Chicken industry veteran and community leader Gus Lebois has been selected by members of the 105-year-old Rotary Club of Salisbury to be the club’s President-Elect nominee, meaning he is in line to become President of the 90-member club in the 2026-2027 Rotary year.
Mr. Lebois retired in July 2016 after 39 years of service at Perdue Farms, where he held the position of Vice President of Wholesale Industrial Sales. His responsibilities included overseeing sales to all wholesale and industrial accounts with annual sales of around $500 million. He attributes his long tenure there to Frank Perdue’s influence, stating that he made the company his sole employer throughout his career. He joined Perdue Farms after earning a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in poultry science in 1978 from the Pennsylvania State University.
Active in civic organizations, Mr. Lebois has volunteered with the Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc., the Bethesda United Methodist Church Boy Scout troop, and United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore including a 24-year tenure as board president, a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Shelter, parish council member for the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, and several positions within the Rotary Club of Salisbury.
The Rotary Club of Salisbury is a member organization whose product is service. Fun, fellowship, and community volunteer work are hallmarks of the club. Club members, People of Action, assist in many leadership roles in the community and provide countless hours of service to dozens of organizations.
The Rotary Club of Salisbury always is seeking new members. The club meets weekly on Thursday evenings beginning at 6:10 for fellowship, dinner, and a short program that ends the meeting by 7:30 p.m. Contact BJ Summers at bjsummers072481@gmail.com or 1-443-880-4296 to learn more.
