1929-1932; 1934-1941
Arnold P. Kohler

1933
John W. Kleis

1942-1947
Henry J. DeWitt

1948
Orlo Warwick

1949-1950
John R. Brandt

1951
Basil E. Bradner

1952
Warren A. Miller

1953
George Miller
Kirkwood—Oneida Co.
24th Hotel Onondaga, Syracuse

1954
Emil Klein
New City—Rockland Co.
25th Hotel Ten Eyck, Albany

1955
Harry U. Baker
Ithaca—Tompkins Co.
26th Hotel Powers, Rochester

1956
Glenn I. Hawks
Ilion—Herkimer Co.
27th Mark Twain Hotel, Elmira

1957
Thomas Glynn
West Seneca—Erie Co.
28th Hotel Powers, Rochester

1958
Frank W. Conrad
Deposit—Broome Co.
29th Hotel Onondaga, Syracuse

1959
Clarence R. Paro
Malone—Franklin Co.
30th Hotel Powers, Rochester

1960
Archie Eastman
New Hartford—Oneida Co.
31st Hotel Niagara, Niagara Falls

1962
Sterling W. Theis
Orangetown—Rockland Co.
33rd Mark Twain Hotel, Elmira

1963
Nattie E. Eastman
Portville—Cattaraugus Co.
34th Hotel Jamestown, Jamestown

1964
James J. Hettrick
Pavilion—Genesee Co.
35th Schine Inn, Massena

1965
Donald R. Shaw
West Monroe—Oswego Co.
36th Grossinger’s, Liberty

1966
Harry Bowditch
Shelter Island—Suffolk Co.
37th Sagamore Inn, Lake George

1967
Lee Farquharson
Wilson—Niagara Co.
38th Parkway Inn, Niagara Falls

1968
Richard J. Brown
Truxton—Cortland Co.
39th Grossinger’s, Liberty

1969
Richard J. Brown
Truxton—Cortland Co.
40th Sagamore Inn, Lake George

1970
Floyd Urckfitz
Riga—Monroe Co.
41st Treadway Inn, Niagara Falls

1971
Lewis D. McManus
Cazenovia—Madison Co.
42nd Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown

1972
Richard M. Rudolph
Pembroke—Genesee Co.
43rd Grossinger’s, Liberty

1973
Charles Hotchkiss
Warsaw—Wyoming Co.
44th Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid

1974
Edward M. Kelly
Liberty—Sullivan Co.
45th Holiday Inn, Rochester

1975
Ivan P. Vedder
Hume—Allegany Co.
46th Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake

1976
Elwin C. Hamilton
Horseheads—Chemung Co.
47th Grossinger’s, Liberty

1977
Roy C. Luders
Elma—Erie Co.
48th Stevensville, Swan Lake

1978
Alex Yenei
Newfield—Tompkins Co.
49th Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake

1979
F. Harold Flack
Sterling—Cayuga Co.
50th Kutsher’s, Monticello

1980
John Memmelaar
Chester—Orange Co.
51st Stevensville, Swan Lake

1981
Carl H. Mason, Jr.
Ripley—Chautauqua Co.
52nd Kutsher’s, Monticello

1982
Robert Hanington
Babylon—Suffolk Co.
53rd Stevensville, Swan Lake

1983
Morgan VanHouse
Fine—St. Lawrence Co.
54th Kutsher’s, Monticello

1984
Martin J. Cross
Bethlehem—Albany Co.
55th Stevensville, Swan Lake

1985
J. Arthur Dawes
Kirkland—Oneida Co.
56th Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse

1986
John F. Connell
Ausable—Clinton Co.
57th Stevensville, Swan Lake

1987
M. Clarence Walrath
St. Johnsville—Montgomery Co.
58th Granit, Kerhonkson

1988
R. J. Smith
Kendall—Orleans Co.
59th Kutsher’s, Monticello

1989
William J. Bannister
Dix—Schuyler Co.
60th Granit, Kerhonkson

1990
William A. Nichols
Belfast—Allegany Co.
61st Nevele, Ellenville

1991
William C. Hayes
Schaghticoke—Rensselaer Co.
62nd Kutsher’s, Monticello

1992
John A. Finch
Kirkwood—Broome Co.
63rd Nevele, Ellenville

1993
Daniel Keyes
Walworth—Wayne Co.
64th Pines, S. Fallsburg

1994
Gary W. Nash
Perrysburg—Cattaraugus Co.
65th Nevele, Ellenville

1995
Wilfred Bancroft
Moravia—Cayuga Co.
66th Kutsher’s, Monticello

1996
Eugene Ingleston
Crowne Point—Essex Co.
67th Villa Roma, Callicoon

1997
Keith McCarty
Springfield—Otsego Co.
68th Kutsher’s, Monticello

1998
William J. Naughton
Huntington—Suffolk Co.
69th Villa Roma, Callicoon

1999
Wayne Brockway
Moira—Franklin Co.
70th Nevele, Ellenville

2000
Charles Carlson
Nunda—Livingston Co.
71st Kutsher’s, Monticello

2001
Ivan (Ike) Jennings
Montgomery—Orange Co.
72nd Villa Roma, Callicoon

2002
James E. Oakes, Jr.
Pomfret—Chautauqua Co.
73rd Kutsher’s, Monticello

2003
Jack E. Flint
Lowville—Lewis Co.
74th Nevele, Ellenville

2004
Elwin J. Fisher
West Monroe—Oswego Co.
75th Bonnie Castle, Alexandria Bay

2005
Herbert T. Allen
Canajoharie—Montgomery Co.
76th Hilton Lake Resort, Lake Placid

2006
Keith E. Hurtgam
Hartland—Niagara Co.
77th Bonnie Castle, Alexandria Bay

2007
Earl (Tom) Sears
Beekmantown—Clinton Co.
78th The Saratoga Hotel and
Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs

2008
Tim E. Spring
Indian Lake—Hamilton Co.
79th The Hyatt Regency Hotel
and Buffalo Convention Center, Buffalo

2009
Richard Walters
Onondaga—Onondaga Co.
80th Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lake Placid

2010
Thomas (Willie) Reifsteck
Middlesex—Yates Co.
81st The Saratoga Hilton Hotel, Saratoga Springs

2011
Roger Wolfe
Yates—Orleans Co.
82nd Hyatt Regency Hotel, Buffalo

2012
Joseph Amico
Gates – Monroe Co.
83rd Hyatt Regency, Rochester

2013
Bill Weller
Florida, Montgomery Co.
84th Crowne Plaza, Lake Placid

2014
Marty Roberts
Reading, Schuyler Co.
85th Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon

2015
Russ Page
Leicester, Livingston Co.
86th Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs

2016
Jeffrey Griswold
Preble, Cortland Co.
87th Crowne Plaza, Lake Placid

2017
Michael Boesel
Palmyra, Wayne Co.
88th Holiday Valley Resort, Ellicottville

2018
Bernhard Meyer
Canaan, Columbia Co.
89th Turning Stone, Verona

2019
Patrick Mahar
Denmark, Lewis Co.
90th Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon

2020
Joel Kie
Dickinson, Broome Co.
91st Virtual Meeting

2021
Alexander Gregor
Town of Southampton, Suffolk Co.
92nd Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs

2022
Richard Benjamin
Town of Thompson, Sullivan Co.
93rd Holiday Valley Resort, Ellicottville

2023
David Miller
Town of Lockport, Niagara Co.
94th Turning Stone, Verona