Roots by Cholly Capps

A Little History of Your Rotary Club

To the Rotary Club of Coral Gables he was Bert Dorgan, a spry young man in his 90's with a keen inventive mind. The rest of the Rotary world knew him as Albert W. Dorgan, the first Rotarian in history to have a Rotary Foundation Scholarship bear his name.

Bert learned about the named scholarship plan through Club Foundation Chair Cholly Capps and President Jack Powers. Bert, age 96 at the time he made this gift, was a retired landscape artist/developer, who devoted his efforts to a variety of energy-related inventions. He was the "front-end" of our Club for many years, greeting and registering Rotarians an guests at the front door.

In October, 1982, The Rotary Foundation Trustees established the "Names Rotary Foundation Scholarship" plan whereby an individual or business enterprise can have a Foundation scholarship named after the donor by contributing the full scholarship cost. Thanks to Bert's generosity, and his $11,000 donation, a qualified Foundation Scholar from our District was awarded the Albert W. Dorgan Rotary Foundation Scholarship.