Rotarian since 1982 | Astrodome Rotary Club’s president in 1988-89

  Terry Ziegler is a native Houstonian and a Texas Tech University graduate with an Honors Studies degree in microbiology.

  Terry and his wife, Sarka, have two daughters and Terry is the owner of Big Z Lumber Company, a business serving Houston since 1938.

  A Rotarian since 1982, Terry served as president of the

West U (Houston) Rotary Club in 2004-05 and as the Astrodome Rotary Club’s president in 1988-89.  The West U Club was awarded the “Best Large Club” in District 5890 during his year as president.  Terry attended a baseball game for kids with special needs on the White House lawn with President George W. Bush in 2006 as a result of the West U Rotary Club’s Centennial Project.

  Terry produces a Polio Eradication Update newsletter which is emailed weekly to Rotarians around the world.  In 2010 he received the Rotary Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World and in 2022 Terry received The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. 

  Terry is serving as an End Polio Now Coordinator for Rotary Region 36 (central North America from Texas to Ontario) for the 2024-2027 Rotary Years.

  Terry is also a Trustee of the Books for the World global literacy project.   

Or the short version – Terry Ziegler was asked to join Rotary in 1982, fell in love with it, and has been having trouble saying no since then.