Champaign-Urbana Optimist Club
Bringing Out the Best in Kids
About Us
The Champaign-Urbana Optimist Club is one of more than 4000 Optimist Clubs all over the world. Optimist International, founded in 1919, is one of the world’s largest service club organizations whose sole purpose is serving their communities. Carrying the motto “Optimists Bring Out The Best In Kids”, our clubs serve more than five million young people annually.
The Champaign
History
The C-U Optimist Club was established in 1947, and chartered in 1948.
Past Club Presidents
2007-2008 | J.Manley |
2006-2007 | J. Remesch |
2005-2006 | M. Paluch |
2004-2005 | C. Donaldson, Jr. |
2003-2004 | J. Pece |
2002-2003 | E. Fondren |
2001-2002 | M. Minnes |
2000-2001 | H. Burch |
1999-2000 | D. Chenoweth |
1998-1999 | C. Minnes |
1997-1998 | R. Patzke |
1996-1997 | H. Schweighart |
1995-1996 | Q. Rogers |
1994-1995 | C. Lohmeyer |
1993-1994 | C. Minnes |
1992-1993 | J. Whitman |
1991-1992 | G. Morgan |
1990-1991 | B. Fondren |
1989-1990 | G. Buskirk |
1988-1989 | A. Burr |
1986-1987 | K. Griffen |
1985-1986 | G. Buskirk |
1984-1985 | B. Fondren |
1983-1984 | W. Splittstoesser |
1982-1983 | G. Morgan |
1981-1982 | R. Clay |
1980-1981 | H. Hensley |
1979-1980 | R. Patzke |
1978-1979 | L. Joop |
1977-1978 | J. Manley |
1976-1977 | J. Widholm |
1975-1976 | J. Sisco |
1974-1975 | G. Perkins |
1973-1974 | P. Nelson |
1972-1973 | H. Schweighart |
1971-1972 | G. Keith |
1970-1971 | B. Doane |
1969-1970 | M. Marsh |
1968-1969 | B. McArthur / D. Semonin |
1967-1968 | B. Seaman |
1966-1967 | J. Whitman |
1965-1966 | F. Barber |
1964-1965 | K. LeSeure |
1963-1964 | S. Murphy |
1962-1963 | J. DeAtley |
1961-1962 | P. Luedtke |
1960-1961 | B. Smith |
1959-1960 | R. Hutchens |
1958-1959 | W. Ehler |
1957-1958 | J. Moffit |
1956-1957 | G. Cheeseman |
1955-1956 | D. Murphy |
1954-1955 | E. Smith |
1953-1954 | W. Bandy / F. Green |
1952-1953 | S. Bing |
1951-1952 | E. Adair |
1950-1951 | H. Miller |
1949-1950 | C. Busey |
1948-1949 | C. Busey |
