The Carrollton Rotary Club held its organizational meeting on June 6, 1939, at the Clifton Hotel (now the United Community Bank building) in Carrollton with 35 men as charter members. The Newnan Rotary Club acted as the club's sponsor. Irvine S. Ingram, president of West Georgia College (now the University of West Georgia) was the founding president. Ingram later became the first Rotary district governor from Carrollton, serving District 165 in 1945-46. Carrollton Rotarian A.J. (Steve) André also served as a district governor in 1982-83. The club began inducting women in 1987 with Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald being the first. The first female president was Brenda Dangle in 1999-2000. Throughout its history, Carrollton Rotary Club has focused on a number of causes including initiating a fund to support the education of college students in financial need, enhancing recreational opportunities for Carrollton's young people, sponsoring international students, and supporting local community causes.