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**International Presidents and their Theme
1955-56 Humberto Valenzuelo SPIRIT, MYSTIC IDEALS & ACTION
1956-57 John L. Stickley
1957-58 Edward G. Barry STEP BY STEP
1958-59 Dudley L. Simms HONEST VALUES
1959-60 Clarence L. Simms
1960-61 Finis E. Davis
WORLD PEACE
1961-62 Per Stahl
1962-63 Curtis D. Lovill
1963-64 Aubrey D. Green
1964-65 Claude M. DeVorss THE HOUR OF DECISION or LIONISM: A CONSCIENCE
1965-66 Dr. Walter Campbell THE CHALLENGE FOR SERVICE
1966-67 Edward M. Lindsey SEARCH FOR PEACE
1967-68 Jorge Bird
WORLD UNDERSTANDING THROUGH LIONISM
1968-69 David Evans BUILDING A CATHEDRAL
1969-70 W.R. Bryan
UNITED MANKIND THROUGH LIONISM
1970-71 Robert McCullough INVOLVEMENT NOW
1971-72 Robert Uplinger LIONISM IS COMMITMENT
1972-73 George Friedrichs HUMANITARIAN SOLIDARITY THROUGH LIONISM
1973-74 Tris Coffin
ONE MILLION MEN SERVING MANKIND
1974-75 Johnny Balbo LIONISM: A HERITAGE CHALLENGING TOMORROW
1975-76 Harry J. Aslan LIONISM IS OPPORTUNITY
1976-77 Prof. Joao Fernando Sobral
MAKE YOUR FELLOW MAN FEEL NEEDED
1977-78 Joseph M. McLoughlin LIONISM: PEOPLE CARING FOR PEOPLE
1978-79 Ralph A. Lynam
LOVE, COMPASSION, SPIRIT IN ACTION
1979-80 Lloyd Morgan
A WORLD TOGETHER
1980-81 William C. Chandler TOUCH A LIFE WITH HOPE
1981-82 Kaoru “Kay” Murakami PEOPLE AT PEACE
1982-83 Everett J. “Ebb” Grindstaff
SHARE THE VISION OF SERVICE
1983-84 Dr. J.M. Fowler
JOIN HANDS IN SERVICE
1984-85 Bert Mason
ANSWER THE CALL TO SERVE
1985-86 Joseph L. Wroblewski WE SERVE BETTER TOGETHER
1986-87 Sten A. Akestam BRING QUALITY TO LIFE
1987-88 Judge Brian Stevenson
WE SERVE
1988-89 Austin P. Jennings
WE SERVE…A CHANGING WORLD
1989-90 William L. Woolard CHALLENGES
1990-91 William L. “Bill” Biggs
WE SERVE
1991-92 Donald E. Banker INVOLVEMENT
1992-93 Rohit C. Mehta OPPORTUNITY
1993-94 James T. Coffey RESPONSIBILITY…MEMBERSHIP
1994-95 Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Grimaldi
SOLIDARITY
1995-96 Dr. William H. Wunder LEADERSHIP
1996-97 Augustin Soliva BUILDING BRIDGES
1997-98 Judge Howard L. Patterson
PROUD PAST…BRIGHT FUTURE
1998-99 Kajit Habanananda HARMONY
1999-00 James E. “Jim” Ervin VISIONS – FOR A NEW CENTURY OF SERVICE
2000-01 Dr. Jean Behar QUALITY – KEY TO THE FUTURE
2001-02 J. Frank Moore III LIGHT THE PATH
2002-03 Kay K. Fukushima ONE WORLD, ONE HEART: BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW
2003-04 Dr. Tae-Sup Lee INNOVATION: GATEWAY TO OUR FUTURE
2004-05 Dr. Clement Kusiak SHARE SUCCESS THROUGH SERVICE
2005-06 Dr. Ashok Mehta PASSION TO EXCEL
2006-07 Jimmy M. Ross
WE SERVE
2007-08 Mahendra Amarasuriya
CHALLENGE TO CHANGE
2008-09 Al Brandel
EVERYDAY HEROES
2009-10 Eberhard J. Wirfs MOVE TO GROW
2010-11 Sid Scruggs III BEACON OF HOPE
2011-12 Wing-Kun Tam
I BELIEVE
2012-13 Wayne Madden
IN A WORLD OF SERVICE
2013-14 Barry Palmer
FOLLOW YOUR DREAM
2014-15 Joseph “Joe” Preston STRENGTHEN THE PRIDE
2015-16 Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada DIGNITY, HARMONY, HUMANITY
2016-17 Robert “Bob” E. Corlew
NEW MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB
2017-18 Dr. Naresh Aggarwal THE POWER OF WE (WE SERVE)
2018-19 Gudrun Yngvadottir WE SERVE (NEW HORIZONS)
2019-20 Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
WE SERVE (THROUGH DIVERSITY)
2020-21 Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
WE SERVE (KINDNESS AND DIVERSITY)
2021-22 Douglas Alexandria SERVICE FROM THE HEART
2022-23 Brian Sheehan TOGETHER WE CAN
2023-24 Patti Hil
CHANGING THE WORLD
2024- 25 Fabricio Olivera
Make your Mark
2025- 26 A P Singh
Lead to Serve - Serve to Lead
2026- 37 Mark S.Lyon
Rooted in Service
