In 2025, as of part of celebrating their 100th Year - Gainesville Kiwanis Club inaugurated its Legacy Member Program during the annual celebration, highlighting individuals whose decades of service have shaped the club’s mission and future.
2025 Inductees:
- Edgar “Eddie” H. Chambers, Jr. – Longest-serving Kiwanian, businessman, and community servant
- Nat Hancock – Engineer, civic leader, and passionate historian
- Betty Howard – The club’s first female president and business leader
- John W. Jacobs, Sr. – Founding club president and lifelong community advocate
- John W. Jacobs, Jr. – Broadcasting pioneer and national Kiwanis leader
- John “Jay” Jacobs III – Media executive and Kiwanian visionary leader
- “Art” Jack Kunzer, Jr. – Lifelong businessman and devoted Kiwanian
- John Hartwell Smith – Esteemed attorney and 60-year Kiwanian
