Rotary Fellowships

Conrad is a member of the Grapevine, Texas Rotary Club, where he served as president
in 1980/81. He has enjoyed 49 years of perfect attendance. He served as District 5790
Governor in 1991/92 and presently serves as D-5790 Global Grant Scholarships
Chairman and Rotary Fellowships Chairman. He initiated the Rotary Intercountry
Teacher Exchange (RITE), the RotaTree Program and he brought RYLA into our district.
Conrad has done over 400 humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange grant
projects in the US and in over 30 foreign countries.
He is the Zone Chairman for the Rotary Initiative for Population and Development and
Zone Chair for the Open World Program. He has been the president of the Rotarian
Wine Appreciation Fellowship since 2002 and has increased the membership from 11
members in 2 countries to over 4,500 members in 70 countries. He also has served as
the R.I. Fellowship Chair over all the Fellowships. He currently serves D-5790 as GG
Scholarships Chair, R.I. Fellowships Chair and member of the District Grants
Committee.
Conrad is a Major Donor, 3 rd level, and a Charter Member of the Bequest Society. He
has received the Four Avenues of Service Award, the Citation of Meritorious Service
and the Distinguished Service Award from The Rotary Foundation and the R.I. Service
above Self Award.
Professionally, Conrad is a commercial property investor and broker and is the
President of Paramont Properties, Inc, Preservation Properties and the Managing
Partner of Willow Creek Storage and Property Investments, LLC.
Conrad is the immediate Past President of the Tarrant County College District Board
and serves on the TCC Foundation Board.
Conrad earned a BS and MS in Chemistry from Holy Cross College, successfully
completed all course requirements for a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of
Arizona and earned an MBA from Northeastern University. He is married to Betty; they
have three children and live in Colleyville, Texas.