A chronological history of former Nittany Grotto officers since the establishment of the Grotto in 1948. For completeness, officers for both Nittany Grotto Inc. (NGI) and Nittany Grotto Caving Club (PSU) are present starting with 2008.
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2012 |
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Nittany Grotto, Inc. |
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President
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Bryan "Crow" Crowell
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Vice President
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Gary D. Dunmire
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Secretary-Treasurer
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Andy G. McKinnon
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Director at Large
............................... |
Terrance Lovell
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Director at Large
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Joe M. Turchick
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Editor
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Katherine Thorwart
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NGI Webmaster
................................. |
Christopher Catherman
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Caving Club |
Chair
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Dan Karrasch
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Vice Chair
......................................... |
Maria Andrews
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Secretary
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Hope Brooks
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Treasurer
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Jenevieve Clauss
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Faculty Advisor
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Dr. Jenn Macalady
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2011 |
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Nittany Grotto, Inc. |
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President
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Bryan "Crow" Crowell
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Vice President
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Gary D. Dunmire
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Secretary-Treasurer
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Andy G. McKinnon
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Director at Large
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Dr. William B. White
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Director at Large
............................... |
Joe M. Turchick
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Editor
............................................... |
Katherine Thorwart
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NGI Webmaster
................................. |
Christopher Catherman
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Caving Club |
Chair
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Dan Karrasch
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Vice Chair
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Maria Andrews
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Secretary
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Cayla Danko
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Treasurer
......................................... |
John Groh
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Faculty Advisor
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Dr. Jenn Macalady
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2010 |
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Nittany Grotto, Inc. |
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President
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Bryan "Crow" Crowell
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Vice President
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Gary D. Dunmire
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Secretary-Treasurer
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Keith D. Wheeland
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Director at Large
............................... |
Andy G. McKinnon
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Director at Large
............................... |
Joe M. Turchick
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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NGI Webmaster
................................. |
Christopher Catherman
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Caving Club |
Chair
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Paul Winter
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Vice Chair
......................................... |
Elane Bridges
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Secretary
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Kathleen Kerrigan
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Dave Ader
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2009 |
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Nittany Grotto, Inc. |
President
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Amanda Martin
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Vice President
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Gary D.Dunmire
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Secretary-Treasurer
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Keith D. Wheeland
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Director at Large
............................... |
Rob Martin
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Director at Large
............................... |
Joe M. Turchick
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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NGI Webmaster
................................. |
Christopher Catherman
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Caving Club |
Chair
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Amanda Martin
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Vice Chair
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Maggie Norton
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Secretary
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Kandra Hujsa
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Treasurer
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Patrick Hensel
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2008 60th Anniversary |
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Nittany Grotto, Inc. |
President
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Amanda Martin
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Vice President
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Gary D. Dunmire
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Secretary-Treasurer
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Keith D. Wheeland
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Director at Large
............................... |
Rob Martin
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Director at Large
............................... |
Joe M.Turchick
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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NGI Webmaster
....................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland
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Caving Club |
Chair
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Amanda Morrow (Martin)
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Vice Chair
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Vacant
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Secretary
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Samantha Lloyd
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Treasurer
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Patrick Hensel
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2007 |
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President
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Katy McGuire
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Vice President
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Melissa Woortman
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Secretary
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Ben Smith
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Treasurer
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Ezra Schwartzberg
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Editor
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Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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2006 |
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President
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Katy McGuire
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Vice President
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Melissa Woortman
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Secretary
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Kerry Cavanaugh
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Treasurer
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Ezra Schwartzberg
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Editor
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Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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2005 |
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President
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Marc Eble
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Vice President
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Trevor Kupstas
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Secretary
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Bryan Brightbill,
& Tara Gallacher
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Treasurer
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Chris Hails
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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2004 |
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President
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Marc Eble
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Vice President
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Vacant
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Secretary
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Bryan Brightbill
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Treasurer
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Chris Hails
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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2003 |
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President
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Bryan Brightbill
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Vice President
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Jon Belinski
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Secretary
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Dan Lysco
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Treasurer
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Michael Matz,
Ben Smith (Interim)
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland (Guest)
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2002 |
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President
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Jeremy Rathfon
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Vice President
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Mike Ristey
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Secretary
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Jon Belinski
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Brad Feldman
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland (Guest),
Jen & Keith Christenson (Guest)
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2001 |
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President
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Jon Belinski
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Vice President
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Mike Ristey
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Secretary
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Ned Schmidgal
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Treasurer
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Brad Feldman
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Editor
............................................... |
Keith D. Wheeland,
Jen & Keith Christenson (Guest)
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2000 |
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President
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Bryan "Crow" Crowell
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Vice President
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Mike Packard
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Secretary
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Bethany Oaks
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Sandy McCarthy
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Editor
............................................... |
Rob Martin ,
Keith D. Wheeland,
Jen & Keith Christenson
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1999 |
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President
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Ramona Josefczyk
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Vice President
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Sarah Askey
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Secretary
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Jason Gullickson
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Sandy McCarthy
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Editor
............................................... |
Jon E. Guizar
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1998 50th Anniversary |
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President
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Ramona Josefczyk
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Vice President
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Sarah Greenway
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Secretary
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Tanya Hofler
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Cara Doud
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Editor
............................................... |
Chad Ambrosius,
Keith Christenson (Interim),
Jen Christenson
& Jon E. Guizar
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1997 |
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President
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Rachel Bosch
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Vice President
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Ramona Josefczyk
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Secretary
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Annetta Egley
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Teresa Carmody
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Editor
............................................... |
Chad Ambrosius
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1996 |
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President
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Keith Christenson
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Vice President
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Byran "Crow" Crowell
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Secretary
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Ramona Josefczyk
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Teresa Carmody
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Editor
............................................... |
Chad Ambrosius
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1995 |
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President
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Keith Christenson
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Vice President
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Frank Abbato
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Secretary
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Tom McGrath
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Steve Yochum
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Editor
............................................... |
Andy Fluke,
Keith Christenson (Quest)
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1994 |
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President
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Frank Abbato
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Vice President
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Tom McGrath
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Secretary
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Scott Askey
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Andrew Churlik
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Editor
............................................... |
Andy Fluke
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1993 |
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President
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Frank Abbato
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Vice President
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Jan Prowell
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Secretary
......................................... |
Tom McGrath
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Andrew Churlik
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Editor
............................................... |
Andy Fluke
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1992 |
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President
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Scott Askey
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Vice President
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John Archer
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Secretary
......................................... |
Charlie Klinger
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Andrew Churlik
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Editor
............................................... |
Beth Wichterman &
Andy Fluke
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1991 |
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President
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Bill Herr
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Vice President
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Scott Askey
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Secretary
......................................... |
John Keith
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Andrew Churlik
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Editor
............................................... |
Josh Carney,
Keith Wheeland (Guest),
Jim Kennedy (Guest)
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1990 |
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President
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Brent Ward
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Vice President
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Tom Wilkinson &
Tom Butzler (Acting)
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Secretary
......................................... |
John Keith
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Andrew Churlik
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Editor
............................................... |
Josh Carney
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1989 |
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President
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Ira Sasowsky
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Vice President
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Charlie Klinger
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Secretary
......................................... |
Beth Wichterman
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Andrew Churlik
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Editor
............................................... |
Andy Fluke
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1988 40th Anniversary |
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President
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John Ganter
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Vice President
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Evan Dresel
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Secretary
......................................... |
Ira Sasowsky
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Andrew Churlik
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Editor
............................................... |
Andy Fluke
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1987 |
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President
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George Veni
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Vice President
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Mark Wolfe
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Secretary
......................................... |
Phil McKalips
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Tammy Luse
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Editor
............................................... |
Jim Kennedy &
George Veni (Guest)
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1986 |
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President
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Ira Sasowsky
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Vice President
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John Ganter
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Secretary
......................................... |
Andy Stahl
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Sarah Steele
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Editor
............................................... |
Jim Kennedy
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1985 |
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President
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Ira Sasowsky
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Vice President
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John Ganter
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Secretary
......................................... |
Andy Stahl
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Christine Brown
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Editor
............................................... |
Jim Kennedy
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1984 |
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President
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Dan Chess &
Ira Sasowsky (Acting)
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Vice President
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John Ganter
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Secretary
......................................... |
Eric Hauschildt
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Jim Kennedy
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Editor
............................................... |
Gary Herbert &
Jim Kennedy
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1983 |
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President
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Dan Chess
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Vice President
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Eric Hauschildt
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Secretary
......................................... |
Holly Sader &
Gloria DePaolis
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Jim Kennedy
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Editor
............................................... |
Jim Kennedy &
Dan Chess
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1982 |
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President
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Joe Troester &
Dan Chess (Acting)
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Vice President
................................... |
Gerald "Jake" Cox
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Secretary
......................................... |
Lori E. Smith &
Gordon Dayton (Acting)
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Kirk Taylor
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Editor
............................................... |
Dan Chess
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1981 |
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President
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Joe Troester
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Vice President
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Gerald "Jake" Cox
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Secretary
......................................... |
Lori E. Smith
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Kirk Taylor
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Editor
............................................... |
Bill Wolford &
Dan Chess
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1980 |
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President
.......................................... |
Gordon Dayton
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Vice President
................................... |
Tim Kipp
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Secretary
......................................... |
Brian Kolka
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Kirk Taylor
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Editor
............................................... |
Tim Kipp
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Mascot
............................................. |
The GWONK
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1979 |
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President
.......................................... |
Gordon Dayton
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Vice President
................................... |
Tim Kipp
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Secretary
......................................... |
Brian Kolka
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Kirk Taylor
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Editor
............................................... |
Gordon Dayton
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1978 30th Anniversary |
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President
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Gordon Dayton
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Vice President
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Tim Kipp
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Secretary
......................................... |
Brian Kolka
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Kirk Taylor
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Editor
............................................... |
Gordon Dayton &
Art Pettit
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1977 |
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President
.......................................... |
Tom O'Holleran
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Vice President
................................... |
Mark Jancin
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Secretary
......................................... |
Karen Smith
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Kim Thomas
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Editor
............................................... |
Rick Johnson
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1976 |
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President
.......................................... |
Tom O'Holleran
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Vice President
................................... |
Roger Richards
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Secretary
......................................... |
Janet Falcheck
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Membership
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Dave Seasholtz
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Rick Johnson
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Editor
............................................... |
Nana Bolling,
Rick Johnson,
Tony Cooley
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1975 |
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President
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Cindy Nagasaki McManus
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Vice President
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Dennis McManus
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Secretary
......................................... |
Brian Kolka
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Membership
.................................. |
Dave Seasholtz
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Rick Johnson
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Editor
............................................... |
Nana Bolling &
Rick Johnson
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1974 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jeff Batuscheck
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Vice President
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Dennis McManus
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Secretary
......................................... |
Russ Turner
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Tom O'Holleran
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Editor
............................................... |
Nana Bolling &
Bernie Baker
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1973 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jeff Batuscheck
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Vice President
................................... |
Debbie Van Vliet
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Secretary
......................................... |
Nana Bolling &
Cindy Light
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Tom O'Holleran
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Editor
............................................... |
Nana Bolling
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1972 |
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President
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Bill Decker
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Vice President
................................... |
Al Ogden
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Secretary
......................................... |
Mike Stitt &
Jeff Batuscheck
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Rich Leishman
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Editor
............................................... |
Jack Hess,
Joe Brady, &
Jeff Batuscheck
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1971 |
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President
.......................................... |
Fred L. Wefer
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Vice President
................................... |
Tom O'Holleran
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Secretary
......................................... |
Sandy Black
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Al Ogden
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Editor
............................................... |
Jack Hess &
Evan T. Shuster
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Faculty Advisor
.......(till Sept. 2011).... |
Dr. William B. White
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1970 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jack Hess
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Vice President
................................... |
Evan T. Shuster
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Secretary
......................................... |
Kem Wefer
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Ron Miller
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Editor
............................................... |
Nevin W. Davis,
Judy Davis, &
Bill Decker
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1969 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jack Hess
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Vice President
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Dave Moll
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Secretary
......................................... |
Tony Gardner
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Ron Miller
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Editor
............................................... |
Nevin W. Davis
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1968 20th Anniversary |
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President
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Del Myers
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Vice President
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Jack Hess
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Secretary
......................................... |
Tony Gardner
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Frank Marks
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Editor
............................................... |
Nevin W. Davis
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1967 |
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President
.......................................... |
Bob Haas
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Vice President
................................... |
Pete Peterson
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Secretary
......................................... |
Janet Relm
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Frank Marks
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Editor
............................................... |
Bob Haas
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Mascot To-Be
.................................... |
The GWONK
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1966 |
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President
.......................................... |
Rick Rigg
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Vice President
................................... |
Nevin C. Davis
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Secretary
......................................... |
Janet Relm
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Carol Lambert
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Editor
............................................... |
Bobbi Nagy,
Jane Learn, &
Bob Haas
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1965 |
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President
.......................................... |
John L. (Skip) Haas &
Nick Lambert
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Vice President
................................... |
Bob Haas
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Secretary
......................................... |
Maggie Bossart
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Donna Sampsell
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Editor
............................................... |
John L. (Skip) Haas,
Bob Haas, &
Bobbi Nagy (variously)
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1964 |
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President
.......................................... |
Rick Rigg
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Vice President
................................... |
Bob Madsen
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Secretary
......................................... |
Chuck Trenkle
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Frank Potter
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Editor
............................................... |
Nick Lambert &
John L. (Skip) Haas (alternate issues)
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1963 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jim Hixson
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Vice President
................................... |
Nevin W. Davis
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Secretary
......................................... |
Ken Stafford
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Robert Madsen
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Editor
............................................... |
Nevin C. Davis &
William E. Russell
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1962 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jim Hixson
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Vice President
................................... |
John Sweet
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Secretary
......................................... |
Nevin W. Davis
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Tom Goff
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Editor
............................................... |
Nevin C. Davis &
William E. Russell
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1961 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jim Hixson
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Vice President
................................... |
Sam Gilmore &
John Sweet
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Secretary
......................................... |
Ken Stafford
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Keith Hagenbuch
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Editor
............................................... |
Elizabeth L. (Beth) White
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1960 |
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President
.......................................... |
Chuck Landis
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Vice President
................................... |
Rebne Thomsen
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Secretary
......................................... |
Brenda Baer &
Dave Ward
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Jim Hixson
|
Editor
............................................... |
Elizabeth L. (Bette) White
& Will Cochran
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Faculty Advisor
....(till ca. 1971).... |
Dr. Lawrence Lattman
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1959 |
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President
.......................................... |
Chuck Landis
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Vice President
................................... |
John Feick
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Secretary
......................................... |
Peg Fowler (pseud. Sophie Glutz)
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Bill Glosser &
Neil Wilding
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Editor
............................................... |
Tom Turner
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1958 10th Anniversary |
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President
.......................................... |
Chuck Landis
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Vice President
................................... |
Tom Turner
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Secretary
......................................... |
Carolyn Allison
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Bill Glosser
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Editor
............................................... |
Jay Edwards,
John Haas, &
Tom Turner
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1957 |
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President
.......................................... |
John A. (Jack) Stellmack
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Vice President
................................... |
Tom Turner
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Secretary
......................................... |
Lesley Tarleton
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Treasurer
......................................... |
John L. Haas
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Editor
............................................... |
John Edwards &
Bill Bennett (Guest)
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1956 |
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President
.......................................... |
Herb Black
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Vice President
................................... |
George Deike, III
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Secretary
......................................... |
Lesley Tarleton
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Paul Fisher
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Editor
............................................... |
Ruth "Ginger" Deike (Ruth McDuffee Deike)
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Faculty Advisor
....(till Oct. 18, 1960).... |
Dr. Charles W. Thornton
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1955 |
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President
.......................................... |
George Deike, III
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Vice President
................................... |
Karl Francis
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Secretary
......................................... |
Lesley Tarleton
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Dick Grime
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Editor
............................................... |
Larry Matthews,
Herb Duey, &
Jack Stellmack
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1954 |
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President
.......................................... |
Jack Stellmack
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Vice President
................................... |
Jim Walczak
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Secretary
......................................... |
Ruth (Ginger) McDufee
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Treasurer
......................................... |
Don Luebee
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Editor
............................................... |
George Deike, III
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1953 |
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President
.......................................... |
Art Hussey
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Vice President
................................... |
Dave Fenstermacher
|
Secretary
......................................... |
Barbara McIlrath
|
Treasurer
......................................... |
Dean Porterfield
|
Editor
............................................... |
Jim Walczak
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1952 |
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President
.......................................... |
William Devitt, III
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Vice President
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Arthur Hussey
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Secretary
......................................... |
Joanne Heine
|
Treasurer
......................................... |
Robert Higgs
|
Editor
............................................... |
Jim Walczak
|
Faculty Advisor
....(till Sept.25, 1956).... |
Dr. Stuart W. Frost
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1951 |
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President
.......................................... |
William Devitt, III
|
Vice President
................................... |
Bob Vandergrift
|
Secretary
......................................... |
Marjorie Schultz then
Ed Raffensberger
|
Corr. Secretary
................................. |
Ed Raffensbuger then
Martha Cooper
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* Elections were held at the beginning of the new academic year |
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President
.......................................... |
Dr. Stuart W. Frost
|
Vice President
................................... |
Vacant
|
Secretary
......................................... |
Ed Raffensberger
|
Treasurer
......................................... |
Charles Rutschky
|
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1950 |
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1949 |
President
.......................................... |
Robert A. Zeller, Jr.
|
Vice President
................................... |
Arthur W. Rose
|
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1948 |
President
.......................................... |
Robert A. Zeller, Jr.
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