In Honor of Wade Macomber

 
When Dr. Henry “Wade” Macomber (1894-1983) died after more than a half-century of Burlingame Rotary membership, then-President Ogden White established a memorial service award in his honor. Each year, the award has renewed and fulfilled his promise: “that the kind of steady, loyal, selfless service epitomized by Wade Macomber will not go unheralded.”
 

Award Qualifications

In order to qualify for this award, the member:

• Must have been a member in good standing of the Rotary Club of Burlingame for not less than ten years.
• Must have, in a number of specifically identified ways, contributed in-person service above and beyond normal expectations to the purpose, objectives, and principles of Rotary.
• Must have made significant and unique contributions in personal service to the local community measured from the standpoint of personal time, effort, and actual accomplishment.
• Among peers, one must be recognized as a leader, a doer, and an accomplisher of special abilities.
• Must have personal attributes and characteristics that identify the person as a truly outstanding individual.