Jim Schuppert Named Alamo Rotarian Of The Year

From The Rotary Club of Alamo: James Schuppert has been named the Alamo Rotarian of the Year by the Rotary Club of Alamo. The award was presented to Jim by the Rotary Club of Alamo President Jack Thompson, at the Club's annual Holiday Party, for his outstanding contributions to the Club. “With this honor, the Rotary Club of Alamo is recognizing someone who best exemplifies the goals of Rotary through his or her consistent contributions, and in doing so has brought honor and respect to the Club,” Mr. Thompson said.

“Jim Schuppert exemplifies Rotary’s goals,” Mr. Thompson stated. “He has been a quiet, but significant contributor to the success of the Rotary Club of Alamo and its 501 (c) 3 non-profit Foundation. In his role as treasurer of both the Club and its Foundation, Jim keeps track of our various accounts and makes sure that all of the financial statements are up to date and correct,” said Mr. Thompson. “When one of the Club’s Global Grant projects, “Transitional Care Medical Clinics for Diabetic, Hypertensive and Asthmatic patients”, was recently visited by Rotary International, the representative was effusive with complements about the professionalism in the way Jim kept the books, financial records and supporting data. This is just another example ofthe good work Jim does all of the time,” he noted. Jim is also a frequent volunteer for whatever function or activity Alamo Rotary is working on. As you can see, his finger is on many of the things that the Club does, which made the decision for me to select Jim as the Rotary Club of Alamo’s Rotarian of the Year,’ Mr. Thompson stated.

Jim joined the Rotary Club of Alamo in 2002, served as President in the 2008-2009 year and is currently treasurer of both the Club and its Foundation. He also serves as the treasurer of the Transitional Care Clinics Rotary International Global Grant and is responsible for monitoring the usage of funds and for the payment of all bills. He is an experienced commercial banker. Jim was with EnviroFinance Group, a private real estate lender specializing on financing properties with environmental issues. His career includes domestic and international banking with Bank of America, Citibank and United Commercial Bank. Jim is a graduate of Stanford University
and is an ardent Cardinal football and basketball fan. The Rotary Club of Alamo was founded on May 7, 1971 and has 45 members. The Club meets on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. at Round Hill Country Club. 3169 Round Hill Road, Alamo, CA 94507.

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