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William M. (Bill) Bishop and Ann Gay
Governor-Elect 2008-2009
My Vision for Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis:
- Insure that the Texas-Oklahoma District of Kiwanis remains the premier district in Kiwanis International
- Build a solid foundation to enable the T-O District to recruit and retain its portion of the 1 million members by 2015
- Study and develop a means to reduce the cost of being a Kiwanian
- Support, encourage and reward local clubs for developing projects meaningful to their communities
- Encourage clubs to actively participate in district events and programs
- Encourage clubs to actively participate in International events and programs
- Encourage clubs to establish Sponsored Leadership Programs such as AKTION Clubs, K-Kids clubs, Builders clubs, Key Clubs and CKI clubs.
- Publicize Kiwanis – Take Credit.
My Kiwanis Experience:
- 17 year member of Kiwanis (12 in Kansas and 5 years in TX-OK)
- Distinguished President (Twice in Kansas and Twice in TX-OK)
- Distinguished Secretary – Bandera County Kiwanis Club
- Distinguished Lt. Governor (Once in Kansas and Once in TX-OK)
- Tablet of Honor
- George F. Hixson Fellow – Diamond Level 1
- Member of TX-OK Legacy Society
- Member of KI Heritage Society
- James W. Putnam Award – Kansas District Foundation
- C. T. Bush Award – TX-OK Foundation
- Life Member – TX-OK District
- Started the Bandera, TX High School Key Club
- Trainer for TX-OK Kiwanis Volunteers for Salvation Army/Kiwanis Disaster Relief Programs
- Participated in Kiwanis Disaster Relief for Hurricane Katrina victims in 2005 and Villahermosa Mexico Flood Victims – 2007
Personal:
- Retired Officer in United States Air Force – 22 years
- Retired contract Administrator for The Boeing Company – 15 years
- Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) Degree in Personnel Management –University of Oklahoma
- Married to Ann Gay Bishop 47 years – Ann is Executive Director of the Silver Sage Corral Senior Activity Center, Bandera, Texas
- Two Children – Angel Lyn and William Hart
- Five Grandchildren – James, Lori, Codi, Jade and Cora
Beliefs to make the world a better place:
- Religious – “Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.”
- Love for Country – “…indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
- International concern: “The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.”
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