PAUL HARRIS FELLOW (5 x SAPPHIRE) PETER ROGERS
Dr Peter Rogers was inducted in November 1990 with the Classification:-Remuneration Consulting, Business Services.
Peter was born in Melbourne, a student prodigy at Nunawading High School, graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1966 and gained a PhD in 1973 (both from Monash University) and took an MSc from Melbourne in between.
Peter served with ICI in Australia and Europe becoming a Director of ICI Bangladesh. Whilst in England he was appointed a Director of Employment Conditions Abroad Ltd and in 1989 he established his own company representing ECA in Australia and the Pacific.
Peter just took to Rotary from the start, being a vital member of the City Group. He was active in the Student Exchange Committee for some years, and has served in the Rotary Foundation area and on the International Committee.
Peter and his wife Cathy have opened their home for new member functions over several years covering all expenses and just quietly achieving success. They have three daughters and five grandchildren, and Peter whiles away time with tennis and bridge and the whole family are ardent nature walkers.
Peter’s analytical skills have been called on by successive Presidents to assist across a range of issues affecting the Club and have always been ‘spot on’ and so willingly given. Peter was awarded the Axle Award in 2005 and in 2008 he was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow. In 2012 Peter was awarded the Forth Bridge Award for his work in enabling us to have Corporate Members and received the District 9800 Club Builder Award.
Peter was RCM President in 2015–16. Peter is Alumni Connector; Chair D9800 Committee for the Australian Rotary Health Foundation; Member R100 Committee; Member Corporate Members team. Peter and Cathy are Special Friends of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Community Foundation.
Our Club appealed the decision of the State Revenue Office to impose stamp duty on the purchase of our new office at 15 Collins Street. The appeal process required a huge amount of work over some three years by several people in particular, each of whom was very generous with their time and resources. One such was Peter Rogers whose affidavit was the foundation of our case, and which required Peter to be cross-examined at length by Senior Counsel for the State Revenue Office.
