Welcome!

Welcome! The Rotary Club of Austin Westlake is a service organization in the West Lake Hills/Rollingwood area of Austin. We are your neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. We make those differences by fighting to eradicate polio, supporting local schools through scholarships and teacher awards, providing emergency provisions to disaster victims, and in many more ways.

Please join our weekly meeting at West Lake Hills City Hall, located at 4010 Bee Caves Road, West Lake Hills, TX, 78746 from 11:30am to 12:30pm or at any of our other social events. To order lunch from Westlake Modern Market (the club will arrange delivery to the meeting room):
By phone. Be sure to state that your order is for the "Rotary Lunch" to be picked-up up at 10:30 AM the day of the meeting.
By website or mobile app: Place order for pickup at 10:30 the day of the meeting. The first name on the order must include your first name, last initial and the word "Rotary" (for example "Rotary-Dana R.") 

Please email info@austinwestlakerotary.org with any questions.

Newist member:
Nancy Golson

We're excited to welcome our newest Rotarian, Nancy Golson!

Nancy Golson

Nancy is an organizational improvement consultant. She and her PDG husband, Jim, moved to Austin 3 years ago to join their two sons and five granddaughters. Nancy retired from Auburn City Schools, where she served as director and as elementary principal. Previously, in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, she served as a district curriculum specialist, principal, and teacher. She taught at Johnson C. Smith University and Queens University. Nancy received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in education and administration from the University of South Carolina and her MS and BS degrees from Auburn University.

Nancy has worked closely with Jim, assisting his work in Rotary as district governor and supporting the Rotary Foundation as Major Donors and Benefactors. They have attended eight Rotary International Conferences and are actively involved in Rotary service projects. Most recently, they went to South Africa to work in a Rotary literacy project.

Nancy enjoys service projects, fellowship, and the fun of Rotary, and is grateful to be an honorary member of the Austin-Westlake Rotary Club.

Educator of the month

The Rotary Club of Austin Westlake is honored to support the Eanes Independent School District. Each month, an educator is recognized by their school and Rotary Club. The Eanes Educator of the Year awards culminates with a celebration honoring all representatives throughout the school year.

2025-26 CAMPUS EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR
Adult Transition Services: Illien Thamer, Teacher
Barton Creek:    To be announced
Bridge Point:     Elizabeth Bassimakopoulas, librarian
Cedar Creek:     Shannon Foley, Librarian
Eanes:               Chris Overend, Teacher
Forest Trail:       Jara Neal, Teacher
Hill Country:     David Gonzales, Special Education     
West Ridge:       Mary McClellan, Science Teacher
Westlake:           Joy Eickhoff, Special Education teacher

Car Raffle

Thanks to the efforts of our club members and community, we raised $9000 from last fall’s car raffle! This money is earmarked for EISD educators and scholarship recipients.

Dana Rushing and Brian Besch

Meet our members through their stories

Events & Service Projects

Mobile Loaves & Fishes at St John Neumann

Helping feed those experiencing homelessness the first Monday of every month!

Upcoming Meetings

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Jeff Simpler
Apr 10
Jeff Simpler

Jeff Simpler is a proud if not infrequent attendee and member of the Rotary Club of Austin Westlake. A career technologist, he has spent 35+ years as a consultant in information technology and security, FinTech, software, and training with his own businesses, others, and at NASA. He has given hundreds of presentations to thousands of people covering a range of topics, but predominantly focused on digital security in banking and related environments. He currently serves as the IT Strategic Manager at Third Coast Bank based in Houston….

EANES Superintendent Kirk Koennecke
Apr 17
EANES Superintendent Kirk Koennecke

Kirk Koennecke began as the new superintendent of Eanes Independent School District in January 2026. Koennecke brings a decade of superintendent experience, most recently serving in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District (EVSD) in Ohio, where he…

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Chris Kappmeyer hosted several current and future Westlake Rotarians at the Texas vs. UTEP football game.

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Interested in the Club? Contact Us

email: info@austinwestlakerotary.org
phone: (512) 806-1809

Friday Meetings at West Lake Hills City Hall

4010 Bee Caves Road, West Lake Hills, TX, 78746 from 11:30am to 12:30pm or at any of our other social events. To order lunch from Westlake Modern Market (the club will arrange delivery to the meeting room):
By phone. Be sure to state that your order is for the "Rotary Lunch" to be picked-up up at 10:30 AM the day of the meeting.
By website or mobile app: Place order for pickup at 10:30 the day of the meeting. The first name on the order must include your first name, last initial and the word "Rotary" (for example "Rotary-Dana R.") 

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