New Roswell Rotary member Bill Sawin grew up on a small farm in rural Northwest Michigan that had been homesteaded by his great-grandfather where he was involved in his family’s agricultural traditions of raising chickens and cattle, gardening, and growing Christmas trees. Bill was introduced to Rotary by his father Paul Sawin who is a member and past president of the Manton Michigan club.

Bill graduated from Alma College and Michigan Technological University with bachelor degrees in liberal arts and in civil engineering. As a icensed Civil Engineer with a specialization in railroads, he worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad from 2007 through 2019 gaining a wide range of experience in design, construction, survey, and project management of railroad projects. With expertise on a wide range of commodities and projects including track, facilities, ports, spurs, highway crossings and industrial site developments, he attended Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business, earning an MBA in Business Innovation and Strategy in 2018. Bill currently works for Kimley-Horn as a rail consultant for a variety of passenger, industrial, port, and public/private clients interfacing with railroads.

Bill is single and he enjoys spending time with friends and family, likes to travel and has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and his church. Hobbies include laser etching, drone piloting, baking, violin, reading, and strategy games. When life allows, he enjoys being outdoors including hiking, cycling, fishing, shooting, and winter sports.

Since joining the Roswell Club in July 2025, Bill has generously helped with the Roswell Canton Street Scarecrow, Youth Day Parade Float, Riverside cleanup, and the Golf Tournament. He is most passionate about ways to support Roswell Rotary’s club agendas of “Basic Education and Literacy” and “Community Economic Development”.

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