PAST & FUTURE CONFERENCES
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YEAR |
PRESIDENT |
ANNUAL MEETING |
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1927 |
Morris Ackerman |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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1928 |
Morris Ackerman |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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1929 |
Morris Ackerman |
Chicago, Illinois |
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1930 |
Bob Becker |
Chicago, Illinois |
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1931-35 |
No Record |
No Record |
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1936-37 |
George Greenfield |
Washington, D.C. |
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1937-38 |
Cal Johnson |
St. Louis, Missouri |
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1938-39 |
Jack Van Coevering |
Baltimore, Maryland |
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1939-40 |
John Mock |
Detroit, Michigan |
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1940-41 |
Dave Roberts |
Washington, D.C. |
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1941-42 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Memphis, Tennessee |
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1942-43 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Toronto, Ontario |
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1943-44 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Chicago, Illinois |
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1944-45 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Columbus, Ohio |
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1945-46 |
J. Hammond Brown |
(Cancelled) |
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1946-47 |
Col. Lewis B. Rock |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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1947-48 |
J. Hammond Brown |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
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1948-49 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Rochester, New York |
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1949-50 |
J. Hammond Brown |
North Bay, Ontario |
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1950-51 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Moosehead Lake, Maine |
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1951-52 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Escanaba, Michigan |
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1952-53 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Miami, Florida |
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1953-54 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Missoula, Montana |
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1954-55 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Rolla, Missouri |
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1955-56 |
J. Hammond Brown |
Rangeley Lake, Maine |
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1956-57 |
Louis A. Klewer |
State College, Pennsylvania |
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1957-58 |
J. Murray Crowder |
Aberdeen, Washington |
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1958-59 |
Ries Tuttle |
Key Colony, Florida |
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1959-60 |
Joe Mears |
Hot Springs, Arkansas |
|
1960-61 |
Evan W. Means |
Lake Texoma, Oklahoma |
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1961-62 |
Ed Keenan |
Jackson Lake, Wyoming |
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1962-63 |
Grits Gresham |
Sarasota, Florida |
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1963-64 |
Roger Latham |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
|
1964-65 |
Bob Steber |
McAllen, Texas |
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1965-66 |
John Gartner |
Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
|
1966-67 |
John Gartner |
Port St. Lucie, Florida |
|
1967-68 |
Homer Circle |
Waskesiu, Saskatchewan |
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1968-69 |
Hurley Campbell |
Callaway Gardens, Georgia |
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1969-70 |
Howard Gray |
Duluth, Minnesota |
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1970-71 |
Bill Clede |
Coeur dAlene, Idaho |
|
1971-72 |
Bodie McDowell* |
Pensacola, Florida |
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1973-74 |
Charles L. Cadieux |
Grand Rapids, Minnesota |
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1974-75 |
Bill Potter |
Quebec City, Quebec |
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1975-76 |
Henry S. Reynolds |
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
|
1976-77 |
F. Wallace Taber |
Snowmass, Colorado |
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1977-78 |
Mark J. Sosin* |
Macon, Georgia |
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1978-79 |
R.P. ‘Pete’ Czura |
Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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1979-80 |
Dan Saults |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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1980-81 |
Tom Opre* |
Rapid City, South Dakota |
|
1981-82 |
Sheila K. Link |
Louisville, Kentucky |
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1982-83 |
Bob Dennie |
Spokane, Washington |
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1983-84 |
Ed Park |
Wichita, Kansas |
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1984-85 |
Norman M. Strung |
Traverse City, Michigan |
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1985-86 |
George H. Harrison* |
Phoenix, Arizona |
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1986-87 |
Howard A. Bach |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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1987-88 |
Thayne Smith* |
Kalispell, Montana |
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1988-89 |
C. Boyd Pfeiffer* |
Marco Island, Florida |
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1989-90 |
Joel M. Vance* |
Des Moines, Iowa |
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1990-91 |
William R Hilts Sr.* |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
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1991-92 |
Lonnie L. Williamson |
Niagara Falls, New York |
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1992-93 |
Tom Huggler* |
Bismarck, North Dakota |
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1993-94 |
Michael Levy |
Portland, Oregon |
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1994-95 |
Glenn L. Sapir* |
Orono, Maine |
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1995-96 |
Mark A. LaBarbera* |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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1996-97 |
Judd Cooney* |
Duluth, Minnesota |
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1997-98 |
Betty Lou Fegely |
Haines City, Florida |
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1998-99 |
Tom Wharton* |
Redding, California |
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1999-00 |
Jim Casada |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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2000-01 |
Cliff Shelby |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
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2001-02 |
Bill Monroe* |
St. George, Utah |
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2002-03 |
Laurie Lee Dovey |
Charleston, West Virginia |
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2003-04 |
Ted Upgren* |
Columbia, Missouri |
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2004-05 |
Marty Malin* |
Spokane, Washington |
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2005-06 |
Spencer Turner |
Madison, Wisconsin |
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2006-07 |
Jim Low* |
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
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2007-08 |
Rich Patterson* |
Roanoke, Virginia |
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2008-09 |
Phil Bloom* |
Bismarck, North Dakota |
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2009-10 |
John Beath* |
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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2010-11 |
Tony Dolle* |
Rochester, Minnesota |
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2011-12 |
Mike Walker |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
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2012-13 |
Mark Taylor* |
Fairbanks, Alaska |
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2013-14 |
Bill Graham* |
Lake Placid, New York |
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2014-15 |
Mark Freeman* |
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2015-16 |
Lisa (Densmore) Ballard* |
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2016-17 |
Brett Prettyman* |
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2017-18 |
Phil Bloom* |
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2018-19 |
Paul Queneau* |
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2019-20 |
Tim Mead |
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2020-21 |
Pat Wray (incoming) |
Virtual (due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
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2021-22 |
Christine Peterson (incoming) |
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2022-23 |
TBD |
TBD |
* Current member, Past Presidents Council (which is comprised of all living past presidents who are OWAA members)