From left, Marion Beckerink, outgoing Rotary Club of Jamestown President, congratulates Michelle Jones, Rotary’s Service Above Self Award winner.

At the recent Rotary Club of Jamestown Recognition Dinner, Marion Beckerink, outgoing club president, recently honored Michelle Jones with its Service Above Self award.

Beckerink said the local club was put in a position where it lost a top officer in its succession process. JCC Vice President Kirk Young accepted a position as President of Wyoming Community College, however he had been designated to become President of the Rotary. It left the club with an enormous dilemma.

Jones accepted the role in a pinch.

Michelle Jones is vice president and office manager of Northwest Bank in Lakewood. She has been a member of the Rotary since 2009 and has served on the Fundraising Committee, the Youth Services Committee, the Social Committee, the Nominating Committee, past Chair of the Vision Committee and Chair of the Rotary Club of Jamestown Community Service Fund, the local Club’s not-for-profit arm and served on the Club’s Board of Directors. She has received two Paul Harris Fellow Awards. She and her family have hosted foreign exchange students in the past as well.

Jones received her bachelor’s degree from Houghton College and her master’s degree from St. Bonaventure University. She is married to Matthew Jones, and they are the parents of two adult daughters and a granddaughter.

In addition to all the responsibilities thrust upon Jones as the newly appointed president-elect, chair of the club’s foundation and Vision Committee c, she raised more than $3,000 as Rotary team captain for the YWCA’s Coldest Night of the Year, brought a Northwest team into the mini golf fundraiser and participated in the Hands on Jamestown/Extend the Welcome project in addition to numerous other Rotary events throughout the year.