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The 'United States Junior Chamber' ('JCs' or more commonly 'Jaycees') is a leadership training and civic organization for people between the ages of 18 and 40. Areas of emphasis are business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections. The U.S. Junior Chamber is a non-profit corporation/organization as described under IRS code 501 (c)(4).
Established in 1920 to provide opportunities for young men to develop personal and leadership skills through service to others, the Jaycees later expanded to include women, reflecting the growing influence and leadership of women in America.
Since the organization's founding, Jaycees have been involved in civic, national and international affairs. Jaycees helped establish Airmail services in America with Jaycee Charles Lindbergh, and have raised millions of dollars for causes such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the March of Dimes. They have built parks, playgrounds, hospitals, ball fields, and housing for the elderly while conducting service and support programs in thousands of communities nationwide.
Jaycees can be found in all walks of life: governmental leaders such as past Presidents Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford; business tycoons such as Domino's Pizza mogul Tom Monaghan; registered nurse and former Miss America Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson; sports legends such as basketball great Larry Bird; and recording artists such as Bradley Joseph.
The U.S. Junior Chamber founder Henry Giessenbier’s vision of providing young people with leadership through community service can be broken down into four Areas of Opportunity: Business, Individual, Community, and International.
★ 'Business': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed, which states “Economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development and enhancement of the economic infrastructure, prosperity, and well-being for their community as well as all nations.
★ 'Individual': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “Earth’s great treasure lies in human personality,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to realize their personal potential through training programs.
★ 'Community': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “Service to humanity is the best work of life,” this area develops the sensitivity of individual members to societal problems and community dynamics by providing experience in community problem solving.
★ 'International': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development of goodwill, understanding, and cooperation among all peoples.
The Junior Chamber organization is: “a constructive action organization of young persons who devote a portion of their time to community service in the public interest, developing young persons as leaders in their communities.” (Taken from The U.S. Junior Chamber Bylaws Manual.)
The purpose of the Junior Chamber is: “to promote and foster the growth and development of young persons’ civic organizations in the United States, designed to inculcate (to teach and impress upon) in the individual membership of such organization a spirit of genuine Americanism and civic interest, and...to provide them with opportunity for personal development and achievement and an avenue for intelligent participation...in the affairs of the community, state, and nation, and to develop true friendship and understanding among young persons of all nations.” (Taken from The U.S. Junior Chamber Bylaws Manual.)
Simply put, the purpose of the local chapter is to become a force for good in the community, determining community needs and providing solutions by planning and facilitating community service projects. In the act of serving, members receive hands-on experience, which translates to the enhancement of personal growth and the development of valuable leadership skills. This is the total Junior Chamber Concept.
Henry “Hy” Giessenbier visualized an organization that would allow young men to develop their business skills and reputations in the community. In his era, most young men were out of school and working by the age of 15. Their first jobs were most likely the jobs they held throughout their lives. With luck and hard work, some might reach executive positions by their forties. Giessenbier felt that young men were not receiving the opportunities necessary to develop their skills at a younger age, thus depriving our nation of an important resource, and so he formed the founding ideals of the U.S. Junior Chamber.
The author of the Jaycee Creed was C. William Brownfield. The Creed was adopted by the Junior Chamber International in 1946 and the United States Junior Chamber in 1947. The original version of the Creed did not include a reference to faith in God. This refence was not added until 1951. [1] USJC History
'WE BELIEVE':
That faith in God gives meaning
and purpose to human life;
That the brotherhood of man
transcends the sovereignty of nations;
That economic justice can best be won
by free men through free enterprise;
That government should be of laws
rather than of men;
That earth's great treasure lies in
human personality;
And that service to humanity
is the best work of life.
★ Henry Giessenbier - 1920-21 - St. Louis, MO
★ George O. Wilson - 1921-22 - Dallas, TX
★ Raymond T. Wilbur - 1922-23 - Rumford, RI
★ Henry B. Mortimer - 1923-24 - Chicago, IL
★ Louis J. Arland - 1924-25 - San Diego, CA
★ E. Fred Johnson - 1925-26 - Tulsa, OK
★ Robert Condon - 1926-27 - New York, NY
★ H. Grady Vien - 1927-28 - East St. Louis, MO
★ Ernest Baetz - 1928-29 - San Antonio, TX
★ Seldon T. Waldo - 1929-30 - Gainesville, FL
★ Herbert T. McCulla - 1929-30 - Lincoln, NE
★ Duward Howes- 1930-31 - California
★ George H. Olmstead - 1931-32 - Washington, DC
★ Court Otis - 1932-33 - New York, NY
★ Leslie B. Farrington - 1933-34 - Phoenix, AZ
★ E. Richard West - 1934-35 - Los Angeles, CA
★ Allen Whitfield - 1935-36 - Des Moines, IA
★ Walter E. Holman - 1936-37 - Los Angeles, CA
★ Ross Rosengren - 1937-38 - Bradenton, FL
★ Philip C. Ebeling - 1938-39 - Dayton, OH
★ Perry Pipkin - 1939-40 - Memphis, TN
★ Mark Matthews - 1940-41- Greenwich, CT
★ Walter Finke - 1941-42 - Ohio
★ William M. Shepherd - 1942-43 - Little Rock, AR
★ Bruce Palmer - 1943-44 - Newark, NJ
★ Mearns T. Gates - 1944-45 - Pomeroy, WA
★ Henry Kearns - 1945-46 - California
★ Seldon T. Waldo - 1946-47 - Florida
★ John Ben Shepperd - 1947-48 - Odessa, TX
★ Paul D. Bagwell - 1948-49 - Grosse Pointe, MI
★ Cliff Cooper - 1949-50 - Alhambra-Covina, CA
★ Richard (Dick) W. Kemlar - 1950-51- Marshalltown, IA
★ Lee Price - 1951-52 - Atlanta, GA
★ Hunk Henderson - 1952-53 - Williamsburg, VA
★ Dain Domich - 1953-54 - Sacramento, CA
★ Lamar Buckner - 1954-55 - Ogden, UT
★ Hugh Mckenna - 1955-56 - Omaha, NE
★ Wendell Ford - 1956-57 - Port Royal, KY
★ Chuck Shearer - 1957-58 - Washington, DC
★ Bob Cox - 1958-59 - Chapel Hill, NC
★ Bob Clark - 1959-60 - Des Moines, IA
★ Morgan Doughton - 1960-61- Macungie, PA
★ Bob Conger - 1961-62 - Jackson, TN
★ Doug Blankenship - 1962-63 - Atlanta, GA
★ Dick Headlee - 1963-64 - Bountiful, UT
★ Stan Ladley - 1964-65 - Oklahoma
★ Jim Skidmore - 1965-66 - Basking Ridge, NY
★ Bill Suttle - 1966-67 - Chapel Hill, NC
★ Jim Antell - 1967-68 - Burlington, VT
★ Wendell Smith - 1968-69 - Atlanta, GA
★ Andy Letendre - 1969-70 - Vienna, VA
★ Gordon Thomas - 1970-71- Toledo, OH
★ Ron Au - 1971-72 - Honolulu, HI
★ Sam Winer - 1972-73 - New Martinsville, WV
★ Rick Clayton - 1973-74 - Birmingham, AL
★ David L. Hale - 1974-75 - SW Little Rock, AR
★ Dick Robinson - 1975-76 - Georgetown, KY
★ Frank Ziebell - 1976-77 - Plano-Dallas, TX
★ Bob Rushton - 1977-78 - Perry-Gray, GA
★ Barry Kennedy - 1978-79 - Pawnee City, NE
★ Terryl Bechtol - 1979-80 - Pensacola, FL
★ Gib Garrow - 1980-81- Wilburton, OK
★ Gene Honn - 1981-82 - Tinley Park, IL
★ Don E. Jones - 1982-83 - Bossier City, LA
★ Tom Bussa - 1983-84 - Ladd, IL
★ Tommy Todd - 1984-85 - Byron, GA
★ Ken Zimmerman - 1985-86 - Hamilton, MT
★ Mike Alcorn - 1986-87 - Zionsville, IN
★ Gary Wilkinson - 1987-88 - Meridian, MS
★ Andy Tobin - 1988-89 - Tempe, AZ
★ Robby Dawkins - 1989-90 - Florence, SC
★ Rusty Molstad - 1990-91- Sturgis, SD
★ Greg Thomes - 1991-92 - Maple Lake, MN
★ Bill Russell - 1992-93 - Rock Hill, SC
★ Matt Shapiro - 1993-94 - Phoenixville, PA
★ Gary Tompkins - 1994-95 - MO
★ Kelly Wills - 1995-96 - Springfield, NE
★ Mike Marshall - 1996-97 - Princeton, IN
★ Eric Seidel - 1997-98 - South Miami-Kendall, FL
★ Chris Reese - 1998-99 - Conway, AR
★ John Prozinski - 2000 - Brainerd, MN
★ Sydney Ward - 2001- Lubbock-Round Rock, TX
★ John Nygren - 2002 - Marinette, WI
★ Mike Faller - 2003 - Grand Forks, ND
★ Lon Fox - 2004 - Alcoa, TN
★ Julie Metzger - 2005 - Boone County, KY
★ Lisa Parrish - 2006 - Goochland, VA
★ Chris Oldham - 2007 - Phoenix, AZ
The title of Senator is the highest honor that may be granted to a member of the Junior Chamber International.
The title of Ambassador is the highest honor that may be granted to a member of the United States Jaycees.
Approximately 20 state-based Junior Chamber organizations have an established program that recognizes the achievements of Junior Chamber members at the state level. The process for establishing and administering these recognition programs is decentralized to each individual state organization. Many of these honorary state organizations are referred to as Corps and the members of these organizations typically meet once a year at the Corp of Corps Convention. The title conveyed on recognized members varies from state to state. Examples of these honorary titles include:
★ "Colonel" in Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
★ "Gator" in Florida.
★ "Governor" in Colorado, Nebraska, New York and Delaware.
★ "Militia Major" in Maryland.
★ "Roughrider" in North Dakota.
★ "Statesman" in Connecticut, Minnesota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
★ "Tiger" in California
★ Larry Bird - Boston Celtics
★ Warren E. Burger - Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
★ Bill Clinton - President of the United States
★ Ken Coon - Little Rock psychologist, former Arkansas Republican state chairman, former Arkansas state Jaycee president
★ Gerald Ford - President of the United States
★ Wendell Ford - US Senator, Governor of Kentucky, also served as US Jaycees President
★ Bill Gates - Chairman of Microsoft
★ John Wayne Gacy - Serial Killer
★ Al Gore - Vice President of the United States
★ Larry Holmes - Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion
★ Rogers Hornsby - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
★ Howard Hughes - Industrialist
★ Hubert Humphrey - Vice President of the United States
★ Bradley Joseph - Composer/recording artist
★ Charles Lindbergh - Aviator
★ Tom Monaghan - Domino's Pizza
★ Walter Mondale - Vice President of the United States
★ Richard Nixon - President of the United States
★ Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson - Miss America 1988
★ Ronald Reagan - President of the United States, Actor
Individual Jaycees “age out” when their membership year ends following their 41st birthday. In the past, the friendly term “Exhausted Rooster” was used for such individuals, who had completed their Jaycee careers. Some remain available to assist their former organizations through advising on request, acting as a trainer, and being present at organization functions. Recently, the Exhausted Rooster has given way to the gender-neutral term, “Jaycee Graduate”.
The Armbruster competition, named for John H. Armbruster, is a resume writing and interviewing competition sponsored by the US Junior Chamber and its state affiliate organizations. The competition is open to any new Junior Chamber member with a minimum of 12 months in the organization. The competition includes an oral interview (50%) and a review of the competitor's Jaycee resume (50%) or portfolio.
A planning, evaluation, and reporting process, utilizing membership and community input to develop an annual plan designed to impact the community and provide leadership training opportunities for its members.
The Brownfield competition, named for C. William Brownfield, is a resume writing and interviewing competition sponsored by the US Junior Chamber and its state affiliate organizations. The competition is open to any new Junior Chamber member with less than 24 months in the organization. The competition includes an oral interview (50%) and a review of the competitor's Jaycee resume (50%) or portfolio.
The US Junior Chamber provides those interested in running a successful project the Chairman’s Planning Guide (CPG). [1]. A two-page form, this cover sheet provides insight to those interested in running a new project. Together with attachments and other documentation, a CPG can provide valuable assistance to those wishing to run a the same or similar project in a different year or location. Regions, states, and the US Junior Chamber at the national level also have competitions for outstanding CPGs.
A District Director is a Junior Chamber officer at the state level with responsibility for assisting a minimum of 4 - 6 local chapters in a defined geographical area. A DD is expected to provide local chapter officers with training, develop an incentive program for chapter performance, and lead the effort to start new Junior Chambers where appropriate.
An award presented to a young person of Junior Chamber age for outstanding community service.
The appointed officer of the US Junior Chamber in charge of managing the national service center operations in Tulsa, OK.
A title bestowed on a Jaycee upon reaching the age of 40, the age of Jaycee retirement. Also 'Jaycee Graduate' or 'Jaycee Alumnus/a'.
The organization of a new local chapter; also referred to as an affiliation.
A Junior Chamber recognition program for individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of physical fitness. The program was discontinued in the 1990s.
A chapter that exists within a confined, rehabilitative, or job training facility.
The U.S. Junior Chamber's Jaycees Against Youth Smoking (JAYS)
project was created and piloted in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1998. It is a free, educational program that goes directly into elementary and middle school classrooms to teach children about the dangers of smoking and to help them make the informed decision to be smoke free. The children begin the program with a pretest and end the program two weeks later with a posttest. The program is sponsored by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company.
JCFAN was founded in 1994 as a service project dedicated to developing a network of care facilities for children and adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS. The United States Junior Chamber initiated this project in an effort to help address gaps in services specifically for children. After a decade of work, the Foundation was officially dissolved in 2006.
The world-wide Junior Chamber organization operating in over 100 countries and headquartered in St. Louis, MO.
A training forum traditionally sponsored by Junior Chamber organizations at the state level designed to train newly elected local chapter officers.
A consortium of local chapters within the US Junior Chamber with a minimum of 100 local members and/or from a community with a population of at least 100,000.
A national recognition program for young farmers and is sponsored by the John Deere Company.
A slogan used in promoting attendance at the annual meeting of the US Junior Chamber.
A recognition program sponsored by Junior Chamber organizations at the state level in which points are earned for conducting certain programs and chapters are ranked based on performance within the competition.
A local Junior Chamber annual goals and objectives for achievement developed by local chapters officers on an annual basis.
A Region Director is a Junior Chamber officer at the state level with responsibility for assisting a minimum of 8 - 10 local chapters in a defined geographical area. A RD is expected to provide local chapter officers with training, develop an incentive program for chapter performance, and lead the effort to start new Junior Chambers where appropriate. RDs will typically have one or more District Directors working with them.
An individual development competition designed to provide Junior Chamber members with the opportunity to develop their verbal communication skills.
An annual recognition program that honors ten dynamic young leaders from across the country during the annual meeting of the US Junior Chamber in September. The more than 600 TOYA recipients include: John F. Kennedy, Gerald R. Ford, Ann Bancroft, Gale Sayers, Elvis Presley, Dan Quayle, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Larry Holmes, Bill Clinton, Jeanna Yeager, Colonel "Doc" Warr, Christopher C. Herring, Joe Atkins and Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson.
The official partnering of two Junior Chamber chapters in different nations, usually on different continents, that includes but is not limited to visitations, idea sharing, and other support.
An individual development competition designed to provide Junior Chamber members with the opportunity to develop their written communication skills.
The Annual Meeting of JCI held each year in November.
★ Junior Chamber International
★ List of civic, fraternal, service, and professional organizations
★ Atlanta Junior Chamber (JCI Atlanta)
★ Logansport Junior Chamber (Logansport Jaycees)
1. Chairman's Planning Guide
★ United States Junior Chamber
★ USJC link page to state and local organizations
★ U.S. Jaycees Metro Conference
★ US Junior Chamber Foundation
★ The JCI Senate (USA)
★ JCI Link to state organizations
★ The Crew
★ Junior Chamber International
★ JCI Canada
The 'United States Junior Chamber' ('JCs' or more commonly 'Jaycees') is a leadership training and civic organization for people between the ages of 18 and 40. Areas of emphasis are business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections. The U.S. Junior Chamber is a non-profit corporation/organization as described under IRS code 501 (c)(4).
Established in 1920 to provide opportunities for young men to develop personal and leadership skills through service to others, the Jaycees later expanded to include women, reflecting the growing influence and leadership of women in America.
Since the organization's founding, Jaycees have been involved in civic, national and international affairs. Jaycees helped establish Airmail services in America with Jaycee Charles Lindbergh, and have raised millions of dollars for causes such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the March of Dimes. They have built parks, playgrounds, hospitals, ball fields, and housing for the elderly while conducting service and support programs in thousands of communities nationwide.
Jaycees can be found in all walks of life: governmental leaders such as past Presidents Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford; business tycoons such as Domino's Pizza mogul Tom Monaghan; registered nurse and former Miss America Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson; sports legends such as basketball great Larry Bird; and recording artists such as Bradley Joseph.
The Junior Chamber Vision and History
Vision
The U.S. Junior Chamber founder Henry Giessenbier’s vision of providing young people with leadership through community service can be broken down into four Areas of Opportunity: Business, Individual, Community, and International.
★ 'Business': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed, which states “Economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development and enhancement of the economic infrastructure, prosperity, and well-being for their community as well as all nations.
★ 'Individual': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “Earth’s great treasure lies in human personality,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to realize their personal potential through training programs.
★ 'Community': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “Service to humanity is the best work of life,” this area develops the sensitivity of individual members to societal problems and community dynamics by providing experience in community problem solving.
★ 'International': embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development of goodwill, understanding, and cooperation among all peoples.
The Junior Chamber organization is: “a constructive action organization of young persons who devote a portion of their time to community service in the public interest, developing young persons as leaders in their communities.” (Taken from The U.S. Junior Chamber Bylaws Manual.)
The purpose of the Junior Chamber is: “to promote and foster the growth and development of young persons’ civic organizations in the United States, designed to inculcate (to teach and impress upon) in the individual membership of such organization a spirit of genuine Americanism and civic interest, and...to provide them with opportunity for personal development and achievement and an avenue for intelligent participation...in the affairs of the community, state, and nation, and to develop true friendship and understanding among young persons of all nations.” (Taken from The U.S. Junior Chamber Bylaws Manual.)
Simply put, the purpose of the local chapter is to become a force for good in the community, determining community needs and providing solutions by planning and facilitating community service projects. In the act of serving, members receive hands-on experience, which translates to the enhancement of personal growth and the development of valuable leadership skills. This is the total Junior Chamber Concept.
Henry “Hy” Giessenbier visualized an organization that would allow young men to develop their business skills and reputations in the community. In his era, most young men were out of school and working by the age of 15. Their first jobs were most likely the jobs they held throughout their lives. With luck and hard work, some might reach executive positions by their forties. Giessenbier felt that young men were not receiving the opportunities necessary to develop their skills at a younger age, thus depriving our nation of an important resource, and so he formed the founding ideals of the U.S. Junior Chamber.
Jaycee Creed
The original handwritten copy of the Jaycee Creed is currently housed in the USJC headquarters in Tulsa, OK.
The author of the Jaycee Creed was C. William Brownfield. The Creed was adopted by the Junior Chamber International in 1946 and the United States Junior Chamber in 1947. The original version of the Creed did not include a reference to faith in God. This refence was not added until 1951. [1] USJC History
'WE BELIEVE':
That faith in God gives meaning
and purpose to human life;
That the brotherhood of man
transcends the sovereignty of nations;
That economic justice can best be won
by free men through free enterprise;
That government should be of laws
rather than of men;
That earth's great treasure lies in
human personality;
And that service to humanity
is the best work of life.
National Presidents
★ Henry Giessenbier - 1920-21 - St. Louis, MO
★ George O. Wilson - 1921-22 - Dallas, TX
★ Raymond T. Wilbur - 1922-23 - Rumford, RI
★ Henry B. Mortimer - 1923-24 - Chicago, IL
★ Louis J. Arland - 1924-25 - San Diego, CA
★ E. Fred Johnson - 1925-26 - Tulsa, OK
★ Robert Condon - 1926-27 - New York, NY
★ H. Grady Vien - 1927-28 - East St. Louis, MO
★ Ernest Baetz - 1928-29 - San Antonio, TX
★ Seldon T. Waldo - 1929-30 - Gainesville, FL
★ Herbert T. McCulla - 1929-30 - Lincoln, NE
★ Duward Howes- 1930-31 - California
★ George H. Olmstead - 1931-32 - Washington, DC
★ Court Otis - 1932-33 - New York, NY
★ Leslie B. Farrington - 1933-34 - Phoenix, AZ
★ E. Richard West - 1934-35 - Los Angeles, CA
★ Allen Whitfield - 1935-36 - Des Moines, IA
★ Walter E. Holman - 1936-37 - Los Angeles, CA
★ Ross Rosengren - 1937-38 - Bradenton, FL
★ Philip C. Ebeling - 1938-39 - Dayton, OH
★ Perry Pipkin - 1939-40 - Memphis, TN
★ Mark Matthews - 1940-41- Greenwich, CT
★ Walter Finke - 1941-42 - Ohio
★ William M. Shepherd - 1942-43 - Little Rock, AR
★ Bruce Palmer - 1943-44 - Newark, NJ
★ Mearns T. Gates - 1944-45 - Pomeroy, WA
★ Henry Kearns - 1945-46 - California
★ Seldon T. Waldo - 1946-47 - Florida
★ John Ben Shepperd - 1947-48 - Odessa, TX
★ Paul D. Bagwell - 1948-49 - Grosse Pointe, MI
★ Cliff Cooper - 1949-50 - Alhambra-Covina, CA
★ Richard (Dick) W. Kemlar - 1950-51- Marshalltown, IA
★ Lee Price - 1951-52 - Atlanta, GA
★ Hunk Henderson - 1952-53 - Williamsburg, VA
★ Dain Domich - 1953-54 - Sacramento, CA
★ Lamar Buckner - 1954-55 - Ogden, UT
★ Hugh Mckenna - 1955-56 - Omaha, NE
★ Wendell Ford - 1956-57 - Port Royal, KY
★ Chuck Shearer - 1957-58 - Washington, DC
★ Bob Cox - 1958-59 - Chapel Hill, NC
★ Bob Clark - 1959-60 - Des Moines, IA
★ Morgan Doughton - 1960-61- Macungie, PA
★ Bob Conger - 1961-62 - Jackson, TN
★ Doug Blankenship - 1962-63 - Atlanta, GA
★ Dick Headlee - 1963-64 - Bountiful, UT
★ Stan Ladley - 1964-65 - Oklahoma
★ Jim Skidmore - 1965-66 - Basking Ridge, NY
★ Bill Suttle - 1966-67 - Chapel Hill, NC
★ Jim Antell - 1967-68 - Burlington, VT
★ Wendell Smith - 1968-69 - Atlanta, GA
★ Andy Letendre - 1969-70 - Vienna, VA
★ Gordon Thomas - 1970-71- Toledo, OH
★ Ron Au - 1971-72 - Honolulu, HI
★ Sam Winer - 1972-73 - New Martinsville, WV
★ Rick Clayton - 1973-74 - Birmingham, AL
★ David L. Hale - 1974-75 - SW Little Rock, AR
★ Dick Robinson - 1975-76 - Georgetown, KY
★ Frank Ziebell - 1976-77 - Plano-Dallas, TX
★ Bob Rushton - 1977-78 - Perry-Gray, GA
★ Barry Kennedy - 1978-79 - Pawnee City, NE
★ Terryl Bechtol - 1979-80 - Pensacola, FL
★ Gib Garrow - 1980-81- Wilburton, OK
★ Gene Honn - 1981-82 - Tinley Park, IL
★ Don E. Jones - 1982-83 - Bossier City, LA
★ Tom Bussa - 1983-84 - Ladd, IL
★ Tommy Todd - 1984-85 - Byron, GA
★ Ken Zimmerman - 1985-86 - Hamilton, MT
★ Mike Alcorn - 1986-87 - Zionsville, IN
★ Gary Wilkinson - 1987-88 - Meridian, MS
★ Andy Tobin - 1988-89 - Tempe, AZ
★ Robby Dawkins - 1989-90 - Florence, SC
★ Rusty Molstad - 1990-91- Sturgis, SD
★ Greg Thomes - 1991-92 - Maple Lake, MN
★ Bill Russell - 1992-93 - Rock Hill, SC
★ Matt Shapiro - 1993-94 - Phoenixville, PA
★ Gary Tompkins - 1994-95 - MO
★ Kelly Wills - 1995-96 - Springfield, NE
★ Mike Marshall - 1996-97 - Princeton, IN
★ Eric Seidel - 1997-98 - South Miami-Kendall, FL
★ Chris Reese - 1998-99 - Conway, AR
★ John Prozinski - 2000 - Brainerd, MN
★ Sydney Ward - 2001- Lubbock-Round Rock, TX
★ John Nygren - 2002 - Marinette, WI
★ Mike Faller - 2003 - Grand Forks, ND
★ Lon Fox - 2004 - Alcoa, TN
★ Julie Metzger - 2005 - Boone County, KY
★ Lisa Parrish - 2006 - Goochland, VA
★ Chris Oldham - 2007 - Phoenix, AZ
Jaycee Honors
Senator
The title of Senator is the highest honor that may be granted to a member of the Junior Chamber International.
Ambassador
The title of Ambassador is the highest honor that may be granted to a member of the United States Jaycees.
State Honors
Approximately 20 state-based Junior Chamber organizations have an established program that recognizes the achievements of Junior Chamber members at the state level. The process for establishing and administering these recognition programs is decentralized to each individual state organization. Many of these honorary state organizations are referred to as Corps and the members of these organizations typically meet once a year at the Corp of Corps Convention. The title conveyed on recognized members varies from state to state. Examples of these honorary titles include:
★ "Colonel" in Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
★ "Gator" in Florida.
★ "Governor" in Colorado, Nebraska, New York and Delaware.
★ "Militia Major" in Maryland.
★ "Roughrider" in North Dakota.
★ "Statesman" in Connecticut, Minnesota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
★ "Tiger" in California
Notable US Jaycees
★ Larry Bird - Boston Celtics
★ Warren E. Burger - Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
★ Bill Clinton - President of the United States
★ Ken Coon - Little Rock psychologist, former Arkansas Republican state chairman, former Arkansas state Jaycee president
★ Gerald Ford - President of the United States
★ Wendell Ford - US Senator, Governor of Kentucky, also served as US Jaycees President
★ Bill Gates - Chairman of Microsoft
★ John Wayne Gacy - Serial Killer
★ Al Gore - Vice President of the United States
★ Larry Holmes - Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion
★ Rogers Hornsby - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
★ Howard Hughes - Industrialist
★ Hubert Humphrey - Vice President of the United States
★ Bradley Joseph - Composer/recording artist
★ Charles Lindbergh - Aviator
★ Tom Monaghan - Domino's Pizza
★ Walter Mondale - Vice President of the United States
★ Richard Nixon - President of the United States
★ Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson - Miss America 1988
★ Ronald Reagan - President of the United States, Actor
Jaycee terminology
Aged-out members
Individual Jaycees “age out” when their membership year ends following their 41st birthday. In the past, the friendly term “Exhausted Rooster” was used for such individuals, who had completed their Jaycee careers. Some remain available to assist their former organizations through advising on request, acting as a trainer, and being present at organization functions. Recently, the Exhausted Rooster has given way to the gender-neutral term, “Jaycee Graduate”.
Armbruster
The Armbruster competition, named for John H. Armbruster, is a resume writing and interviewing competition sponsored by the US Junior Chamber and its state affiliate organizations. The competition is open to any new Junior Chamber member with a minimum of 12 months in the organization. The competition includes an oral interview (50%) and a review of the competitor's Jaycee resume (50%) or portfolio.
Blue Chip
A planning, evaluation, and reporting process, utilizing membership and community input to develop an annual plan designed to impact the community and provide leadership training opportunities for its members.
Brownfield
The Brownfield competition, named for C. William Brownfield, is a resume writing and interviewing competition sponsored by the US Junior Chamber and its state affiliate organizations. The competition is open to any new Junior Chamber member with less than 24 months in the organization. The competition includes an oral interview (50%) and a review of the competitor's Jaycee resume (50%) or portfolio.
CPG - Chairman’s Planning Guide
The US Junior Chamber provides those interested in running a successful project the Chairman’s Planning Guide (CPG). [1]. A two-page form, this cover sheet provides insight to those interested in running a new project. Together with attachments and other documentation, a CPG can provide valuable assistance to those wishing to run a the same or similar project in a different year or location. Regions, states, and the US Junior Chamber at the national level also have competitions for outstanding CPGs.
DD - District Director
A District Director is a Junior Chamber officer at the state level with responsibility for assisting a minimum of 4 - 6 local chapters in a defined geographical area. A DD is expected to provide local chapter officers with training, develop an incentive program for chapter performance, and lead the effort to start new Junior Chambers where appropriate.
DSA - Distinguished Service Award
An award presented to a young person of Junior Chamber age for outstanding community service.
EVP - Executive Vice President
The appointed officer of the US Junior Chamber in charge of managing the national service center operations in Tulsa, OK.
Exhausted Rooster
A title bestowed on a Jaycee upon reaching the age of 40, the age of Jaycee retirement. Also 'Jaycee Graduate' or 'Jaycee Alumnus/a'.
Extension
The organization of a new local chapter; also referred to as an affiliation.
HAFL - Healthy American Fitness Leaders
A Junior Chamber recognition program for individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of physical fitness. The program was discontinued in the 1990s.
Institutional Chapter
A chapter that exists within a confined, rehabilitative, or job training facility.
JAYS - Jaycees Against Youth Smoking
The U.S. Junior Chamber's Jaycees Against Youth Smoking (JAYS)
project was created and piloted in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1998. It is a free, educational program that goes directly into elementary and middle school classrooms to teach children about the dangers of smoking and to help them make the informed decision to be smoke free. The children begin the program with a pretest and end the program two weeks later with a posttest. The program is sponsored by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company.
JCFAN - Junior Chamber Family AIDS Network
JCFAN was founded in 1994 as a service project dedicated to developing a network of care facilities for children and adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS. The United States Junior Chamber initiated this project in an effort to help address gaps in services specifically for children. After a decade of work, the Foundation was officially dissolved in 2006.
JCI - Junior Chamber International
The world-wide Junior Chamber organization operating in over 100 countries and headquartered in St. Louis, MO.
LOTS - Local Officer Training School
A training forum traditionally sponsored by Junior Chamber organizations at the state level designed to train newly elected local chapter officers.
Metro
A consortium of local chapters within the US Junior Chamber with a minimum of 100 local members and/or from a community with a population of at least 100,000.
OYF - Outstanding Young Farmer
A national recognition program for young farmers and is sponsored by the John Deere Company.
On-To
A slogan used in promoting attendance at the annual meeting of the US Junior Chamber.
Parade of Chapters
A recognition program sponsored by Junior Chamber organizations at the state level in which points are earned for conducting certain programs and chapters are ranked based on performance within the competition.
Plan of Action
A local Junior Chamber annual goals and objectives for achievement developed by local chapters officers on an annual basis.
RD - Region Director
A Region Director is a Junior Chamber officer at the state level with responsibility for assisting a minimum of 8 - 10 local chapters in a defined geographical area. A RD is expected to provide local chapter officers with training, develop an incentive program for chapter performance, and lead the effort to start new Junior Chambers where appropriate. RDs will typically have one or more District Directors working with them.
Speak-up
An individual development competition designed to provide Junior Chamber members with the opportunity to develop their verbal communication skills.
TOYA - Ten Outstanding Young Americans
An annual recognition program that honors ten dynamic young leaders from across the country during the annual meeting of the US Junior Chamber in September. The more than 600 TOYA recipients include: John F. Kennedy, Gerald R. Ford, Ann Bancroft, Gale Sayers, Elvis Presley, Dan Quayle, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Larry Holmes, Bill Clinton, Jeanna Yeager, Colonel "Doc" Warr, Christopher C. Herring, Joe Atkins and Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson.
Twinning
The official partnering of two Junior Chamber chapters in different nations, usually on different continents, that includes but is not limited to visitations, idea sharing, and other support.
Write-up
An individual development competition designed to provide Junior Chamber members with the opportunity to develop their written communication skills.
World Congress
The Annual Meeting of JCI held each year in November.
See also
★ Junior Chamber International
★ List of civic, fraternal, service, and professional organizations
★ Atlanta Junior Chamber (JCI Atlanta)
★ Logansport Junior Chamber (Logansport Jaycees)
References
1. Chairman's Planning Guide
External links
National Organizations
★ United States Junior Chamber
★ USJC link page to state and local organizations
★ U.S. Jaycees Metro Conference
★ US Junior Chamber Foundation
Honorary Organizations
★ The JCI Senate (USA)
★ JCI Link to state organizations
★ The Crew
International Organizations
★ Junior Chamber International
★ JCI Canada
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