2017: Rodney L. Krebs '58

  • While at SHS: Golf consumed Rod’s time in high school.  In 10th grade, he was the team’s number two player and by his junior year had taken over the top spot, winning several amateur championships along the way.  Among his titles were the Bon Air Junior Club Championship and a Chamber of Commerce tournament.  When he wasn’t golfing at Bon Air, he was working in the club’s pro-shop.

    After SHS:  Served in the U.S. Army, served with NATO forces in Germany, worked as a machinist with the Allis Chalmers Company, trainer in the R.O.T.C. Officers Training Program, surveyor at William E. Sacra and Associates in York, vice-president of Gerl Construction, owner of Springfield Contractors.

    Community:  Krebs was elected to the board of directors of PeoplesBank of Glen Rock and its holding company, the Codorus Valley Bancorp. He served on the Board for 27 years including 15 years as chairman of the board of directors for both PeoplesBank and its holding company. Today, he serves as chairman emeritus of the Board. He is also president of Eastern Foundation for North American Wild Sheep.