Rotary Celebration
Monroe Rotary recently celebrated 100 years of services and held a celebration cocktail party and banquet at the Bayou DeSiard Country Club to celebrate the once in lifetime anniversary. Sixty year members mingled with new members while viewing memorabilia collected over the past century. President Leah Sumrall shared proclamations by Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo, US Senator Bill Cassidy, US Representative Dr. Ralph Abraham, and from Rotary International. Past President Roger Johnston was emcee for the evening and presented past reflections ,while others provided special presentations. Keynote speaker Dr. Thomas Karam of LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business spoke on personal branding and entertained the crowd with stories about working with some of LSU’s most prominent athletes, including Shaquille O’Neal. Incoming President Michael Echols closed out the event with a champagne toast to the past, present and future of Monroe Rotary.
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- Norene Smith, Beverly Jarrell and Hardeman Cordell
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- Misti Cordell and Leah Sumrall
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- Rod Payne and Jimmy Young
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- Amanda Barry, Daphne Young and Beth Falls
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- Jim Falls and Barry Delcambre
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- Kevin and Leah Sumrall with Judge Jimbo Stephens
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- Pamela Stewart, Cecil Campbell and Sandra Blate
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- Jim and Beth Falls, Jim and Amanda Barry and Karen Hanna
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- Doug and Gloria Seegers
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- Victoria and Chris Ringo
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- Cecil and Annetta Hill
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- Roger and Joy Johnston
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- Mary Linda McCann, Beverly Jarrell, Amanda Barry and Norene Smith
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- Daphne and Jimmy Young
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- Dr. Sidney and Carolyn Seegers
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- Dr. Dan and Jehnell Dupree
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- Zak and Laura Marchelos
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- Emily Rash, Milton and Janet Moore
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- Pam and Jeff Hawley
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- Amy, Misti and Hardeman Cordell and Mike Sawyer
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- Bob Rash, Christie and Mike Echols, Leah Sumrall, Aimee Kane, Emily Rash, Laura and Zak Marchelos
