| 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 |
|
East Peoria, Illinois |
| 2023 |
Jodi Labs |
Wisconsin |
Lincoln, NE |
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