Past chairmen and convention locations

Year	Chairman	Convention location
2010-11	Sandi Howlett Ainsworth, Inc. 131 Bermondsey Rd. Toronto, ON M4A 1X4, Canada	Denver, CO • Colorado Convention Center
2009-10	David Griffin CPM Engineering, Ltd. Barton Dock Rd. Trafford Pk., Manchester M320ZF	Orlando, FL • Gaylord Palms® Resort & Convention Center
2008-09	Kevin J. Miller Apparatus Repair & Engineering, Inc. 90 W. Lee St. Hagerstown, MD 21740	St. Louis, MO • America's Center
2007-08	George Stratton G.E. Jones Electric Co., Inc. P.O. Box 2049 Amarillo, TX 79105	Dallas (Grapevine), TX • Gaylord Texan® Resort & Convention Center
2006-07	Art Anderson Electrical Mechanical Services 998 E. Berwood Ave. St. Paul, MN 55110	Minneapolis, MN • Minneapolis Convention Center
2005-06	Brian Gibbon Anstee & Ware, Ltd. St. Andrews Rd. Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9HS England, UK	Las Vegas, NV • Las Vegas Hilton & Las Vegas Convention Center
2004-05	Bill Nielsen Flanders Electric Motor Service Of Illinois, Inc. P.O. Box 1106 Marion, IL 62959	Nashville, TN • Gaylord Opryland®
2003-04	Les Parsons Arlington P/L P.O. Box 9 Inverell, NSW 2360 Australia	Washington, DC • Washington Convention Center
2002-03	Woodrow S. McClure, Jr. Dixie Electro Mechanical Services, Inc. P.O. Box 668944 Charlotte, NC 28266	San Francisco, CA • The Moscone Center
2001-02	Michael J. Stewart Stewart’s Electric Motor Works, Inc. 8951 Trussway Blvd. Orlando, FL 32824	Cincinnati, OH • Cincinnati Convention Center
2000-01	Norman L. Flolo The Flolo Corp. P.O. Box 586 Bensenville, IL 60106-0586	Chicago, IL • McCormick Place
1999-00	Jasper Fisher Rexel Motor Repair 3326 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002-2099	Anaheim, CA • Anaheim Convention Center
1998-99	William P. Zirkel*	Toronto, ON, Canada • Metro Toronto Convention Centre
1997-98	William H. Overton Electrical & Mechanical Resources, Inc. P.O. Box 50100 Richmond, VA 23250-0100	Orlando, FL • Marriott’s Orlando World Center & Orange County Convention Center
1996-97	Daniel S. Chiswick 2242 Lake Crescent Ct. Windermere, FL 34786-8104	Denver, CO • Marriott City Center & Denver Convention Center
1995-96	Michael G. Pence Electric Motor Supply, Inc. 2301 W. 20th St. Joplin, MO 64804-0213	Phoenix, AZ • Hyatt Regency Phoenix & Phoenix Civic Plaza
1994-95	William D. Bundy*	Nashville, TN • Opryland Hotel
1993-94	Ellis S. Waldman Walco Electric Co. P.O. Box 1515 Providence, RI 02901	San Antonio, TX • Marriott Rivercenter & San Antonio Convention Center
1992-93	Walter L. Dunsmore 16511 York Rd. Monkton, MD 21111-1014	Las Vegas, NV • Las Vegas Hilton
1991-92	George R. Williams*	Atlanta, GA • Atlanta Marriott Marquis & Atlanta Inforum
1990-91	Charles A. Koffler Koffler Electrical Mechanical Apparatus Repair, Inc. 527 Whitney St. San Leandro, CA 94577	Boston, MA • Sheraton Boston Hotel & Hynes Convention Center
1989-90	Edward J. Brannam 2747 DuPont Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32217	New Orleans, LA • New Orleans Hilton Riverside & Rivergate Exhibition Center
1988-89	Harlen R. Fricke Electric Motor Repair, Inc. 2010 N. 4th St. Minneapolis, MN 55411	San Francisco, CA • San Francisco Hilton
1987-88	Harlen R. Fricke Electric Motor Repair, Inc. 2010 N. 4th St. Minneapolis, MN 55411	Orlando, FL • Marriott’s Orlando World Center
1987 (partial term)	James L. Previty, Jr. 7524 Peaceful Brook St. Las Vegas, NV 89131-2509
1986-87	E. Steve Darby*	Washington, DC • The Washington Hilton
1985-86	Charles M. Evans 9726 S. Urbana Ave. Tulsa, OK 74137-4815	Dallas, TX • Loews Anatole Hotel
1984-85	Irving Hasnas*	San Diego, CA • Town & Country Hotel
1983-84	Harold A. Scherer 5326 Houston Ave. La Palma, CA 90623	Nashville, TN • Opryland Hotel
1982-83	William J. Howard, Jr. 1547 Pope Creek Rd. Wildwood, GA 30757-3800	St. Louis, MO • Stouffer’s Riverfront Towers
1981-82	Robert L. Sandman 3304 Great Meadow Rd. Dedham MA 02026	Honolulu, HI • The Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel
1980-81	Rowland Walker, OBE*	Toronto, ON, Canada • The Sheraton Centre
1979-80	Paul V. Bush Lubbock Electric Co. 1108 34th St. Lubbock, TX 79411	New Orleans, LA • New Orleans Hilton Hotel
1978-79	George R. Rawlings*	Detroit, MI • Detroit Plaza Hotel
1977-78	Edwin L. Slone*	Las Vegas, NV • MGM Grand Hotel
1976-77	Richard H. Giles*	Houston, TX • Hyatt Regency
1975-76	James F. Steffner*	London, England • Grosvenor House
1974-75	W. Bruce Byrnes*	Anaheim, CA • Disneyland Hotel
1973-74	Charles E. Shealer*	Atlanta, GA • Hyatt Regency Atlanta
1972-73	James J. Anderson*	Washington, DC • Washington Hilton Hotel
1971-72	John C. Reed*	Vancouver, BC, Canada • Hotel Vancouver
1970-71	Thomas W. Hannon 8201 Ravenna Ave., N.E. Louisville, OH 44641	Kansas City, MO • Muehlebach Hotel
1969-70	Francis E. Cook*	Cleveland, OH • Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel
1968-69	H. Orvill Thorp*	Boston, MA • Sheraton-Boston Hotel
1967-68	William W. Saunders*	Miami Beach, FL • Deauville Hotel
1966-67	Alex A. Shovan*	Philadelphia, PA • Sheraton Hotel
1965-66	Carlton A. Andrews*	Las Vegas, NV • Flamingo Hotel
1964-65	Walter G. Brush 437 Sunset Dr. Vestavia Hills, AL 35216-1545	Denver, CO • Denver Hilton Hotel
1963-64	Joseph F. Ferrari*	New York, NY • Hilton Hotel
1962-63	Ben J. Horton*	Dallas, TX • Statler-Hilton Hotel
1961-62	George Larsen*	Chicago, IL • Conrad Hilton Hotel
1960-61	J. Arthur Turner, Jr.*	San Francisco, CA • Jack Tar Hotel
1959-60	H.C. Blenkhorn*	Miami Beach, FL • Fountainbleau Hotel
1958-59	Paul M. Sievert*	Montreal, PQ, Canada • Queen Elizabeth Hotel
1957-58	Alfred Elson, Jr.*	New Orleans, LA • Hotel Roosevelt
1956-57	C.J. Covington*	Buffalo, NY • Hotel Statler
1955-56	Joseph H. Previty*	Philadelphia, PA • Hotel Bellevue - Stradford
1954-55	G.E. Jones*	Los Angeles, CA • Hotel Statler
1953-54	W.M. Hogue*	Detroit, MI • Hotel Statler
1952-53	R.A. Scherer*	New York, NY • Hotel Statler
1951-52	Mike F. Zack*	Chicago, IL • Conrad Hilton Hotel
1950-51	H. Ed Grant*	San Antonio, TX • Plaza Hotel
1949-50	R.E. Ward, Sr.*	Boston, MA • Hotel Statler
1948-49	William S. Giles*	St. Louis, MO • Hotel Jefferson
1947-48	Selden F. High*	Pittsburgh, PA • Hotel William Penn
1946-47	R.B. Turner*	Detroit, MI • Hotel Statler
1945-46	W.H. Braunlich, Sr.*	Tampa, FL • Tampa Terrace Hotel
1944-45	J. Arthur Turner, Sr.*	Chicago, lL • LaSalle Hotel (Board of Directors’ Meetings only; no convention)
1943-44	C.C. French*	Cincinnati, OH • Netherlands Plaza Hotel
1942-43	Alfred L. Brown*	Cincinnati, OH • Netherlands Plaza Hotel
1941-42	Leon Bonnecaze, Jr.*	Cincinnati, OH • Hotel Gibson
1940-41	C.A. Sievert*	Buffalo, NY • Hotel Statler
1939-40	J.M. Pilmer*	Detroit, MI • Book Cadillac Hotel
1938-39	J.E. Launder*	St. Louis, MO • Jefferson Hotel
1937-38	William J. Wheeler*	Chicago, IL • Palmer House
1936-37	E.C.W. Johnson*	Chicago, IL • Stevens Hotel
1935-36	F.W. Willey*	Cincinnati, OH • Cincinnati Club
1934-35	W.W. Hanks*	Cincinnati, OH • Cincinnati Club
1933-34	W.W. Hanks*	Washington, DC • Hotel Burlington (Board of Directors’ Meeting only; no convention)

* Deceased