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History of AMTA. 80 Years. Leadership Tree

July 26, 2023 by admin

1943 – President – CHARLES T.WILLIAMS, California
Vice-President – IRA LEWIS, Washington
Secretary – E.D EASTER, Indiana
Treasurer – G. GALVERT, Indiana

1944 – President – IRA LEWIS, Washington
Secretary-Treasurer – CHARLES T. WILLIAMS, California

1945 – President – CLARK COTTRELL, Washington
Secretary-Treasurer – CHARLES T WILLIAMS, California

1946 – All officers re-elected

1947 – President – CLARK COTTRELL, Washington
Vice-President – BLANCHE PETRIE, New York
Secretary-Treasurer – CHARLES T WILLIAMS, California
Directors – GERVA CONNOR, Kansas MAE STOVER, Arkansas ARCHIE COREY, Michigan ARTHUR NELSON, Illinois

1948 – All officers and directors re-elected

1949 – All officers and directors re-elected

1950 – President – CLARK, COTTRELL, Washington

1st Vice-President – BLANCHE E. PETRIE, New York
2nd Vice-President – MELTON A, NIEDFELT, Washington
3rd Vice-President – J E ”DUDE” ALDRICH, Arkansas
4th Vice-President – REV, A. J„ GRISWOLD
5th Vice-President – EARL ALEXANDER, Illinois
Secretary -Treasurer CHARLES T WILLIAMS
Directors – ARTHUR D, NELSON, Illinois GERVA CONNOR, Kansas FLORENCE M, TAYLOR, Washington MAE.STOVER, Arkansas

1951 – President – CLARK COTTRELL, Washington
Vice President – ALFRED C TRQSSEN, Oregon
Secretary ~Treasurer CHARLES T • WILLIAMS, California
Directors – MAE Stover HUGHES, Arkansas
DELBERT VINCENT, Kentucky
GERVA CONNOR, Kansas
MARTHA SAVILLS, Virginia

1952 – President – EARL ALEXANDER, Illinois
Vice-President – FLORENCE TAYLOR, Washington
Secretary-Treasurer – D S, CARLSON, Georgia
Directors – VERA SETTY, Indiana
MARTHA SAVILLS, Virginia
HAROLD D COLLINS, Nebraska
BEATRICE MAE SMITH, Tennessee

1953 – President – EARL ALEXANDER, Illinois
1st Vice-President – FLORENCE TAYLOR, Washington
2nd Vice-President – FLOY BROWNLIE, Iowa
3rd Vice-President – MRS, 0. P. COATES, Texas
Secretary-Treasurer – DS, DARLSON, Georgia
Directors – VERA SETTY, Indiana
HAROLD D, COLLINS, Nebraska
MARTHA SAVILLS, Virginia
ALFRED C TROSSEN, Oregon

1954 – President – RUTH E. WILLIAMS, Washington
1st Vice-President – FLOY BROWNLIE, Iowa
2nd Vice-President – DELBERT VINCENT,’ Kentucky
3rd Vice-President – HAROLD COLLINS, Nebraska
Secretary-Treasurer – D.S. CARLSON, Georgia
Directors – GLADYS WEILER, Nebraska
ANN WHITE, Massachusetts
MARTHA SAVILLS, Virginia
MARY HOWELLS, Illinois


1955 – President – D. S. CARLSON, Georgia
1st Vice President – SAMUEL DAHLGREN , North Dakota
2nd Vice-President – MARY HOWELLS, Illinois
3rd Vice-President – JESS WILLIAMS, Washington
Secretary-Treasurer – ARTHUR D. MELSON, Illinois
Directors – PAUL BOCKEK, Idaho
ARTHUR D MANN, Washington
LEONARD NEELS, North Dakota A
NNETTE WHITE, Illinois
BLANDFORD JONES, Pennsylvania

1954 AMTA Leaders

Earl Alexander 1952-1954


1953-1954

Oregon: Ruth Olson – President
David Scheld – Vice President
C.A.Taylor – Secretary/Treasurer

1954

Ruth E. Williams 1954-1955

Ruth Williams, President , 1954-1955
South Dakota Board Members:
Lorraine Reiser, Margaret Becker, Gladys Story

1955-1958 D.S. Carlson

AAMM President DS Carlson 1955-1958
Illinois Chapter Officers 1956



Thomas D. Olson 1958-1959

George D. Gammon, President, 1959-1962


Samuel G. Dahlgren 1962-1965
Thomas R. Fink 1965-1968
Paul Sittler 1968-1971
Frank Persitza 1971-1974
Anne Bergholz 1974-1976
Thomas R. Fink 1976-1978
Darold Hartsook 1978-1982
Pierrette Plouffe 1982-1986
Robert K. King 1986-1990


Elliot D. Greene 1990-1994


Virginia H. Anthony-Barrow 1994-1996
Scott P. Lamp 1996-1997


E. Houston LeBrun 1997-1998

(L to R) archive.org
Adela Basayne, President
Houston LeBrun, Immediate Past President
Maureen Miller, President Elect


Adela T. Basayne 1998-1999
Maureen A. Moon (Miller) 1999-2000
Steven C. Olson 2000-2001
Carolyn Talley Porter 2001-2002


Brenda L. Griffith 2002-2004

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As of March 11, 2004


Mary Beth Braun 2005-2007


Leena S. Guptha, D.O. 2007-2008


M.K. Brennan 2008-2009

Judy Stahl 2009-2010
Kathleen Miller-Read 2010-2011
Glenath Moyle 2011-2012
Cynthia Ribeiro 2012-2013
Winona F. Bontrager 2013-2014
Nancy M. Porambo 2014-2015
Jeff Smoot 2015-2016
Nathan Nordstrom 2016-2017
Dolly Wallace 2017-2018
Joan Nichols 2018-2019
Christopher Deery 2019-2020
Angela Barker 2020-2021
Steve Albertson 2021-2022
Michaele M. Colizza 2022-2023

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