Past Leadership
Past Presidents
1931-34Alan H. Monroe, Purdue University | 1934-37Harry G. Barnes, State University of Iowa | 1937-38Charles R. Layton, Muskingum College |
1938-39Franklin H. Knower, University of Minnesota | 1939-40H. Clay Harshbarger, State University of Iowa | 1940-41Wilbur E. Gilman, University of Missouri |
1941-42Charles Green, University of Oklahoma | 1942-45James H. McBurney, Northwestern University | 1946-47D. W. Morris, Ohio State University |
1947-48John W. Black, Kenyon College | 1948-49Leroy T. Laase, University of Nebraska | 1949-50Paul Moore, Northwestern University |
1950-51William M. Sattler, University of Michigan | 1951-52John W. Keltner, University of Oklahoma | 1952-53Martin J. Holcomb, Augustana College |
1953-54John E. Dietrich, University of Wisconsin | 1954-55Max Fuller, The Maytag Company | 1955-56Charles Balcer, State Teachers College, St. Cloud, MN |
1956-57Wilbur E. Moore, Central Michigan College, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan | 1957-58Wayne E. Thompson, University of Illinois, Chicago | 1958-59N. Edd Miller, University of Michigan |
1959-60Donald K. Smith, University of Minnesota | 1960-61Charlotte G. Wells, University of Missouri | 1961-62H. L. Ewbank, Jr., Purdue University |
1962-63G. Bradford Barber, Illinois State Normal University | 1963-64Raymond G. Smith, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN | 1964-65Merrill T. Baker, University of South Dakota |
1965-66Winston L. Brembeck, University of Wisconsin | 1966-67Orville A. Hitchcock, State University of Iowa | 1967-68Charlotte I. Lee, Northwestern University |
1968-69Paul H. Boase, Ohio University | 1969-70Wilmer A. Linkugel (deceased), University of Kansas | 1970-71Robert K. Gilmore, Southwest Missouri State College |
1971-72Ernest G. Bormann, University of Minnesota | 1972-73Larry D. Clark, University of Missouri-Columbia | 1973-74Jerry M. Anderson, Central Michigan University |
1974-75Kenneth E. Andersen, University of Illinois | 1975-76William Brooks, Purdue University | 1976-77Donn Parson, University of Kansas |
1977-78Bruce Gronbeck (deceased), University of Iowa | 1978-79Barbara Larson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 1979-80David M. Berg, University of Kansas |
1980-81Gustav V. Friedrich, Rutgers University | 1981-82Judith S. Trent (deceased), University of Dayton | 1982-83Donovan J. Ochs (deceased), University of Iowa |
1983-84Mary M. Roberts, Pittsburg State University | 1984-85Dennis Gouran, The Pennsylvania State University | 1985-86Edward J. Pappas (deceased), Wayne State University |
1986-87David Zarefsky, Northwestern University | 1987-88Barbara S. Wood, University of Illinois, Chicago | 1988-89Charles J. Stewart, Purdue University |
1989-90Judy C. Pearson, Ohio University | 1990-91Douglas M. Trank (deceased), University of Iowa | 1991-92Larry D. Miller, Wayne State University |
1992-93Melissa L. Beall, University of Northern Iowa | 1993-94Linda L. Moore (deceased), University of Akron | 1994-95Ellen Reid Gold, University of Kansas |
1995-96Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, Indiana University | 1996-97Dan P. Millar, Indiana State University | 1997-98Lawrence R. Frey, University of Memphis |
1998-99Sandra Metts, Illinois State University | 1999-00Arlie V. Daniel (deceased), East Central University | 2000-01Cynthia Berryman-Fink, University of Cincinnati |
2001-02J. Kevin Barge, Texas A&M University | 2002-03Pamela Cooper, University of South Carolina Beaufort | 2003-04Roberta A. Davilla, University of Northern Iowa |
2004-05Lynn H. Turner, Marquette University | 2005-06Diana B. Carlin, University of Kansas | 2006-07Deanna Sellnow, North Dakota State University |
2007-08Jack Kay (deceased), University of Michigan-Flint | 2008-09Nancy Brule, Bethel University | 2009-10Christina S. Beck, Ohio University |
2010-11Stephen Hunt, Illinois State University | 2011-12Scott A. Myers, West Virginia University | 2012-13Mitchell S. McKinney, University of Missouri |
2013-14Chad Edwards, Western Michigan University | 2014-15Leah E. Bryant, DePaul University | 2015-16David T. McMahan, Missouri Western State University |
2016-17Shawn T. Wahl, Missouri State University | 2017-18Blair Thompson, Western Kentucky University | 2018-19Amy Aldridge (Sanford), Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi |
2019-20M. Chad McBride (deceased), Creighton University | 2020-22Alberto González, Bowling Green State University | 2022-23Debra J. Ford, Creighton University |
2023-24Ahmet Atay, The College of Wooster | 2024-25Katherine J. Denker, Ball State University |
Past Executive Directors
1931-34Charles R. Layton | 1937-39Loren D. Reid (deceased) | 1939-45Orville A. Hitchcock |
1946-47Wayne N. Thompson | 1947-50William M. Sattler | 1950-53J. Garber Drushal |
1953-56Wayne N. Thompson | 1956-57Halbert E. Gulley | 1957-60H. L. Ewbank, Jr. |
1960-63Merrill T. Baker | 1963-66Paul H. Boase | 1966-69Larry D. Clark |
1969-72Kenneth E. Andersen | 1972-74David M. Berg | 1974-76Gustav V. Friedrich |
1976-78David M. Berg | 1978-81Carl Moore | 1981-85James F. Weaver |
1985-88Larry D. Miller | 1988-91Linda L. Moore (deceased) | 1991-94Dan P. Millar |
1994-97Arlie V. Daniel | 1997-00Lynn H. Turner | 2000-04Terry Perkins |
2004-06Scott A. Myers | 2006-09Shelly Schaefer Hinck | 2009-14Nancy J. Brule |
2014-18Jimmie Manning | 2018-20Chad Edwards | 2020-25Tiffany R. Wang |
2025Debra J. Ford | 2025-26Tiffany R. Wang |
