Rotary Foundation 101

Dr. Paul Geisel, Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning and Public Policy  is the founding faculty member of the former School of Urban and Public Affairs at UT Arlington. A former district governor for Rotary International, he has been honored as a leader in minority relations by the Fort Worth Economic Development Corp. He serves on seven boards and is chair of the Executive Committee for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority. His honors include the Sally Kallam Award for volunteer work from Leadership Arlington & the Fort Worth Fellow Award from Leadership Fort Worth. Paul has been District 5790 Foundation chair for eight years, Zone 27B foundation coordinator and an Arch Klumph Member at level 6. He is a member of Fort Worth East Rotary Club.

Our Mission: The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life changing, sustainable projects.  With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.