In August of 2009, the Ohio District Kiwanis Board approved the formation the Ohio District Kiwanis Hall of Fame. The Ohio District Kiwanis Hall of Fame will feature Ohio Kiwanians who were nominated and selected and through their Time, Talent, Dedication, and Leadership roles in Kiwanis resulted in Building Better Lives and Communities.
Click here to download a Nomination Form for the Ohio District Kiwanis Hall of Fame.
Each year a new class of honorees will be introduced at the Mid Year Education Day. Individuals honored with induction into the Ohio District Kiwanis Hall of Fame since it's inception are as follows:
Name: | Office Held and Years: | Club | Year Inducted |
Albert H. Miller | International Trustee (1916-17) | Toledo | 2010 |
Charles Heald | International Vice-President (1916-17) | Dayton | 2010 |
James W. Meeker | International Trustee (1916-17) | Akron | 2010 |
James J. Dalzell | International Trustee (1916-17) | Youngstown | 2010 |
Ben G. Watson | International Trustee (1916-18) | Columbus | 2010 |
Oscar F. Alexander | International Trustee & Vice-President (1916-18) | Cleveland | 2010 |
Edmund F. Arras | International Trustee & President (1920-25) | Columbus | 2010 |
Russell C. Heddleston | International Trustee (1926-29) | East Liverpool | 2010 |
A. A. Schramm | International Vice-President (1933-35) | Marietta | 2010 |
William A. Williamson | International Trustee (1937-39) | Cleveland | 2010 |
Philip E. Auer | International Trustee & Vice-President (1941-44) | Galion | 2010 |
Albert R. Cox | International Trustee (1947-51) | Canton | 2010 |
H. W. Driver | International Trustee & Vice-President (1952-57) | Euclid | 2010 |
Harold O. Danner | International Trustee (1957-61) | Madisonville | 2010 |
Phillip V. Stout | International Trustee (1963-67) | Hilltop, Columbus | 2010 |
Stanley E. Schneider | International Trustee, Vice-President, Treasurer, President (1970-77) | Crestline | 2010 |
Donald E. Williams | International Trustee, Vice-President, Treasurer, President (1979-86) | Berea | 2010 |
Walter G. Sellers | International Trustee, Vice-President, Treasurer, President (1991-98) | Xenia | 2010 |
Donald R. Murray | International Trustee (2001-04) | Canton | 2010 |
A. Alan Penn | International Trustee, Vice-President, President-Elect, President (2006-12) | Medina Breakfast, All Ohio eMedina | 2010 |
Paul L. Brown | Club President | Lima | 2011 |
Douglas R. K. Everett | Club President, Lieutenant Governor (1978-79), District Governor (1987-88) | Mill Creek (Youngstown), Youngstown | 2011 |
George Grim | Club President, Lieutenant Governor (2006-07) | Boardman | 2011 |
Robert (Bob) Fox | Club President | Wooster | 2011 |
Wayne W. Hilborn | Club President, Club Secretary, Lieutenant Governor (1953) | Delaware | 2012 |
Albert C. Gilbert | Club President, Club Secretary, Lieutenant Governor (1991-1993), Governor (1994-1995) | East Cleveland | 2012 |
Francis "Frank" Walker | Club President, Club Secretary, Lieutenant Governor (1990-91), District Treasurer (2004-05) | Gahanna | 2012 |
John Bodmer | Club President, Club Secretary, Lieutenant Governor (1995-96) | Kirtland | 2012 |
John E. DeVilbiss | Club President, Club Treasurer, Lieutenant Governor, District Treasurer, Governor (2010-11) | West Alexandria | 2014 |
Baird A. Krueger | Club President, Club Secretary, Lieutenant Governor, District Treasurer (1998-2000) | Granville | 2014 |
Volita "Vee" M. Reifsnyder | Club President, Lieutenant Governor, District Treasurer (2006-07) | Port Clinton, i-NeXT | 2014 |
Jean Forbes | Club President, Lieutenant Governor, District Foundation Secretary-Treasurer (2004-2015) | Dublin, Wooster, Warren, Rockville, MD, Tiffin | 2015 |
Clifford C. Houk | Club President (3 Times), Lieutenant Governor, District Foundation President | Downtown Athens, Athens, Troy | 2015 |
Leroy M. Martin | Club President, Club Secretary, Lieutenant Governor, District Foundation President, District Foundation Executive Director, Governor (2008-09) | Barberton, Copley, All Ohio-eMedina | 2015 |
Preston Forbes | Club President, CLE/Education Chair, Lieutenant Governor (1981-82), Governor (1986-87) | Dublin, Wooster, Champion, Rockville, MD, North Bethesda, MD, Tiffin | 2016 |
Robert J. Marimon | Club President, Club Treasurer, Lieutenant Governor (1993-94) | Avon Lake | 2016 |
Charles F. (Bud) Moldenhauer | Club President, Club Secretary, International & District Committees, Lieutenant Governor (1968), Governor (1973-74) | North Royalton | 2016 |
Paul D. Price | Club Secretary (1983-87/Western Kenosha Kiwanis), Club Secretary (1992-Present/Springfield Kiwanis), Lieutenant Governor (2 Times), District Treasurer (2002-2004) | Springfield | 2017 |
Dr. David Gallit | Club President (2000-01), Club Treasurer (1994-96), Key Club Advisor (1981-83), Lieutenant Governor and Class President (2006-07), Various District Committees | Columbus and I-NeXT, Columbus | 2017 |
Dr. Kip Crain | Club Secretary, Distinguished President, Distinguished Lt. Governor, District Chair for Young Children Priority One, District Chair for Administration, District Chair for International Foundation, District Chair for New Club Building, Ohio District Governor (2008-09) | Wooster | 2018 |
Rita Corbin | Club President, Club Secretary, Finance and Structure Committee Member, Key Club Advisor, Division Eliminate Chair, Division IDD Chair, Outstanding Lt. Governor (2008-9), Distinguished Lt. Governor (2015-16), New Club Builder, Interclub and Fellowship Chair | Gahanna, Groveport Madison | 2018 |
Dave Whiteman | District Secretary (1998-2018), Club Treasurer, Division Treasurer, Certified Leadership Educator, International Committee for District Secretaries, International Committee on Structure, International Committee on Technology Integration, District Bulletin Editor | Newark | 2018 |