Chapter Presidents

While records from our Chapter’s early days are sparse, we have written short biographical sketches on all of our chapter presidents.  Please click on the individual’s name to see their information.  If you have any information about, or pictures of, our past presidents, please call, email, or send them to the Webmaster whose contact info can be found on our Contact Us page.

    1. 1956  MAJ Charles E. Powell, USA
    2. 1957  CDR Weaver V. Ketcham, USN
    3. 1958  LTC David Kurtz, USA
    4. 1959  LCDR Franklin H. Lemmon, USN
    5. 1960  LTC James L. Farmer, USA (3)
    6. 1960  LTC Edward M. McMahon, USA
    7. 1961  Lt Col Richard H. Ellsworth, USAF
    8. 1962  CDR Daniel J. Condon, M.D., USN
    9. 1963   LTC William K. Toy, USA (1)
    10. 1964  COL Elmer F. Arnbrecht, USA
    11. 1965  CDR Ira D. Easley, USN
    12. 1966  WO1 Pearl E. “Paul” Childress, USA
    13. 1967  LCDR Rocco “Fred” Iacobelli, USN
    14. 1968  LTC Charles I. Balcer, USA
    15. 1969  LTC Paul A. Danson, USA
    16. 1970  COL Basil A. “B.A.” Harkins, USA
    17. 1971  MAJ Gerald A. Gustafson, USA
    18. 1972  CDR Richard T. Fahy, USN
    19. 1973  COL Frank M. Wilkins, USA
    20. 1974  LTC Robert D. Rutherford, USA
    21. 1975   LTC Edward J. Sekan, USA
    22. 1976   Capt James A. Simmons, Esq., USMC
    23. 1977   Lt Col Carl E. Trexler, USAF
    24. 1978  Lt Col Paul M. Mudroch, USAF
    25. 1979  LTC Arthur F. Nieto, USA
    26. 1980  Capt Robert R. McCann, USAF
    27. 1981  Capt Gail L. Nash, USMC
    28. 1982  BG George S. Woodard, M.D., USA
    29. 1983  Maj Herbert J. Lottmann, USAF
    30. 1984  MAJ Billie E. Loos, USMC
  1. 1985  COL John H. Bryan, II, USA
  2. 1986  CAPT William W. Bigler, USN
  3. 1987  CDR Bernard Riedel, USN
  4. 1988  LT James C. Seidl, USCG (1)
  5. 1989  2LT Raymond C. Hitzel, Esq., USA
  6. 1990  LT Norman E. Derouin, USN
  7. 1991  CAPT Irene L. Doto, USPHS
  8. 1992  CAPT Albert W. Newhall, USN
  9. 1993  LT COL George F. Heileman, USAF
  10. 1994  LCDR George L. Ziernicki, USN (2)
  11. 1994  LT COL William E. “Bill” Adams, USAF
  12. 1995-96  LT COL Chester “Chet” Baumer, USAF
  13. 1997   LT COL Walter “Bill” Thompson, USAF (1)
  14. 1998  CAPT Norman L. Miller, Esq., USN
  15. 1999-01  COL Charles “Chuck” Schluter, USA (1)(4)
  16. 2002-03  LT COL Ron Green, USAF (1)
  17. 2004  COL Gary W. Fredricks, USAF (1)
  18. 2005-06  CAPT Daniel “Dan” Conway, USCG (1)
  19. 2007-08  LCDR Terry J. Tassin, USN (1)
  20. 2009-10  COL Ronald J. “Ron” Perkins, USAF (1)
  21. 2011-12  COL John R. Ady, USA (1)
  22. 2013  COL Robert E. “Rob” Welch, USA (1)
  23. 2014-15  LT COL James D. “Jim” Cullison, USAF (1)
  24. 2016  COL Dave Fleming, USAF (3)
  25. 2016-17   COL Lee F. Lange II, USMC (1)
  26. 2018   LTC Ronald W. “Ron” Bright, USA
  27. 2019  CDR Mike Rogers, USN (3)
  28. 2019-21   MAJ Peter A. Berger, USAF
  29. 2022-23  COL Tom Sheets, USMC (1)
  30. Current  CAPT Bruce Kosaveach, USN (1)
  • (1) Inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame.
  • (2) Died in office.
  • (3) Did not complete term.
  • (4) Longest serving President; served three years.