2024-2025 District 5730 Governor Geron Scates
Geron Scates –District Governor District 5730 2024-2025
Geron’s journey began on a farm in a rural area of the Midwest before the family moved to a small town. Geron’s Rotary journey started in 1995 in District 6490. His first year as a club president was during Rotary International’s 100th year in 2005.
In 2009, Dr. Scates transferred to the Snyder, TX, club #1678 in District 5730, where he served as secretary and president. He has also served as Assistant Governor for Area 9, which includes Snyder, Sweetwater, Post, and Colorado City. Geron is a Plus Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society member, and a member of the Bequest Society.
Dr. Scates’s professional career includes business ownership, retail management, radio broadcasting, marketing executive, voice-over, creative audio production, and sports play-by-play announcer. He is an experienced master of ceremonies presenter and has handled some auctioneer duties for non-profit fundraisers.
Geron is a full Professor of Education and Mass Communication at Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas.
Geron’s students have earned over 40 awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, and his program is the only community college member to have earned those awards for over a decade.
Academically, Geron holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education with minors in physical science, German, and English Literature, a Master of Education and Communication (M.Ed.) degree, and a Doctor of Education (D.Ed.) from Texas Tech University.
Geron is joined in his Rotary journey by his wife, Amy! Life brought them together, and they married in 2020. They have eight children between them and over 20 grandchildren! Amy, who is also a Paul Harris Fellow, serves as Secretary for the Rotary Club of Snyder and is a retired Director of Resources for Women's Pregnancy Center, South Daytona, Florida. Geron looks forward to serving the members of District 5730 as District Governor for 2024-2025.