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Rotarian Ken Evans was
asked to introduce this year’s
winner. He began by saying that
if he listed all of the 2024 honor-
ees' accomplishments, they would
have had to bring a sleeping bag
to the dinner that night. With that
said, he read an abbreviated ver-
sion before calling Larry Spen-
cer to the podium to accept the
award.
Spencer has been a professor
in Plymouth State University’s
science department since 1967.
His work touches the lives of not
just the students and staff but also
the community. Over the years,
Ken Evans of Plymouth Rotary presented Larry Spencer with their
his work has earned him many
2024 Citizen of the Year award on June 18th. His wife Eleanor joined him for the presentation. PhotoDonna Rhodes
accolades and awards for his role
as an educator and researcher.
tored the Howe Town Forest, the
gram) investment grant. Through Pilote Forest and Pemi-Riverside
that grant and additional contri- For countless years Spencer
has served as chair of the Hold-
Park.
butions from landowners and the erness Conservation Committee,
In 2019, he led a successful
towns of Holderness and Plym- Evans said, and through the com-
effort to obtain an LCHIP (Land
outh, he and his fellow commis- and Community Heritage Pro-
sioners were able to place 243 mission he developed and moni-
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acres of land south of Holderness
a grin, Spencer announced he would just hold on to the speech Road under permanent protec-
he had prepared and bring it to tions.
In addition to all of that,
one of their weekly morning meetings instead.
Spencer was a founding member
of the Friends of the Pemi, Liver-
“This is a great pleasure. more Falls Chapter, where he and
Thank you,” he said.
a group of dedicated volunteers
Following that presentation, worked tirelessly to improve Liv-
the members then welcomed ermore Falls State Forest. He also
their new officers for 2024-25. served on the N.H. Association
They are Co-Presidents Beth Dever and Alicia Williams, Vice of Conservation Commissions,
President Tony Fitzherbert, and the Rivers Management Advi-
sory Committee, the Holderness
Treasurers Steve Rand and Ken Evans.
Energy Committee, and as the
treasurer of Plymouth Congre-
Plymouth Rotary meets at gational Church and the Campus
7 a.m. each Wednesday at the Common Man Inn, 231 Main Ministry Program at PSU.
With his wife Eleanor by his
Street in Plymouth, and wel- side, Spencer accepted a plaque
comes the public to join them ei- ther in person or through Zoom. from Plymouth Rotary, saying he
was surprised by the honor, espe-
To get the link for the Zoom cially since he was led to believe
meeting, please email plymouth- rotary@gmail.com. More infor- he was to be a keynote speaker
that night, discussing the oxbow
mation on the organization can project he is currently involved
also be found on its website, www. plymouthrotarynh.org.
with along the Pemi River. With