Rotarian of the Week 02-15-12

Our Rotarian of the Week grew up in Oslo, Norway. His first job was delivering papers for almost nothing. He attended school in Oslo and graduated from Valler High. Interestingly, in this special Rotarian’s high school there was no mascot. In Norway, like most of European Countries there are no high school sponsored sports. All the athletic participation opportunities for youth are community sponsored club sports.

After high school our Rotarian of the Week served one year in the Norwegian King’s Guard…. and then fortunately for us and him… he agreed to enroll at the University of Wyoming… accepting Skiing Team  scholarship.

Stig Hallingbye has been married to his lovely wife Beth for the past thirty five years. They have two beautiful children -- son Thor and --- daughter Kari. Other than family, Rotarian Stig Hallingbye is most proud of his accomplishments in skiing.

Representing our beloved University of Wyoming, Stig was a three time All American, winning two gold medals in his special events.  Stig represented both Norway and United States as a competitor in the World Ski Jumping Championships. 

This talented Rotarian has been inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame. 

Stig Hallingbye was sponsored into Rotary first by Mike Geesey and then later By Ann Nelson.  His most memorable Rotary experiences occurred throughout the year … that he served as President of the Laramie Rotary Club in Laramie Wyoming.

Here in the Cheyenne Rotary Club … Stig has served in the very challenging position of … Program Committee Chairman…  when speaking about that year …he says “Thank God” for Jim Willms.

Our Rotarian of the Week’s favorite meal is Lutefisk and Lefse. For those that do not know “Lutefisk” is; depending on whom you talk to, either a stinky fish ---or a Scandinavian delicacy. The word means literally… cod soaked in  plutonium.    Lefse is a flat thin potato pancake.

 Stig enjoys skiing, biking and playing golf when he has some free time.

In recognition of his service to our Club, our Community, our State and our Nation, the Sargent at Arms will present Stig Hallingbye with a gift certificate from the Club.

Congratulations and Thank You Stig