Year |
National President |
(From) |
Convention Location |
1923 |
Will H Dilg |
Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
1924 |
Will H Dilg |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1925 |
Will H Dilg |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1926 |
Charles W. Folds |
Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
1927 |
Jdg Jacob M. Dickinson |
Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
1928 |
Henry Baldwin Ward |
Illinois |
Omaha, Nebraska |
1929 |
Henry Baldwin Ward |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1930 |
Geo. Edgar Vincent |
Connecticut |
Chicago, Illinois |
1931 |
Dr. Preston Bradley |
Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
1932 |
Dr. Preston Bradley |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1933 |
Dr. Preston Bradley |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1934 |
Dr. Preston Bradley |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1935 |
Jdg. Geo. W. Wood |
Iowa |
Chicago, Illinois |
1936 |
Jdg. Geo. W. Wood |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1937 |
Jdg. Geo. W. Wood |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1938 |
Otto. C Doering |
Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
1939 |
Otto. C Doering |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1940 |
Tappan Gregory |
Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
1941 |
Tappan Gregory |
|
Washington, DC |
1942 |
Ivar Hennings |
Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
1943 |
Ivar Hennings |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1944 |
Paul Clement |
Minnesota |
Chicago, Illinois |
1945 |
NO CONVENTION (due to World War II) |
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1946 |
Tom Wallace |
Kentucky |
Chicago, Illinois |
1947 |
Tom Wallace |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1948 |
Walter Frye |
Ohio |
Chicago, Illinois |
1949 |
Walter Frye |
|
Denver, Colorado |
1950 |
Wm.Holton |
Maryland |
Des Moines, Iowa |
1951 |
Wm.Holton |
|
Cincinnati, Ohio |
1952 |
John W Tobin |
Iowa |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1953 |
Wm H.H. Wertz |
Ohio |
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
1954 |
Wm H.H. Wertz |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1955 |
Lou Dunten |
Indiana |
Chicago, Illinois |
1956 |
Wm H. Pringle |
South Dakota |
Sioux City, Iowa |
1957 |
Wm H. Pringle |
|
Washington, DC |
1958 |
Robert C. O'Hair |
Illinois |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
1959 |
George Jackson |
Colorado |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1960 |
Alden Erskine |
Iowa |
Minneapolis, Minn |
1961 |
Alden Erskine |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1962 |
L. C. Jack Binford |
Oregon |
Portland, Oregon |
1963 |
Burt Brickner |
Ohio |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
1964 |
Burt Brickner |
|
Davenport, Iowa |
1965 |
Reynolds Harnsberger |
Virginia |
Cody, Wyoming |
1966 |
Reynolds Harnsberger |
|
Boston, Massachusetts |
1967 |
J. Justin Rogers |
Iowa |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
1968 |
J. Justin Rogers |
|
Denver, Colorado |
1969 |
Raymond Haik |
Minnesota |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
1970 |
Raymond Haik |
|
Norfolk, Virginia |
1971 |
Roy Crockett |
Indiana |
San Pedro, California |
1972 |
Roy Crockett |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1973 |
Roy Crockett |
|
Duluth, Minnesota |
1974 |
Alfred Kreft |
Oregon |
Huntington, West Virginia |
1975 |
Alfred Kreft |
|
Des Moines, Iowa |
1976 |
David Zentner |
Minnesota |
Baltimore, Maryland |
1977 |
David Zentner |
|
Atlanta, Georgia |
1978 |
Howard White |
Illinois |
French Lick, Indiana |
1979 |
Howard White |
|
Anaheim, California |
1980 |
Lee Dallager |
Iowa |
Chicago, Illinois |
1981 |
Lee Dallager |
|
Syracuse, New York |
1982 |
Robert Hire |
Florida |
Rapid City, South Dakota |
1983 |
Robert Hire |
|
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
1984 |
D. R. Jones |
Georgia |
Des Moines, Iowa |
1985 |
D. R. Jones |
|
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
1986 |
Dale Brentnall |
Iowa |
French Lick, Indiana |
1987 |
Dale Brentnall |
|
St. Paul, Minnesota |
1988 |
Stanford Ensberg |
South Dakota |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
1989 |
Dale Brentnall |
Iowa |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
1990 |
Donald Freeman |
Iowa |
Syracuse, New York |
1991 |
Donald Freeman |
|
Rapid City, South Dakota |
1992 |
Charles Wiles |
Maryland |
Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky |
1993 |
Charles Wiles |
|
Davenport, Iowa |
1994 |
Sam Gibbons |
Illinois |
Rockville, Maryland |
1995 |
Sam Gibbons |
|
Grand Rapids, Mich |
1996 |
Sam Mason |
Virginia |
Merrillville, Indiana |
1997 |
Sam Mason |
|
Peoria, Illinois |
1998 |
Wm West |
Illinois |
Pierre, South Dakota |
1999 |
Wm West |
|
Williamsburg, Virginia |
2000 |
Donald Ferris |
Ohio |
Des Moines, Iowa |
2001 |
Donald Ferris |
|
Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky |
2002 |
Stan Adams |
South Carolina |
Rochester, Minnesota |
2003 |
Stan Adams |
|
Pierre, South Dakota |
2004 |
Chuck Clayton |
South Dakota |
Buena Park, California |
2005 |
Chuck Clayton |
|
Dubuque, Iowa |
2006 |
Tim Reid |
Illinois |
Springfield, Missouri |
2007 |
Tim Reid |
|
Big Sky, Montana |
2008 |
Mike Williams |
South Dakota |
Merrillville, Indiana |
2009 |
Mike Williams |
|
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
2010 |
Jim Madsen |
South Dakota |
Grantville, Pennsylvania |
2011 |
Jim Madsen |
|
Des Moines, Iowa |
2012 |
Jim Madsen |
|
Lincoln, Nebraska |
2013 |
Robert Chapman |
Maryland |
Fredericksburg, Virginia |
2014 |
Robert Chapman |
|
Anaheim, California |
2015 |
Shawn Gallagher |
Ohio |
Pierre, South Dakota |
2016 |
Shawn Gallagher |
|
Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
2017 |
Jeff Deschamps |
Maryland |
Sandusky, Ohio |
2018 |
Jeff Deschamps |
|
Fredericksburg, Virginia |
2019 |
Kelly Kistner |
South Dakota |
Des Moines, Iowa |
2020 |
NO CONVENTION (due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
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2021 |
Vicki Arnold |
Iowa |
Virtual |
2022 |
Vicki Arnold |
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East Peoria, Illinois |
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