Congratulations RLI Graduates!

Pictured above are the graduates of the Rotary Leadership Institute held on August 27 in Lexington. These Rotarians are from clubs in both District 6710 - the western half of Kentucky and District 6740 - the eastern half of Kentucky. Shown above, front row from left – Becky Rue, Winchester RC (D6740); Brenda Rice, Frankfort RC (D6710); Terri Prater, Jeffersontown RC (D6710) and Wendell Lyon, Somerset (D6740). On the back row from left are: Willi Walker, Richmond (D6740); Mike Fisher, Cynthiana (D6740); Craig Loftis, Berea (D6740); Cheryl Spriggs, Ashland (D6740) and Bob Cortellessa, Jeffersontown (D6710). Not pictured is Gordon Patterson, Lexington (D6740).

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a series of fast-paced, interactive, one-day courses offered to refine a Rotarian's leadership skills and increase their base of knowledge in Rotary. 

Courses in RLI are informative, topical, interactive and geared toward busy business and professional Rotarians who want to be more effective leaders in their vocations and their clubs. RLI consists of three one day parts. Each RLI session offers all three parts, simultaneously. Each part consists of 6 topics and each topic is lead by a Discussion Leader. Attendees have the opportunity to exchange ideas about the topics and network with the other members of their group. The graduates pictured above have completed all three parts and were presented their graduation certificates.

The participation of 41 Rotarians at the August 27 RLI was the largest attendance yet of an RLI jointly conducted by District 6710 and District 6740 Rotary leaders. This graduating class of 10 Rotarians was also the largest single graduating class. The next RLI session is scheduled for January 28, 2012 in Lexington.