Officers of the National Speleological Society

A comprehensive historical listing of all cavers who have served as an Officers of the Society from 1939 to the present.

	President	VP			Secretary	Treasurer
1939-40	William J Stephenson	Daniel J Tyrrell			Elmer W Harmon	James I Lavelle

	President		Rec Secretary		Corr Secretary	Treasurer
1940-41	William J Stephenson		John J Wilson		Albert C Lewis	Alden E Snell
1941-42	William J Stephenson		John J Wilson		Albert C Lewis	Daniel J Tyrrell

	President		Rec Secretary	Fin Secretary	Corr Secretary	Treasurer
1942-43	William J Stephenson		John J Wilson	Frank L Durr	Albert C Lewis	Daniel J Tyrrell

	President	VP	Rec Secretary	Fin Secretary	Corr Secretary	Treasurer
1943-44	William J Stephenson	John S Petrie	Katherine E Muma	Frank L Durr	John S Petrie	LeRoy W Foote
1944-45	William J Stephenson	Dr Martin H Muma	Katherine E Muma	Frank L Durr	John S Petrie	LeRoy W Foote
1945-46	William J Stephenson	Dr Martin H Muma	Katherine E Muma Chrissy V Mansfield	Frank L Durr	John S Petrie	LeRoy W Foote
	President	VP		Fin Secretary	Secretary	Treasurer
1946-47	William J Stephenson	Charles E Mohr		Harold R Werner	John S Petrie	LeRoy W Foote
1947-48	William J Stephenson	Charles E Mohr		Harold R Werner	John S Petrie	LeRoy W Foote

	President	VP	Exec VP		Secretary	Treasurer
1948-49	Dr Ralph W Stone	Charles E Mohr	William J Stephenson		John S Petrie	LeRoy W Foote

	President	VP	Exec VP	Memb VP	Secretary	Treasurer
1949-50	Dr Ralph W Stone	Charles E Mohr	William J Stephenson	John S Petrie	John S Petrie Ellen Moffett	LeRoy W Foote
1950-51	Charles E Mohr	Burton S Faust		John S Petrie	Ellen Moffett	LeRoy W Foote Lewis C Kibbee

	President	Admin VP	Orgz VP	PR VP	Publ VP	Sci VP	Secretary	Treasurer
1951-52	Charles E Mohr	Burton S Faust		Ivan T Sanderson	Jerome M Ludlow	William E Davies	Ellen Moffett	Lewis C Kibbee
1952-53	Charles E Mohr	Burton S Faust	Jos. D Lawrence Jr	Ivan T Sanderson	Jerome M Ludlow	William E Davies	Jean Gravenhorst	Lewis C Kibbee
1953-54	Charles E Mohr	Burton S Faust	Jos. D Lawrence Jr	Ivan T Sanderson	Jerome M Ludlow	William E Davies	Elizabeth L Hill	Lewis C Kibbee
1954-55	Charles E Mohr	Burton S Faust	Jos. D Lawrence Jr	Ivan T Sanderson Albert C Muelller	Jerome M Ludlow	Bro G Nicholas	Rhoda M Coulson	Howard N Sloane

	President	Admin VP	Orgz VP	PR VP	Publ VP	Sci VP	Sec/Treasurer
1955-56	William E Davies	Burton S Faust	Joseph D Lawrence Jr James D McClung	Albert C Muelller	Jerome M Ludlow	Bro G Nicholas FSC	Howard N Sloane
1956-57	William E Davies	John D Parker	James D McClung	Albert C Muelller	George F Jackson	Bro G Nicholas FSC	Burton S Faust
1957-58	Bro G Nicholas FSC	George W Moore	Dr Oscar Hawksley	Dorothy Reville	George F Jackson	Dr Thomas C Barr Jr	Burton S Faust
1958-59	Bro G Nicholas FSC	George W Moore	Donald F Black		George F Jackson	Dr Thomas C Barr Jr	Barbara C Munson
1959-60	Bro G Nicholas FSC	Donald N Cournoyer	Donald F Black		Dr Thomas C Barr Jr		Barbara C Munson

In 1960 the Society reorganized to a structure of four officers elected by twelve directors who, in turn, are elected by the members of the Society.

	President	Administrative VP	Executive VP	Secretary/Treasurer
1960-61	Bro G Nicholas FSC	Donald N Cournoyer	Russell H Gurnee	Barbara C Munson
1961-62	Russell H Gurnee	Eugene Vehslage	J Robert Dunn	Donald N Cournoyer
1962-63	Russell H Gurnee	Eugene Vehslage	Fred Benington	Donald N Cournoyer
1963-64	George W Moore	Herbert L Black	Dr Thomas C Barr Jr	Donald N Cournoyer
1964-65	George W Moore	Herbert L Black	Dr Thomas C Barr Jr	Donald N Cournoyer
1965-66	Dr Thomas C Barr Jr	Robert H Willis	William B White	Donald N Cournoyer
1966-67	Dr Thomas C Barr Jr	David R McClurg	William B White	Donald N Cournoyer
1967-68	John A Stellmack	David R McClurg	Allan P Haarr	Donald N Cournoyer
1968-69	John A Stellmack	David R McClurg	Allan P Haarr	Donald N Cournoyer
1969-70	John A Stellmack	David R McClurg	Allan P Haarr John Cooper Sr	Donald N Cournoyer
1970-71	Rane L Curl	Wayne Foote	John Cooper Sr	Donald N Cournoyer
1971-72	Rane L Curl	Wayne Foote	John Cooper Sr	Donald N Cournoyer
1972-73	Rane L Curl	Wayne Foote	Dwight T Hoxie	Louis A Klein
1973-74	Rane L Curl	William Mixon	Dwight T Hoxie	Louis A Klein
1974-75	Eugene Vehslage	William Mixon	Dwight T Hoxie James W Dawson	Louis A Klein
1975-76	Eugene Vehslage	G Thomas Rea	James W Dawson	Louis A Klein
1976-77	Charles Larson	G Thomas Rea	James W Dawson	Donald Shofstall
1977-78	Charles Larson	G Thomas Rea	Robert R Stitt	Donald Shofstall
1978-79	G Thomas Rea	Donald Shofstall	Robert R Stitt	Gerald G Forney
1979-80	G Thomas Rea	Donald Shofstall	Paul J Stevens	Gerald G Forney
1980-81	G Thomas Rea	Janet B McCormick	Paul J Stevens	Gerald G Forney
1981-82	Robert R Stitt	Janet B McCormick	Paul J Stevens	David Irving
1982-83	Robert R Stitt	Joe Domnanovich	Paul J Stevens	David Irving
1983-84	Paul J Stevens	Joe Domnanovich	Ernst Kastning	G Thomas Rea
1984-85	Paul J Stevens	Joe Domnanovich	John P Scheltens	G Thomas Rea
1985-86	Paul J Stevens	Joe Domnanovich	John P Scheltens	G Thomas Rea
1986-87	Paul J Stevens	Joe Domnanovich	John P Scheltens	A Bettina Shirk
1987-88	Paul J Stevens	Joe Domnanovich	John P Scheltens	A Bettina Shirk
1988-89	John P Scheltens	Kathy D Hornaday	G Thomas Rea	A Bettina Shirk
1989-90	John P Scheltens	Kathy D Welling	G Thomas Rea	A Bettina Shirk
1990-91	John P Scheltens	Kathy D Welling	G Thomas Rea	William G Stringfellow
1991-92	John P Scheltens	Wayne Marshall	G Thomas Rea	William G Stringfellow
1992-93	Jeanne Gurnee	Wayne Marshall	G Thomas Rea	William G Stringfellow
1993-94	Jeanne Gurnee	Wayne Marshall	David E Luckins	William G Stringfellow
1994-95	David E Luckins	John M Wilson	Fred L Wefer	J Kevin Smith
1995-96	David E Luckins	John M Wilson	Fred L Wefer	J Kevin Smith Paul J Stevens

In 1996 the Society added the OVP as the third VP and fifth officer elected by the directorate.

	President	Administrative VP	Executive VP	Operations VP	Secretary/Treasurer
1996-97	David E Luckins	John M Wilson	Fred L Wefer	G Thomas Rea	Paul J Stevens
1997-98	David E Luckins	Douglas Medville	Fred L Wefer	G Thomas Rea	Paul J Stevens
1998-99	Fred L Wefer	Douglas Medville	Ray Keeler	Michael K Hood	Paul J Stevens
1999-00	Fred L Wefer Hazel Medville Pro Tem)	Douglas Medville	Ray Keeler	Michael K Hood	Paul J Stevens
2000-01	Hazel Medville (Pro Tem) Michael K Hood	Cheryl S Jones	Ray Keeler	B Scott Fee	Paul J Stevens
2001-02	Michael K Hood	Thom D Engel	Don A Paquette	B Scott Fee	Paul J Stevens
2002-03	B Scott Fee	Thomas Lera	Don A Paquette	Colin Gatland	Paul J Stevens
2003-04	B Scott Fee	Thomas Lera	Don A Paquette	Colin Gatland	Paul J Stevens
2004-05	B Scott Fee	Stephen C Ormeroid	Gordon L Birkhimer	G Thomas Rea	Paul J Stevens Theodore O Kayes
2005-06	William F Tozer	Stephen C Ormeroid	Gordon L Birkhimer	G Thomas Rea	Theodore O Kayes
2006-07	William F Tozer	Stephen C Ormeroid	Gordon L Birkhimer	Cheryl S Jones	A Peri Frantz
2007-08	William F Tozer	Ray Keeler	Gordon L Birkhimer	Cheryl S Jones	A Peri Frantz
2008-09	Gordon L Birkhimer	Ray Keeler	G Thomas Rea	Wm Shrewsbury	A Peri Frantz
2009-10	Gordon L Birkhimer	Ray Keeler	Lee Florea	Wm Shrewsbury	A Peri Frantz
2010-11	Gordon L Birkhimer	Geary Schindel	John LaMar Cole	Wm Shrewsbury	A Peri Frantz
2011-12	Wm Shrewsbury	Geary Schindel	John LaMar Cole	David E. Luckins	Debra Young
2012-13	Wm Shrewsbury	Geary Schindel	Bob Vandeventer	David E. Luckins	Debra Young
2014-15	Wm Shrewsbury	Geary Schindel	Curt Harler	David E. Luckins	Gary Barnes
2015-15	Wm Shrewsbury	Geary Schindel	Curt Harler	Dave Haun	Gary Barnes
2015-17	Wm Shrewsbury	Katherin Crispin	Curt Harler	Dave Haun	Gary Barnes
2017-18	Geary Schindel	Katherin Crispin	Curt Harler	Dave Haun	Gaylene Speaect
2018	Geary Schindel	Katherin Crispin	Scott Engel	Mark Skove	Gaylene Speaect
2019	Geary Schindel	Katherin Crispin	Scott Engel	Maureen Handler	Gaylene Speaect
2020-21	Geary Schindel	Adam Weaver	Scott Engel	Maureen Handler	Kristine Ebrey
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