Ken Tillman was a Health and Physical Education professor, coach, and administrator at Augustana College (Illinois), Southeast Missouri State University, and The College of New Jersey.  He is past Director of International Education at The College of New Jersey and coordinator for the international programs at six state colleges in New Jersey.  Growing up in Essex, Iowa, Ken attended Augustana College (BA), the University of Illinois (BS), and the University of New Mexico (Ph.D).  In 1991-92, he was a Fulbright Scholar and exchange professor at the University of Frankfurt in Germany.

He was a charter member of the Cape Girardeau West, Missouri Rotary Club and a member of the Trenton, New Jersey Rotary Club from 1970 to 2003 where he served as club president.  He was District Governor of District 7510 in central New Jersey in 1999-2000, where his Conference was selected as “Best in Zone.”  He was GSE team leader to Brazil and District Ambassadorial Scholarship Chair.  He served on the Zone Scholar Training Committee for nine years and was one of the organizers of the Zone 32 Multi-District training program for incoming scholars. He was a member of the Zone Rotary Foundation Alumni Resource Group and from 2001 to 2003 he was an Annual Programs Strategic Advisor for The Rotary Foundation. 

Ken has been a faculty member for the Rotary Leadership Institute since 1995.  He served as RLI Virginia State Chair and was a charter representative on the Zone 33 RLI Executive Committee from 2003-2006.  Ken and his wife, Dee, are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors, and Level 3 Major Donors.