Selsam, William G.
1940 - 2021
William G. Selsam, 81 passed away 3/28/2021. A
resident of the Springfield
Masonic Community in
Springfield, Ohio, where
he served as the Resident Representative to the Board of Trustees. He was
a native of Zanesville, Ohio
and a veteran of The United States Air Force. Preceded in death by mother Wilda F. “Bill” Selsam and father Robert P. Selsam. Survived by cousins, Helen Calhoon Matthews and Judy Calhoon Brinkman; and “uncle” to Hilary Matthews, Vincent Brinkman and Jeffrey Brinkman. He was the retired owner of Selsam Management, an association management and state government relations
consulting firm specializing in small associations. Bill began his association management career as Director of State Services for The United States Jaycees National Headquarters
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He joined the staff of the Ohio
State Automobile Association (AAA) as Director of Public Affairs and Public Relations and then became
the President of The Ohio
Conference of AAA Clubs providing governmental representation for AAA in
Ohio. Selsam Management provided Association Management and/or State Government Relations for
the following organizations: The Ohio Conference of AAA Clubs, The Ohio State Firefighters Association, The Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, The Ohio Restaurant Association, The Ohio Hotel and Motel Association, The
Ohio Licensed Beverage Association, The Ohio Travel Association, The Ohio Hospitality Coalition and The
Ohio Emergency Management Association. Prior to entering the Association Management and Govern
ment Relations field he was employed as a district office
representative for the late Congressman John M. Ashbrook and as purchasing manager for the H. Bettis Division of Greif Brothers Corporation. Bill was a past president of the Zanesville
Jaycees, past Ohio Jaycees
National Director and past Administrative Vice Presi
dent of the Ohio Jaycees,
a JCI Senator and a U.S. Jaycees Ambassador. He was past president of the
Ohio Society of Association Executives, The Ohio
Safety Belt Network and the
Ohio Transportation Users
Conference and a former member of the Governor’s
Traffic Safety Council and the Ohio Chamber of
Commerce Transportation Committee. He received
the Ohio Fire Commission William L. Howard Public
Service Award in 2001
and The Ohio Fire Chiefs’
Association Distinguished Service Award in 2007. He served as Potentate of The Aladdin Shriners in 1993 and as Recorder of The Aladdin Shriners from 1997 thru 2001. He was an
Emeritus Representative to
Shriners International and an emeritus member of the Board of Governors for the
Lexington Shriners Hospital
where he served as Sec
retary of the Board for five
years. He was the chairman and a 24-year member of the Shriners International Committee on Dispensations and Charters, a member of the Shriners International Development Committee, and the Shriners International Temple
Operations and Procedures
Committee, an emeritus member of the Shriners
International Educational
Seminars Committee and
the former Leadership
Training Coordinator for Shriners International. He served as the parliamentarian for Shriners International. He is the author of So You’re Going to be a Potentate - A Handbook
for Shrine Divan Officers,
a leadership manual for
Shrine Temple Officers and
a 2007 recipient of the Imperial Potentate’s Award of Merit. Bill was a 56-year
member of Lafayette Lodge
No. 79 F&AM in Zanesville,
Ohio, a dual member of Morning Star Lodge No. 795 F&AM in Springfield, Ohio, a member of the
Columbus Scottish Rite Bodies, and Muskingum
Chapter No. 485 Order of Eastern Star in Zanesville.
He was a member of the Aladdin Brutal Brothers Unit, the Aladdin Ambassadors Shrine Club, the Aladdin Kentucky Colonels Shrine Club, the Northeast Shrine Club, the Zavi Shrine Club, Columbus Court No.
8 Royal Order of Jesters,
and an honorary member of the Aladdin Provost Unit and the Aladdin Reception Unit and a recipient of an
Honorary Demolay Legion
of Honor. Per Bill’s wishes please have a drink on him. A private family graveside service will be held. In lieu
of flowers please make
a donation to Aladdin Shriners Hospital Association for Children, 1801 Gateway Circle, Grove City,
Ohio 43123. Dignified and
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