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Past Division Presidents 1948-2015

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Western Division

  • 1948–1949 Paul R. Needham
  • 1949–1950 John L. Hart
  • 1950–1951 James C. Simpson
  • 1951–1952 A. W. Yoder
  • 1952–1953 Clarence Pautzke
  • 1953–1954 A. F. C. Greene
  • 1954–1955 Alex Calhoun
  • 1955–1956 John H. Rayner
  • 1956–1957 Walter M. Allen
  • 1957–1958 Lewis R. Garlick
  • 1958–1959 Roy Barker
  • 1959–1960 Robert McMynn
  • 1960–1961 Forrest R. Hauck
  • 1961–1962 Cliff Millenbach
  • 1962–1963 Don Andriano
  • 1963–1964 Wayne Seaman
  • 1964–1965 Robert C. Meigs
  • 1965–1966 Fred Locke
  • 1966–1967 Alex McRea
  • 1967–1968 Thomas Trelease
  • 1968–1969 Fred M. Eiserman
  • 1969–1970 Charles Campbell
  • 1970–1971 Paul E. Cuplin
  • 1971–1972 Arthur N. Whitney
  • 1972–1973 Ralph W. Larson
  • 1973–1974 Howard Bassett
  • 1974–1975 William Platts
  • 1975–1976 Ronald Goede
  • 1976–1977 Gerald R. Bouck
  • 1977–1978 Kirk Beiningen
  • 1978–1979 John E. Skinner
  • 1979–1980 Robert W. Wiley
  • 1980–1981 Gordon Haugen
  • 1981–1982 Robert G. White
  • 1982–1983 Donald A. Duff
  • 1983–1984 Stanley Moberly
  • 1984–1985 Neil Armantrout
  • 1985–1986 Tony Novotny
  • 1986–1987 Don Martin
  • 1987–1988 Al Mills
  • 1988–1989 W. Pat Dwyer
  • 1989–1990 Cay Goude
  • 1990–1991 David Burns
  • 1991–1992 Don Chase
  • 1992–1993 Glenn Phillips
  • 1993–1994 Randy Bailey
  • 1994–1995 Carl Burger
  • 1995–1996 Dennis Lee
  • 1996–1997 Thomas P. Nelser
  • 1997–1998 Peter A. Bisson
  • 1998–1999 Robert E. Bilby
  • 1999–2000 Kenneth A. Hashagen
  • 2000–2001 William H. Bradshaw
  • 2001–2002 Eric Knudsen
  • 2002-2003 Don MacDonald
  • 2003-2004 Thomas R. McMahon
  • 2004-2005 Lynn B. Starnes
  • 2005-2006 Joe Margraf
  • 2006-2007 Robert Hughes
  • 2007-2008 Eric J. Wagner
  • 2008-2009 Scot Bonar
  • 2009-2010 Leanne H. Roulson
  • 2010- 2011 Lori Martin
  • 2011- 2012 David L. Ward
  • 2012-2013 Christina Swanson
  • 2013- 2014 Pamela J. Sponholtz
  • 2014-2015 Hilda M. Sexauer

Northeastern Division

  • 1951–1952 Elwood A. Seaman
  • 1952–1953 Gordon Trembley
  • 1953–1954 A. H. Underhill
  • 1954–1955 A. H. Underhill
  • 1955–1956 John R. Greeley
  • 1956–1957 Lyle M. Thorpe
  • 1957–1958 Gustave Prevost
  • 1958–1959 Edward Kinney
  • 1959–1960 Saul B. Saila
  • 1960–1961 Lyndon Bond
  • 1961–1962 Dwight Webster
  • 1962–1963 W. H. Everhart
  • 1963–1964 Lyle M. Thorpe
  • 1964–1965 Keen Buss
  • 1965–1966 Bill Tompkins
  • 1966–1967 H. E. Corbeil
  • 1967–1968 Arthur D. Riel
  • 1968–1969 David Robinson
  • 1969–1970 Dwight Webster
  • 1970–1971 Frank Grice
  • 1971–1972 Robert Jones
  • 1972–1973 Kendall Warner
  • 1973–1974 Felix G. Banks
  • 1974–1975 Alfred Eipper
  • 1975–1976 Colton Bridges
  • 1976–1977 Delano R. Graff
  • 1977–1978 William Leggett
  • 1978–1979 Stephen H. Taub
  • 1979–1980 Edwin L. Cooper
  • 1980–1981 William A. Flick
  • 1981–1982 W. Leigh Bridges
  • 1982–1983 Dean E. Arnold
  • 1983–1984 Terry Haines
  • 1984–1985 Stephen Rideout
  • 1985–1986 Fred Serchuk
  • 1986–1987 Charles Thoits
  • 1987–1988 Angelo Incerpi
  • 1988–1989 Gil Radonski
  • 1989–1990 John Moring
  • 1990–1991 John O’Brien
  • 1991–1992 Robert Carline
  • 1992–1993 Kenneth Beal
  • 1993–1994 Carolyn Griswold
  • 1994–1995 William Hyatt
  • 1995–1996 Martin Marcinko
  • 1996–1997 Henry E. Booke
  • 1997–1998 Donna L. Parrish
  • 1998–1999 Linda E. Bireley
  • 1999–2000 Barbara A. Knuth
  • 2000–2001 Douglas Stang
  • 2001–2002 Richard A. Jacobson
  • 2002-2003 Joan Trial
  • 2003-2004 Ronald J. Essig
  • 2004-2005 C. Paola Ferreri
  • 2005-2006 Margaret Murphy
  • 2006-2007 Larry Miller
  • 2007-2008 Scott R. Decker
  • 2008-2009 Desmond Kahn
  • 2009-2010 Paul Perra
  • 2010- 2011 John A Arway
  • 2011-2012 Philip C. Downey
  • 2012-2013 James R. Jackson
  • 2013-2014 James L. Armstrong
  • 2014-2015 John E. Cooper

Southern Division

  • 1951–1952 John F. Dequine
  • 1952–1953 Lawrence F. Miller
  • 1953–1954 Edward E. Hueske
  • 1954–1955 Charles J. Chance
  • 1955–1956 Norman G. Benson
  • 1956–1957 C. Fetterolf/J. Fuller
  • 1957–1958 Eugene Surber
  • 1958–1959 I. B. (Buck) Byrd
  • 1959–1960 Andrew Hulsey
  • 1960–1961 Barry O. Freeman
  • 1961–1962 Howard D. Zeller
  • 1962–1963 C. E. (Gene) Ruhr
  • 1963–1964 Edwin M. Barry
  • 1964–1965 Bernard T. Carter
  • 1965–1966 Alex P. Montgomery
  • 1966–1967 James T. Davis
  • 1967–1968 Robert G. Martin
  • 1968–1969 Buford L. Tatum
  • 1969–1970 Hudson M. Nichols
  • 1970–1971 Harry Barkley
  • 1971–1972 Archie D. Hooper
  • 1972–1973 James P. Clugston
  • 1973–1974 Felix G. Banks
  • 1974–1975 Glenn L. McBay
  • 1975–1976 Gordon E. Hall
  • 1976–1977 W. Donald Baker
  • 1977–1978 Wilmer A. Rogers
  • 1978–1979 Janice S. Hughes
  • 1979–1980 Bobby G. Grinstead
  • 1980–1981 Barry W. Smith
  • 1981–1982 Melvin T. Huish
  • 1982–1983 Dennis E. Holcomb
  • 1983–1984 Larry R. Aggus
  • 1984–1985 Ben D. Jaco
  • 1985–1986 Fred A. Harris
  • 1986–1987 Charles Coutant
  • 1987–1988 David Whitehurst
  • 1988–1989 Gene Huntsman
  • 1989–1990 Richard Noble
  • 1990–1991 Susan Shipman
  • 1991–1992 Nick Parker
  • 1992–1993 Larry Olmsted
  • 1993–1994 J. Larry Wilson
  • 1994–1995 Donald C. Jackson
  • 1995–1996 Mike Van den Avyle
  • 1996–1997 William L. Fisher
  • 1997–1998 Scott L. Van Horn
  • 1998–1999 Reginal M. Harrell
  • 1999–2000 Marty M. Hale
  • 2000–2001 Michael R. Meador
  • 2001–2002 Jeff Boxrucker
  • 2002-2003 Jeff Boxrucker
  • 2003-2004 Steve P. Filipek
  • 2004-2005 Laurence L. Connor
  • 2005-2006 Pat Mazik
  • 2006-2007 Robert Curry
  • 2007-2008 Fred Heitman
  • 2008-2009 Steve McMullin
  • 2009-2010 Cecil A. Jennings
  • 2010-2011 Fred Janssen
  • 2011-2012 Steve Lochmann
  • 2012-2013 Brian R. Murphy
  • 2014-2015 Mike S. Allen

North Central Division

  • 1956–1957 Raymond E. Johnson
  • 1957–1958 Edward Schneberger
  • 1958–1959 Kenneth Carlander
  • 1959–1960 John L. Funk
  • 1960–1961 Robert Schumacher
  • 1961–1962 William C. Starrett
  • 1962–1963 Gerald P. Cooper
  • 1963–1964 James T. Shields
  • 1964–1965 Paul G. Barnickol
  • 1965–1966 Kenneth H. Loftus
  • 1966–1967 Clarence F. Clark
  • 1967–1968 Charles N. Lloyd
  • 1968–1969 Donald J. Leedy
  • 1969–1970 Frank B. Cross
  • 1970–1971 C. W. Threinen
  • 1971–1972 Dale L. Henegar
  • 1972–1973 Richard O. Anderson
  • 1973–1974 Alvin C. Lopinot
  • 1974–1975 Richard A. Ryder
  • 1975–1976 Frank R. Lockard
  • 1976–1977 Dale L. Henegar
  • 1977–1978 Mercer H. Patriarche
  • 1978–1979 Daniel W. Coble
  • 1979–1980 R. Weldon Larimore
  • 1980–1981 Arden J. Trandahl
  • 1981–1982 G. Herbert Lawler
  • 1982–1983 James R. Triplett
  • 1983–1984 James K. Mayhew
  • 1984–1985 Joe G. Dillard
  • 1985–1986 Timothy C. Modde
  • 1986–1987 Bruce Menzel
  • 1987–1988 Harold Klaassen
  • 1988–1989 P. Jack Wingate
  • 1989–1990 Lee Redmond
  • 1990–1991 William W. Taylor
  • 1991–1992 David Willis
  • 1992–1993 John Lyons
  • 1993–1994 David Philipp
  • 1994–1995 James Diana
  • 1995–1996 Thomas Coon
  • 1996–1997 Donald L. Pereira
  • 1997–1998 Dale P. Burkett
  • 1998–1999 Douglas J. Austen
  • 1999–2000 Pamela S. Haverland
  • 2000–2001 William G. Franzin
  • 2001–2002 Tim Goeman
  • 2002–2003 Christopher Guy
  • 2003–2004 Steve Fischer
  • 2004–2005 Michael L. Brown
  • 2005-2006 Brad Parsons
  • 2006-2007 Stu Shipman
  • 2007-2008 Joseph Hennessy
  • 2008-2009 Jessica Mistak
  • 2009-1010 Mark Porath
  • 2010-2011 Randall D. Schultz
  • 2011-2012 Gwen M. White
  • 2012-2013 Gary E. Whelan
  • 2013-2014 Philip Moy
  • 2014-2015 Vince Travnichek
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