Past National Big Hat Presidents
| Date | Name | Home Chapter
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| 1940 | Charlie Mitchell
| Detroit, MI
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| 1940-46 | No election
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| 1946-47 | Jack Newman | Ponca City, OK
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| 1947-48 | Curran Bridges
| Greenville, SC
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| 1948-49 | Arthur Brubaker
| Dayton, OH
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| 1949-50 | Jay Neill
| Allentown, PA
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| 1950-51 | Jess C. Colbert
| Huntington, WV
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| 1951-52 | Dr. Earl G. Lewis
| Allentown, PA
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| 1952-53 | W. Hal Bird
| Asheville, NC
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| 1953-54 | J. H. Bachman
| Champaign, IL
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| 1954-55 | Paul D. Fossett
| Stone Mountain, GA |
| 1955-56 | J. Dave Martin
| High Point, NC
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| 1956-57 | Walther F. Miller
| Urbana, IL |
| 1957-58 | George B. Wimberly
| Lubbock, TX
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| 1958-59 | Harold L. Jones
| Allentown, PA
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| 1959-60 | Keith Tingley | Tuscola, IL
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| 1960-61 | H. A. Moffitt
| High Point, NC
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| 1961-62 | Al Carey
| Charleston, WV
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| 1962-63 | Frank Palmer
| Grand Rapids, MI
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| 1963-64 | William Cantrell
| Atlanta, GA |
| 1964-65 | Paul Gordan, Jr.
| Springfield, IL
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| 1965-66 | Marion Blackwell
| Oklahoma City, OK
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| 1966-67 | Paul Dobbs
| Odessa, TX
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| 1967-68 | Richard Forbes
| Decatur, IL
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| 1968-69 | Charles Gregorie, Jr.
| Macon, GA
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| 1969-70 | Charles Blye
| Peoria, IL
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| 1970-71 | George Miller
| Grand Rapids, MI
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| 1971-72 | Dale Phelps
| South Kent, MI
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| 1972-73 | Paul Dantin
| N. Augusta, SC
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| 1973-74 | E.E (Gene) Jordan
| Amarillo, TX
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| 1974-75 | Gale Moore
| Dayton, OH |
| 1975-76 | Jim Holcomb
| Enid Noon, OK
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| 1976-77 | Richard Purdeu
| Sullivan, IL
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| 1977-78 | Ted Davis
| Ponca City, OK
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| 1978-79 | John B. Sutton
| Ponca City, OK
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| 1979-80 | Paul Ward
| Grand Rapids, MI
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| 1980-81 | Taylor (Steve) Funk
| Danville, IL
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| 1981-82 | Jim Beasley
| Urbana, IL
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| 1982-83 | Ray Schoonover
| Enid, OK
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| 1983-84 | Ray Alexander
| Big Spring, TX
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| 1984-85 | Bob Whitney | Irving, TX
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| 1985-86 | Ken Webster
| Kalamazoo, MI
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| 1986-87 | Lou Brox
| Lawton, OK
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| 1987-88 | Howard (Bud) VanHorn III
| Reading, PA
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| 1989-90 | Cy Ecker
| Boyertown, PA
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| 1990-91 | Dr. Ed Beahm
| Irving, TX
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| 1991-92 | Pete Keckel
| Edmond, OK
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| 1992-93 | George Miller | Portage, MI
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| 1993-94 | Dr. Dewey Collins
| Woodward, OK
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| 1994-95 | William Rex
| West Norrition, PA
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| 1995-96 | Allen D. LeMieux
| Walker, MI
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| 1996-97 | Cynthia Young
| Irving, TX
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| 1997-98 | Steve Wuellner
| Decatur, IL
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| 1998-99 | Dick Nowlin
| Oklahoma City, OK
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| 1999-00 | Charlie Young
| Irving, TX
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| 2000-01 | Alan Eakle
| Greenebucs, OH
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| 2001-02 | Tom Taylor
| South Kent, MI
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| 2002-03 | J. John Joyner | Lubbock Monterey, TX
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| 2003-04 | Dean Jackson
| Springfield, IL
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| 2004-05 | Vic Bobo
| Lubbock Caprock, TX
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| 2005-06 | Kip Miles
| Enid AM, OK
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| 2006-07 | Cliff Bauerle
| Mid Cities, TX
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| 2007-08 | Bill Dredge
| Loves Park, IL
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| 2008-09 | Linda Mask | Mountain Metro, OK
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| 2009-10 | Gary Miles | Ponca City, OK |
| 2010-11 | Garry Tischler
| Grapevine, TX |
