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