Delegates to the 94th annual Kiwanis International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, elected Paul Palazzolo, Springfield, Illinois, to be the 2009-2010 Kiwanis International president. Delegates also elected Sylvester Neal, Auburn, Washington, to be president-elect, and Alan Penn, Medina, Ohio, to be vice president. Palazzolo, Neal and Penn take office October 1, 2009.
Paul is past-distinguished president of the Kiwanis Club of Springfield-Downtown, Ill., served as governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District in 1994-95, as district secretary and district treasurer and as president of the district foundation board. He is a life member of Kiwanis International and a Diamond-level George F. Hixson Fellow, Tablet of Honor recipient and Heritage Society member of the Kiwanis International Foundation. He served as a Key Club distinguished governor in 1983-84 and was recognized with Circle K’s Opal Award by the 1999-00 president of Circle K International. He holds a degree in finance from the University of Illinois.
Sylvester has belonged to the Kiwanis Club of the Valley, Auburn, since 2003. He is a former member of the Kiwanis clubs of Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, and was Kiwanian of the Year four times. He served as governor of the Pacific Northwest District in 2002-03, and is a life member of Kiwanis International.
Alan is a member and past-distinguished president of the Kiwanis Club of Medina Breakfast in Medina, Ohio, and a former member of the Kiwanis Club of Lakewood, Ohio. He served with honors as governor of the Ohio District and was the district’s Key Club administrator for four years. He also serves as executive director of the Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation. He is a George F. Hixson Fellow, Tablet of Honor recipient and Heritage Society member of the Kiwanis International Foundation.
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Jun 27 2009, 09:51 AM
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Curtis Billue