Rotary presents Rockwall teacher with Paul Harris Award

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 27, 2016) Rockwall High School teacher Anna Campbell was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow yesterday by the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club.

Rotarian John Curtis presented Anna with the award during the club’s luncheon meeting yesterday. He described Anna as a distinguished educator who has been looked up to for years by students, and said that she does a wonderful job of training kids to go on to their chosen careers.

The Paul Harris award was established in 1957 to show appreciation for and encourage substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships.

The first Paul Harris Fellows include 1937-38 RI Director Allison G. Brush and longtime RI Treasurer Rufus F. Chapin, both for donations made in 1946. Mrs. Adan Vargas was the first woman to receive the recognition, for a gift made in 1953. Mrs. Harry L. Jones was the second, and one of only five people recognized for contributions made in 1957.

Many other notable figures have been named as Paul Harris Fellows, including U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, U.S. astronaut James Lovell, UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, and Jonas Salk.

By Dawn Redig, Blue Ribbon News.

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