Terry Cuthbertson’s bio that appeared in the last issue of Sertoman in conjunction with his receipt of the 2010 Sertoma Lifetime Service Award was accompanied by an incorrect photo.  We apologize to Terry and his family for this error.  Terry’s bio and a photo of Terry with Sertoma Past President Julie Hejtmanek appears to the left.

TERRY CUTHBERTSON
2010 Sertoma Lifetime Service Award

This great Sertoman “walks the walk”!  Terry Cuthbertson is a member of the Topeka Evening Sertoma Club and has served at every leadership level and on many committees.  He was quickly elevated to club President after just one year of membership.  He served as a distinguished Governor and received the Sertoman of the Year award at both club and district levels.

Terry is recently retired but far from slowing down.  During his first year of retirement, he chaired the club’s most successful fund raising event ever.  He has chartered two new Sertoma Clubs and recruited several new members into his own club as well as into the new clubs.  He has 10 years of perfect attendance and expended hundreds of service hours in the name of Sertoma.   This Sertoman is truly a humble man, never asking for thanks, recognition, and shying away from such things. 

Terry and his wife Celia (also a Sertoman) have been married for 42 years, have two grown sons and are now grandparents.  In addition to his activities for Sertoma, Terry is also committed to the Boy Scouts of America and his church, where he and his wife Celia are very involved. 

Terry was born and raised in Minnesota where he attended college and later joined the Army.  After his honorable discharge, he moved back to Minnesota to complete his college education with a Bachelor Degree in Chemistry and a Masters Degree in Public Health Administration.  He worked for several VA Hospitals across the country and finally came to Topeka in 1982.  Under Terry’s watchful leadership, his team developed the Bar Code Medication Administration Program that is now used in every VA Hospital in the nation.

When he’s not involved in his Sertoma and other volunteer activities, Terry is an avid nationally-ranked, horseshoe pitching player and enjoys fishing, boating, water skiing.  Terry is one of those rare souls you can always count on to “do the right thing” – a truly honorable man!