Elect Michael Kunkle recognized guest including a Rotarian Gerry DeGrabrille of Sawtel Australia Rotary Club of District 9960 and presented him with a banner. President Susan Seal presented Rotarian Joe Thompson with the Distinguished Service Award for his contribution as program chair over 20 years. We had several brag bucket brags. Our speakers presented the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Early Learning Collaborative which is one of more than 30 collaboratives funded by the Mississippi Department of Education and serving kindergartners across the state. Mary Coleman is the program coordinator and Past President Bob Fuller introduced her. Educational Specialist Elizabeth Grimes also assisted in the presentation. A great packed room of 90 Rotarians and 26 guests in attendance.

Special thanks to the Starkville Town and Country Garden Club and Rotarian Martha Wells for making our banquet special w...
05/12/2026

Special thanks to the Starkville Town and Country Garden Club and Rotarian Martha Wells for making our banquet special with the beautiful floral arrangements! Starkville Town and Country Garden Club

Awards and Recognition was the theme of the evening for the 2025-2026 Starkville Rotary Club annual awards ceremony. Pr...
05/12/2026

Awards and Recognition was the theme of the evening for the 2025-2026 Starkville Rotary Club annual awards ceremony. President Susan Seal began the meeting after an excellent dinner of Prime Rib or Roasted Chicken, Green Beans casserole, Rice Pilaf and Corn along with a salad and fruit bar and dessert of a Cheesecake and topping selection at the Hilton Garden Inn Starkville! Past President Sid Salter led the Pledge, Prayer and 4-Way Test. Gary Blair, Executive Secretary and Clyde Herring, Rotary International Foundation Chair presented Paul Harris Fellowships to Rotarians Chris Berena, PHF and PHF +1; Zac Ashmore PHF; Mike Navicky PHF; Parker Jacobs PHF; President Susan Seal PHF+1 and President Elect Michael Kunkle PHF+3. Secretary Elect Daniel Ray and Former Executive Secretary Ned Browning presented the following awards: Non-Rotarian Community Service to Candy Crecink for her work throughout the Starkville Community; Service Above Self to Chris Brown; President Award to WCBI-TV (Columbus) Ronny Smith; Distinguished Service Award to Joe Thompson for his outstanding contributions as longtime chairman of our Programs Committee and Distinguished Service Award to Nancy Hargrove for her outstanding contributions to our Rotary Youth Exchange program; the John Mitchell Rookie of the Year was awarded to Parker Jacobs and last but not least the Ruth and Keith Remy Rotarian of the Year went to our Service Above Self Community Service Chair Chris Berena. A great night of recognition, fellowship and fun with 45 guest in attendance along with 70 Rotarians. Aundrea Self Yalondra Valderrama Chris Berena Ned Browning

Marshall Ramsey well known political cartoonist with Mississippi Today and the Clarion-Ledger provided a fascinating acc...
05/05/2026

Marshall Ramsey well known political cartoonist with Mississippi Today and the Clarion-Ledger provided a fascinating account of his 30 year career in Mississippi, sharing his views of the state’s political history and national politics and history through his pinned cartoons. He was introduced by fellow journalist and Starkville Rotarian Aundrea Self. The Starkville Rotary Club was called to order by President Susan Seal. Rotarian Robert “Bob” Daniels provided the prayer, pledge and 4-way test. President Elect Michael Kunkle recognized our 8 guest as well as our birthdays and club anniversaries. Past presidents Kyle Jordan and Jeff Read were presented their Rotary International Foundation Paul Harris Fellowship pins PHF+1 and PHF+2 respectively. We had a great attendance which enjoyed our speakers 30 journey through his cartoons in Mississippi.

Mississippi State University ROMA partnership was today’s Starkville Rotary Club program. Rotarian David Shaw, universit...
04/27/2026

Mississippi State University ROMA partnership was today’s Starkville Rotary Club program. Rotarian David Shaw, university provost, and Mimi Parisi, executive director for MSU ROMA explained the new university partnership with Italy. Rotarian Frank Chiles introduced our presenters. Mississippi State University is establishing its first international residential center in Rome, Italy, expected to open in spring 2028. Located in a renovated historic convent, this center is a partnership with the Pontifical University Antonianum (PUA), providing study abroad opportunities for up to 150 students annually, supported by donors Mike and Laura McDaniel.
The meeting began with a brag on Mississippi State Athletics wins by Rotarian Grant Arinder prior to him sharing our prayer, pledge and 4-way test. President Elect Michael Kunkle introduced our 6 guest and recognized our birthdays and club anniversaries. A Starkville Rotary grant was presented to Tina Scholtes with Bed for Kids at which time Tina provided a short presentation and background on Beds for Kids in Oktibbeha County and Starkville. Additional Brags were provided by Rotarians Jim Ormon, John Rigsby, Daniel Stevens and John Everitt. Rotarian Larry Mullins presented PHF+2 pins to Rotarians Steve Langston and Hank Williams. Rotarian Chris Berena service chair updated the club on the recent service above self Saturday this past weekend.

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