Terry Ziegler, District Rotary Foundation Chair, Is Wednesday's Program

Terry Ziegler is a native Houstonian who graduated with an Honors Studies degree in microbiology from Texas Tech University in 1974.He is married with two girls.He is the owner of Big Z Lumber Company; a family business operating in Houston since 1938.

A Rotarian since 1982, Terry served in 1988-89 as president of the Astrodome Rotary Club. He again served as president in 2004-05 after a move to the West U Rotary Club. In his year as West U president, his club was awarded the “Best Large Club” in District 5890 and “Family of Rotary” awards by District Governor, D’Lisa Simmons and was awarded the “RI Publicity Award” by Rotary International President Glenn Estess. In addition, Terry attended a baseball game for physically & mentally challenged youth on the White House lawn with President George W. Bush as a result of the West U Rotary Club’s Centennial Project.

Terry is the Rotary Foundation Chari for the District. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Charter Benefactor Society member and a Charter Paul Harris Society member. Terry and Sarka are Rotary Foundation Major Donors and all of his family members are Paul Harris Fellows.

In his spare time, Terry enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, cheering for the Astros.

Or the short version – Terry Ziegler was asked to join Rotary in 1982, fell in love with it, and has been having trouble saying no since then.