Our founder & organizer, Jasper W. Morgan, was a young lawyer from Clinton, Iowa. Jasper felt that the young people of Clinton didn't have a say in our community's affairs. He felt, and soon found out, that the "elder-regime" controlled everything that happened in our community. As Jasper started organizing the young men of Clinton, he received threats that he would be ran out of town if he continued. Those threats only strengthened his resolve. He founded and incorporated the Clinton Junior Chamber of Commerce (The Clinton Jaycees) in 1936, in order to provide the younger men in our community with a platform to have an impact on our community's direction.

Jasper was the first president of The Clinton Jaycees. His vision, strength, and determination for the young men of Clinton to have a voice has been passed on through the years. The many Jaycee projects carried out for the youth, underprivileged, seniors, and the community as a whole is a true sign that his vision is still alive.

Because of his efforts, The Clinton Jaycees has long served as a launch pad for many of the "movers and shakers" of our community.

Thank you Jasper.

Jasper W. Morgan

Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack presents Above & Beyond Award to

The Clinton Jaycees in Des Moines - 2004

Jaycees Left - Right: Amy Neblung, Jeff Atkinson, Tracey Griser, Travis Flatten

(Governor Vilsack on right)

Milestones:

1936 The Clinton Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) is founded by Jasper W. Morgan

1994 Clinton Jaycees Foundation is established

1996 Symphony of Lights (Foundation fund-raiser) is formed in conjunction with the Clinton Symphony Orchestra

1997 Jaycees refurbish and move into new home - The Lyons Train Depot

1998 Clinton Boat Club (prior home) is taken down

2002 First female member joins

2007 First female president

Clinton Jaycees Presidents:

 

Jasper Morgan	1936-37	Karl Boegel	1956-57	Jack Vaughn	1977-78	Eric Rickerl	2002-03
Arthur Johnson	1937-38	John Townsend	1957-58	Patrick Dermody	1978-79	Steve Napolitano	2003-04
Edgar Jorgensen	1938-39	Truman Greve	1958-59	Dr. L.L. Burkert	1979-80	Tom Van Buer	2005
Ralph Jameson	1939-40	Gilbert Leslie	1959-60	Gary Edgington	1980-81	Tom Dithmart	2006
Vern Carstensen	1940	Orville Goddard	1960-61	Phillip Carstensen	1981-82	Carrie Schwartz	2007
Frank Haun	1940-41	Phillip Hoffman	1961-62	Stan Hansen	1982-83	Ben Hoff	2008
Jerome Greenbaum	1941	Don Brondyke	1962-63	Dave Samuelson	1983-84	Travis Flatten	2009
Carroll Johnson	1941-42	John Pelisek	1963-64	John Judge	1984-85	Levi Burton	2010
Don Boegel	1942-43	Buss Henschel	1964-65	Al Root	1985-86	Ryan Steines	2011-12
Ben Thomas	1943	Bill Stamp	1965	Gerry Freudenberg	1986-87	Valerie Boles	2013-14
Ed Zastrow	1943-44	Gene Siefken	1965	Paul Roth	1987-88	Travis Winter	2015
Dean Boyce	1944-45	Don Schoephorster	1965-66	Tim McDonald	1988-89
Lloyd Nelson	1945	Ron Meyer	1966-67	Gregg Obren	1989-90
Paul Eastland	1945-46	Herb French	1967	Mike McKone	1990-91
Robert Stevensen	1946-47	Sam Clark	1967-68	Rich Runde	1991-92
Jack Kramer	1947-48	Ken Kroemer	1968-69	Wayne Noethe	1992-93
Paul Eastland	1948-49	Art Ollie	1969-70	Jim Tuisl	1993-94
Bill Davis	1949-50	Jack Markel	1970-71	Jim Marshall	1994-95
Carmen Eckman	1950-51	Dean Bolten	1971-72	Brent Turney	1995-96
Robert Boegel	1951	Doug Friend	1972-73	Joe Leonard	1996-97
Herbert Nickelsen	1951-52	Bill Hurlburt	1973-74	Dr. Dan Blohm	1997-98
Fred Eble, Jr.	1952-53	Dave George	1974	Stephen Schultz	1998-99
George Clausen	1953-54	Bill Rigby	1974-75	Jeff Atkinson	1999-00
Don Anderson	1954-55	Dale Stewart	1975-76	Steve Mangler	2000-01
Dr. H.L. Burkert	1955-56	Don Steen	1976-77	Travis Flatten	2001-02