Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr.

Lynn Belt Schuppert
Our Rotary International President's Representative is Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr.  Ken was born in 1954 in Madison, Wisconsin.  He and his wife, Lynn Belt Schuppert, have a daughter, Elizabeth Lynn Schuppert, and they live in Decatur, Alabama.  Here are some more "vital statistics" for Ken:

Decatur High School - 1973

University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee) - B.A. 1977

  • Kappa Alpha Fraternity
  • Majored in Economics
  • Minored in Mathematics
  • ODK - Leadership Society
  • ODE - Economic Honor Society

Cumberland School of Law (Birmingham, Alabama) - J.D. 1981

Employment:

  • Partner in law firm of Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert, LLC
    Principal Areas of Practice: Corporate, Real Estate, Probate and Commercial Litigation.
  • Bar Associations: Morgan County Bar Association - Secretary/Treasurer, 1983
    Morgan County Bar Association- Young Lawyers Section - President, 1986
    Alabama Bar Association, Member of Bench and Bar Relations Task Force, 1990 - Present American Bar Association, Member of Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
  • Admitted to Practice Law:
    1981 - Alabama State Courts
    1982 - United States District Courts for Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
    1990 - United States District Courts for Middle District of Alabama
    1991 - United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Community Activities:

  • Decatur Chamber of Commerce
    • Director, 1988-89
    • Commodore, 1986-87
    • Riverfront Development Committee- Chairman, 1998-Present
  • Decatur Jaycees
    • President, 1987-88
    • Received Bill J. Dukes Award of Excellence, 1988
    • Associate Legal Counsel to Alabama Jaycees, 1988-89
    • Outstanding Local President, 1987-88
    • DSA Outstanding Young Man Award, 1988
  • Old Decatur Historic Association
    • President, 1985
    • Director, 1986-92
    • Served on Certified Local Government Committee, 1987-92
  • PACT (Parents and Children Together) - Director, 1989 - present
  • DARE (Decatur Area Revitalization Effort) - Director, 1986
  • Morgan County Cancer Society - Director, 1989-95
  • Boy Scouts
    • VP and BOD of Tennessee Valley Council of the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 1990 - present
    • District Chairman, Arrowhead District, 1985-89
    • Received Eagle Scout Award, 1968
    • Received Arrowhead District Award of Merit, 1988
    • Silver Beaver Award, 1990
    • Council Friends of Scouting Chairman, 1998
  • Member of St. John's Episcopal Church
    • Parish Council, 1984-85
    • Stewardship Committee, 1986-88
    • Outreach Committee, 1988-90
    • Delegate to Alabama Diocesan Convention , 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995
    • Centennial Committee, 1989-90
    • Lay Eucharistic Minister, 1990 - Present
    • Parish Rector Search Committee, 1992
    • Parish Vestry, 1993-95
    • Junior Warden of Vestry, 1994
    • Senior Warden of Vestry, 1995
    • Treasurer, 1996 - Present

Rotary Activities:

  • Decatur Rotary Club - President 1992 - 1993
  • Membership - Classification - Law - General Practice, 1993
  • Director, 1987-94
  • Named Paul Harris Fellow by Club, 1987 (Lynn named 1996)
  • Committee Chairperson
    • Youth Services, 1986-88
    • World Community Service, 1993-96
    • Rotary Foundation, 1997 - Present
    • Presented RI Four Avenues of Service Citation. 2001
    • Rotary International - District 6860 Governor, 1996-97
    • District 6860 Assembly Co-Chairperson, 1990-92
    • District 6860 GGR (ADG) Coordinator, 1993-94
    • Presented Rotary Foundation District Service Award, 1993
    • District 6860 Deputy District Governor - Operations, 1994-95
    • District 6860 Foundation Annual Giving Chairperson, 1997-2000
    • District 6860 Foundation Coordinator, 2000-03
    • District 6860 Nominating, Finance and COG Committees
    • Chairperson of Nominating Committee, 1997-98
    • Chairperson of Finance Committee, 1998-99
    • Chairperson of Council of Governors, 1999-2000
    • Zones 29 and 30 Institute Executive Committee - 1999 Program
    • Chairperson, 2001 Arrangements Chairperson, 2003 Vice Chairman and 2004 General Chairperson
    • RI President’s Representative, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    • RI United Nations Agency Relations Task Force, 2000-01
    • RI Training Leader, 2001, 2003
    • RI Council on Legislation Representative, 2001, 2004
    • RI Zone 30 Membership Coordinator, 2001-03
    • RI Master Coordinator, 2003-04

Awards and Honors:

  • Named an Outstanding Young Man of America for 1988 by the Board of the Outstanding Young Men of American Association
  • Named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Alabamians for 1989 by the Alabama Jaycees
  • Named to Who's Who in American Law for 1994-Present by Who's Who in America
  • Named to Who's Who in Executives & Professionals for 1993-Present
  • Presented The Rotary Foundation Citation for meritorious Service - 2001

Hobbies:

  • Golf,
  • Swimming
  • Gardening
  • "House Restoration."