Past Presidents
Year |
President |
Convention City |
1946 |
John Van Matre |
Peru IN |
1947 |
Bette Leonard |
Jamestown NY |
1948 |
Bette Leonard |
South Bend IN |
1949 |
Bette Leonard |
Baraboo WI |
1950 |
Bette Leonard |
Chicago IL |
1951 |
Bette Leonard |
Cincinnati OH |
1952 |
Bette Leonard |
Baraboo WI |
1953 |
Bette Leonard |
No Convention |
1954 |
Bette Leonard |
Columbus OH |
1955 |
Bette Leonard |
Jefferson City MO |
1956 |
Bette Leonard |
Peru IN |
1957 |
Bette Leonard |
Lansing MI |
1958 |
Fred Pfening |
Dover-New Philadelphia OH |
1959 |
Fred Pfening, Jr. |
Baraboo WI |
1960 |
Fred Pfening, Jr. |
South Bend IN |
1961 |
Fred Pfening, Jr. |
Joplin MO |
1962 |
Fred Pfening, Jr. |
Peru IN |
1963 |
Fred Pfening, Jr. |
Corning NY |
1964 |
Joseph Bradbury |
Delavan WI |
1965 |
Joseph Bradbury |
Peru IN |
1966 |
Bob Parkinson |
Baraboo WI |
1967 |
Bob Parkinson |
Baraboo WI |
1968 |
Gaylord Hartman |
Anaheim CA |
1969 |
Gaylord Hartman |
Baraboo WI |
1970 |
Chang Reynolds |
Baraboo WI |
1971 |
Chang Reynolds |
Milwaukee WI |
1972 |
Chang Reynolds |
Baraboo WI |
1973 |
Chang Reynolds |
Baraboo Wi |
1974 |
Stuart Thayer |
Bridgeport CT |
1975 |
Stuart Thayer |
Baraboo WI |
1976 |
Stuart Thayer |
No Convention |
1977 |
Stuart Thayer |
Sarasota FL |
1978 |
Tom Parkinson |
No Convention |
1979 |
Tom Parkinson |
Bloomington-Normal IL |
1980 |
Tom Parkinson |
Baraboo WI |
1981 |
Tom Parkinson |
Milwaukee WI, Chicago IL |
1982 |
Richard Flint |
Washington DC |
1983 |
Richard Flint |
Akron OH |
1984 |
Richard Flint |
Baraboo WI |
1985 |
Richard Flint |
Pittsfield MA |
1986 |
Fred Pfening III |
Milwaukee WI |
1987 |
Fred Pfening III |
Milwaukee WI |
1988 |
Fred Pfening III |
Burlington/Shelburne VT |
1989 |
Fred Pfening III |
Columbus OH |
1990 |
John Polacsek |
Ann Arbor MI |
1991 |
John Polacsek |
Charleston SC |
1992 |
John Polacsek |
Clare MI |
1993 |
John Polacsek |
Nashville TN |
1994 |
Fred Dahlinger, Jr. |
Sarasota FL |
1995 |
Fred Dahlinger, Jr. |
San Antonio TX |
1996 |
Fred Dahlinger, Jr. |
Baraboo WI |
1997 |
Fred Dahlinger, Jr. |
Chicago (Northbrook), IL |
1998 |
Richard Reynolds III |
Atlanta, GA |
1999 |
Richard Reynolds III |
Los Angeles, CA |
2000 |
Richard Reynolds III |
Bloomington-Normal, IL |
2001 |
Richard Reynolds III |
Baraboo, WI |
2002 |
Al Stencell |
Toronto, Canada |
2003 |
Al Stencell |
Peru, IN |
2004 |
Al Stencell |
Nyack, NY |
2005 |
Al Stencell |
Baltimore, MD |
2006 |
Robert Sabia |
Sarasota, FL |
2007 |
Robert Sabia |
Las Vegas, NV |
2008 |
Robert Sabia |
West Springfield, MA |
2009 |
Robert Sabia |
Milwaukee, WI |
2010 |
Judith Griffin |
Bloomington, IL |
2011 |
Judith Griffin |
Fort Mitchell, KY |
2012 |
Judith Griffin |
Baraboo, WI |
2013 |
Judith Griffin |
Peru, IN |
2014 |
Deborah Walk |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
2015 |
Deborah Walk |
West Springfield, MA |
2016 |
Don Covington |
Sarasota, FL |
2017 |
Don Covington |
Washington, D.C. |
2018 |
Don Covington |
Baraboo, WI |
2019 |
Don Covington |
Sarasota, FL |
2020 |
Don Covington |
Convention Cancelled due to Covid-19 |