National Conference of State Liquor Administrators

NCSLA Past Presidents

CHAIRMAN STATE DATE ELECTED
Hon. J.M. Braude Illinois
Hon. Edward P. Mulrooney New York June, 1934
Hon. D. Frederick Burnett New Jersey January, 1935
Hon. David R. Arundel Minnesota November, 1935
Hon. George E. Eppley Ohio** July, 1936
Hon. William M. Hayes Massachusetts July, 1937
Hon. Michael F. Costello Rhode Island July, 1938
**(Elected by Executive Committee to fill unexpired term of Arundel)
PRESIDENT STATE DATE ELECTED
Hon. Arthur S. Smith Illinois March, 1939
Hon. Bert Ford Texas Texas May, 1940
Hon. Hugh A. Barnhart Indiana June, 1941
Hon. J. Norman Peterson Minnesota June, 1942
Hon. Arthur C. Burtnett Massachusetts 1942
Hon. George M. Stout California June, 1943
Hon. James E. McEachen Nebraska July, 1944
Hon. Earl G. Haskins Minnesota October, 1945
Hon. Frederick J. Motte Rhode Island June, 1946
Hon. Arthur 6. Burtnett Massachusetts 1946
Hon. Walter F. Morrison Colorado May, 1947
Hon. John F. O'Connell New York May, 1948
Hon. Edgar S. Stayer Delaware May, 1949
Hon. Erwin B. Hock New Jersey May, 1950
Hon. James S. Daneker Rhode Island April, 1951
Hon. Roger V. Laynor Maryland April, 1952
Hon. Dudley C. Ericson Minnesota May, 1953
Hon. Coke R. Stevenson, Jr. Texas May, 1954
Hon. James H. Sullivan South Carolina May, 1955
Hon. Nathan B. Pont Nebraska April, 1956
Hon. T. Emmet Claire Connecticut May, 1957
Hon. Hollis M. Ketchum Missouri May, 1958
Hon. William Howe Davis New Jersey May, 1959
Hon. William H. Lucas Hawaii May, 1960
Hon. Malcolm B. Harris California May, 1961
Hon. Floyd Murphy Tennessee May, 1962
Hon. Ted R. Christy Arkansas 1962
Hon. Raymond J. Eagan, Sr. Connecticut June, 1963
Hon. Ellisworth 0. Jones Wisconsin June, 1964
Hon. Harold Moberly Kentucky April, 1965
Hon. Byron A. Anderson Colorado May, 1966
Hon. Winston S. Miyahira Hawaii May, 1967
Hon. W.N. "Ben" Clemons Florida May, 1968
Hon. Max Brookens South Dakota May, 1969
Hon. William J. O'Brien, Jr. Connecticut May, 1970
Hon. Sidney J. Pratt South Carolina May, 1971
Hon. Edward J. Kirby California June, 1972
Hon. Elizabeth Z. Fryer Tennessee June, 1973
Hon. James C. Harkins Delaware May, 1974
Hon. Joseph V. Novak Minnesota June, 1975
Hon. John W. Crimmins Kentucky June, 1976
Hon. Carlos L. Jaramillo New Mexico June, 1977
Hon. James D. Sims Indiana June, 1978
Hon. Ed Vaughn Georgia June, 1979
Hon. Edgar W. Soderman Arizona June, 1980
Hon. Joseph Lerner New Jersey June, 1981
Hon. Charles A. Nuzum Florida June, 1982
Hon. Thomas J. Kennedy Kansas June, 1983
Hon. Hugh B. Marius New York June, 1984
Hon. W.S. "Sherman" McBeath Texas June, 1985
Hon. Eugene T. Carson Hawaii June, 1986
Hon. John K. Kneafsey Illinois June, 1987
Hon. Terrence R. Flynn New York June, 1988
Hon. Roger M. Morris Colorado June, 1989
Hon. Charles E. Smarr Missouri June, 1990
Hon. William R. Pyle Maryland June, 1991
Hon. Robert S. Moore, Jr. Arkansas June, 1992
Hon. Valentine K. Hataishi Hawaii June, 1993
Hon. Irving J. Koppel Illinois June, 1994
Hon. Charles W. Ehart Maryland June, 1995
Hon. David C. Reitz Colorado June, 1996
Hon. Bernie Norwood Kansas June, 1997
Hon. Randy Yarbrough Texas June, 1998
Hon. Gerald C. Langlais Connecticut June, 1999
Hon. Franklyn L. Silva Hawaii June, 2000
Hon. Forrest D. Chapman Nebraska June, 2001
Hon. Murphy J. Painter Louisiana June, 2002
Hon. Jeffery J. Greer Rhode Island June, 2003
Hon. Lillian Martinez New Mexico June, 2004
Hon. Lynn Walding Iowa June, 2005
Hon. Lou Bright Texas June, 2006
Hon. John H. Cordrey Delaware June, 2007
Hon. Eric Honma Hawaii-County of Kauai June, 2008
Hon. Hobert Rupe Nebraska June, 2009
Hon. Shari Danielle Elks Tennessee June, 2010
Hon. William A. Kelley, Jr. Massachusetts June, 2011
Hon. Rick Garza Washington June, 2012
Hon. Anne Hutchison North Dakota June, 2013
Hon. Robert S. Hill, III Alabama June, 2014
Hon. Jerry W. Waters, Sr. Pennsylvania June, 2015
Hon. Matthew D. Botting California June, 2016
Hon. A. Keith Burt Oklahoma June, 2017
Hon. Jeffrey A. Kelly Maryland June, 2018
Hon. Teri L. Quimby Michigan June, 2019
Hon. Anna C. Hirai Hawaii** June, 2020
 **(Elected by Executive Committee to fill unexpired term of Quimby)
Hon. Thomas R. Philpot Florida June, 2021
Hon. Stephanie Strauss Iowa June, 2022
Hon. Travis Hill Virginia June, 2023
Hon. Ernest P. Legier, Jr. Louisiana** June, 2024
 **(Elected by Executive Committee to fill unexpired term of Hill)

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