Rotarian of the Week 03-02-11

Our Rotarian of the week was born in Chadron, Nebraska, lived in Pine Bluffs and LaGrange, graduating from LaGrange High School, home of the Longhorns.   She was the Salutatorian of her graduating class of 20, the largest class to ever graduate from LaGrange High School.  She enjoys Rotary for its work to promote education and recognize excellence in teaching.  Our special Rotarian’s first job was washing dishes and waiting tables at the LaGrange Café at the age of 16 for $1.25/hour.  Today, Judy Marshall is the Comptroller at Spradley Barr Motors, a position she has held for 10 years.  In her free time, Judy enjoys handcrafts, knitting, embroidery, reading, playing the piano, and the outdoors.   Being a ranch girl, her favorite meal is a steak cooked medium with mashed potatoes and white gravy.  Her most memorable Rotary experience has been her work on the Teacher of the Month Committee.  Judy comes from a long line of teachers, her mother, grandmother, many of her aunts and uncles were all teachers.  She enjoys working with her dedicated committee to honor those local teachers that make a difference.  In doing so, she has come across many people she grew up with or worked with in the past that are now making a difference in our local schools.  Judy’s proudest accomplishment has been her career, which included working for more than 20 years with a car dealer in Chadron before coming to Cheyenne to work for Fassett Nickel now Spradley Barr.  Judy has been a member of our Club since 2007, when she was sponsored by George McIlvaine.  Since that time, Judy has helped with our Club’s dictionary project and chaired our Teacher of the Month and Teacher of the Year Committees.  In recognition of her service to our Club, the Sergeant of Arms presented her with a gift certificate to Poor Richard’s and a special Rotary lapel pin.