Gaede Honored as Paul Harris Fellow

Santa Barbara Downtown Rotary Club has awarded Westmont President Stan D. Gaede with a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of Gaede’s  and the college’s contribution to international understanding and service.

The honor was given to Gaede during a recent Rotary Club luncheon, at which he spoke. A $1,000 donation was made by the Santa Barbara Club on Gaede’s behalf to Rotary International’s Annual Programs Fund.

Paul Harris was the founder of Rotary International, which focuses on the world’s most pressing problems, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, literacy and violence. There are more than 31,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries, with 1.2 million members.

Westmont, a nationally ranked, exclusively undergraduate liberal arts college, strongly encourages students to become global citizens with a deep appreciation and understanding of other cultures and world issues. Though it’s not required, more than half of all Westmont students participate in an off-campus program, many of them overseas.

Gaede’s predecessor, Chancellor David Winter, also has received the Paul Harris honor. For more information, contact the public affairs office at (805) 565-6051 or e-mail pubaffairs@westmont.edu.