Past Presidents

  • 1957 Paul W. Ackiss
  • 1958 Roy Smith
  • 1959 Earl Woodhouse
  • 1960 Robert L. Simpson
  • 1961 Robert L. Simpson
  • 1962 Peter 0. Miller
  • 1963 W. Shepherd Drewry, Jr.
  • 1964 Richard G. Brydges
  • 1965 J. Peter Holland, III
  • 1966 Henry L. Lam
  • 1967 Austin E. Owen
  • 1968 J. Frank Gallagher
  • 1969 Thomas C. Broyles
  • 1970 Andre Evans
  • 1971 Phillip G. Denman
  • 1972 Owen B. Pickett
  • 1973 James R. McKenry
  • 1974 Richard D. Guy
  • 1975 Grover C. Wright, Jr.
  • 1976 John K. Moore
  • 1977 W. Edward Hudgins, Jr.
  • 1978 John B. Preston
  • 1979 William B. Smith
  • 1980 James A. Gorry, III
  • 1981 Henry C. Morgan, Jr.
  • 1982 Donald H. Clark
  • 1983 William A. Cox, III
  • 1984 Joseph L. Lyle, Jr.
  • 1985 James E. Brydges, Jr.
  • 1986 J. Dale Bimson
  • 1987 Thomas F. Betz, Jr.
  • 1988 James A. Thurman
  • 1989 Thomas S. Shadrick
  • Stephen C. Swain
  • 1990 John W. Drescher
  • 1991 John D. Hooker, Jr.
  • 1992 Larry B. Slipow
  • 1993 John W. Richardson
  • 1994 Gregory A. Giordano
  • 1995 Robert L. Samuel, Jr.
  • 1996 Judith L. Rosenblatt
  • 1997 John A. Tihou
  • 1998 Richard C. Beale
  • 1999 Leslie L. Lilley
  • 2000 Judith M. Cofield
  • 2001 Thomas B. Kelley
  • 2002 Bobby W. Davis
  • 2003 Robert M. Reed
  • 2004 Mark E. Slaughter
  • 2005 Jeffrey H. Gray
  • 2006 Robert M. Tata
  • 2007 Lisa S. Hodges
  • 2008 Glen A. Huff
  • 2009 Timothy S. Brunick
  • 2010 William C. Bischoff
  • 2011 Timothy J. Quick
  • 2012 Sandra L. Sampson
  • 2013 Robert F. Hagans, Jr.
  • 2014 Jonathan L. Thornton
  • 2015 Jeffrey L. Marks
  • 2016 Mary M. Kellam
  • 2017 Brandon H. Zeigler
  • 2018 Christopher S. Boynton
  • 2019 Jonathan L. Stone
  • 2020 Christopher I. Jacobs
  • 2021 Christy J. Wood
  • 2022 Edwin S. Booth
  • 2023 Ryan G. Ferguson
  • 2024 Allison W. Anders

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