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Dr. Bobbie Walden
2002‑03 President-elect, Civitan
International
(Today/ Tonight) we are honored to have with us an
illustrious Civitan leader who hails from
As an active member of
Civitan since 1990, she has served in many positions on the club, district, and
international levels. She was the charter president of the Montgomery Women
Civitan Club in Civitan’s Alabama-West Florida District. At that time the club had 144 members, and
achieved Honor Club status. She was a
Distinguished President. Following her retirement, she and her
husband moved to
In the Alabama North
District she has served as chairman for Junior Civitan, Publicity, Awards, and the
Youth Seminar. In 1996-97 she was
elected governor and was named one of Civitan’s Distinguished Governors. She has served on the district board and also
trained club presidents for the district from 1994 until 2001.
On the Civitan
International level, she has served as a member and the chairman of the
Membership Marketing Team. Additionally
she served as the Oslo Convention Chaplain, and was a Club Building Seminar
Instructor for two years.
She has been honored
with club, district, and Civitan International Honor Key awards, the highest
honor an individual can receive. She is also a Civitan Master Club Builder, who
has helped establish six new clubs.
Personally she has recruited more than 80 members into Civitan. She also supports the Civitan International
Foundation as a member of the President’s Council.
Her husband, Bob, is
also a Civitan in the Gadsden Civitan Club. The couple has two children, Dennis
and Olivia.
Please
join me in welcoming the Civitan International President-elect, Dr. Bobbie
Walden.
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Dr. Bobbie Walden
2002‑03 President-elect, Civitan
International
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CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL DIGNITARY TO VISIT
Civitan International
President-elect Dr. Bobbie Walden of
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An
active Civitan for more than 12 years, Walden was charter president of the
Montgomery Women Civitan Club which had 144 members. Currently she is a member of the Noccalula
Civitan Club of
In 1996‑97
Walden served as governor of Civitan’s Alabama North District. She has also
served on the district board and served as a member of the Publicity, Awards
and Youth Seminar committees. From 1994 until 2001 she was an instructor for
training club officers.
On the international
level, Walden served as chaplain of the Oslo Convention in 2000 and was a
member of the Membership Marketing Team from 1998 until 2000. She is a Civitan Master Club Builder with six
clubs to her credit. She has personally recruited more than 80 Civitans.
Walden has been honored
with a number of Civitan awards including the club, district and Civitan
International Honor Key, the highest award Civitan can bestow upon an
individual. She has achieved
Distinguished Club President recognition twice.
She is a Fellow of the Civitan International Foundation and also supports
the Foundation through the President’s Council.
She has been selected by the Gadsden Times as Volunteer of the Month and
was also named as one of eight Outstanding Women in
Civitan is a family
affair in the Walden household. Bobbie’s husband, Bob, is a member of the
Gadsden Civitan Club and he also holds club, district, and international Honor
Key awards. They have two children,
Dennis and Olivia.
Civitan is worldwide
community service organization with clubs in 24 nations on four continents.
Civitan’s purpose is to provide opportunities for personal and professional
development while improving communities through community service.
On the international
level, Civitan emphasizes helping people with special needs and developmental
disabilities. Civitans fund the
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Dr. Bobbie Walden
2002-03 President-elect
Civitan International
Address:
Family: Spouse, Bob;
children, Dennis and Olivia
Born: November 2 in
BA from
Retired from the Alabama State Department of Education
where she was
Director of Community Education directing a multi-million
dollar program
that utilized 10,000 volunteers
Auburn Alumni Association
National Continuing Education Association
National Community Education Association
International, District, and Club Honor Keys
Civitan International Foundation Fellow
Civitan of the Year
Award of Merit
Distinguished Governor, 1996-97
Distinguished President, two awards
Outstanding Women in
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame
1989-90 President,
1993-94 President, Noccalula Civitan Club
1992-93, Junior Civitan Chairman
1992-93, National Youth Leadership Chairman
1993-95, Board of Directors, Alabama North District
1999-00, Awards and Publicity Chairman for Alabama North
District
1996-97, Governor, Alabama North District
1998-99, Past Governor Director for district
1994-01,
1998-00, Civitan International Membership Marketing Team
1999-02,