Previous Presidents & Annual Conference Locations
| Year | President | State of Office | Conference Location | | 1967 | Rural Education Division, NEA | n/a | Milwaukee, WI | | 1968 | Pope Baird | Florida | Miami Beach, FL | | 1969 | Pope Baird | Florida | Detroit, MI | | 1970 | Orville Parrish | New Jersey | Minneapolis, MN | | 1971 | Roy W. Walter | West Virginia | Atlanta, GA | | 1972 | Arthur Roberts | Iowa | Philadelphia, PA | | 1973 | Hanford Combs | Ohio | Denver, CO | | 1974 | Jerry Shumway | Arizona | Cincinnati, OH | | 1975 | Ralph Hendrix | South Carolina | Fort Worth, TX | | 1976 | Ralph Hendrix | South Carolina | St. Louis, MO | | 1977 | R.A. "Buster" Bynum | Virginia | Fort Worth, TX | | 1978 | Jim Menath | Nevada | Phoenix, AZ | | 1979 | Ernest Farmer | Tennessee | Cherry Hill, NJ | | 1980 | Dwight Carlson | Iowa | Las Vegas, NV | | 1981 | Harold Dacus | Mississippi | Orlando, FL | | 1982 | Jack Sperr | Oregon | Portland, OR | | 1983 | Leon Hart | Delaware | New Orleans, LA | | 1984 | Glen Bowman | Louisiana | Albuquerque, NM | | 1985 | Paul Stewart | West Virginia | Charleston, WV | | 1986 | Romayne Kareen | Alaska | Anaheim, CA | | 1987 | Ron Kinney | California | Norfolk, VA | | 1988 | Ron Kinney | California | Las Vegas, NV | | 1989 | Larry McEntire | Florida | Louisville, KY | | 1990 | George Davis* | New York | Tacoma, WA | | 1990 | Kelvin Clayton* | Utah | Tacoma, WA | | 1991 | Don Carnahan | Washington | Nashville, TN | | 1992 | Don Carnahan | Washington | Burlingame, CA | | 1993 | Harlan (Ted) Tull | Delaware | Pittsburgh, PA | | 1994 | Harlan (Ted) Tull | Delaware | Albuquerque, NM | | 1995 | Spence Holder | Arkansas | Orlando, FL | | 1996 | Spence Holder | Arkansas | Nashville, TN | | 1997 | Terry Voy | Iowa | Indianapolis, IN | | 1998 | Terry Voy | Iowa | Austin, TX | | 1999 | Barbara Goodman | Virginia | Denver, CO | | 2000 | G. W. "Pete" Baxter** | Indiana | Buffalo, NY | | 2001 | G. W. "Pete" Baxter | Indiana | Nashville, TN | | 2002 | G. W. "Pete" Baxter | Indiana | Greensboro, NC | | 2003 | Deborah Lincoln | Oregon | Salt Lake City, UT | | 2004 | Deborah Lincoln | Oregon | Cincinnati, OH | | 2005 | Pete Japikse | Ohio | Austin, TX | | 2006 | Pete Japikse | Ohio | Kansas City, MO | | 2007 | Derek Graham | North Carolina | Grand Rapids, MI | | 2008 | Derek Graham | North Carolina | Myrtle Beach, SC | | 2009 | Charlie Hood | Florida | Louisville, KY | | 2010 | Charlie Hood | Florida | Portland, OR | | 2011 | Mike Simmons | Arkansas | Cincinnati, OH | | 2012 | Mike Simmons | Arkansas | Memphis, TN | | 2013 | Max Christensen | Iowa | Grand Rapids, MI | | 2014 | Max Christensen | Iowa | Kansas City, MO | | 2015 | Leon Langley | Maryland | Richmond, VA | | 2016 | Diana Hollander*** | Nevada | Kansas City, MO
| | 2017 | Diana Hollander | Nevada | Columbus, OH | | 2018 | Diana Hollander | Nevada | Kansas City, MO | | 2019 | Michael LaRocco | Indiana | Alexandria, VA (DC area) | | 2020 | Michael LaRocco | Indiana | Zoom Webinars | | 2021 | Patrick McManamon | Vermont | Zoom Webinars | | 2022 | Patrick McManamon | Vermont | Arlington, VA (DC area) | | 2023 | Mike Simmons | Arkansas | Arlington, VA (DC area) | | 2024 | Mike Simmons | Arkansas | Arlington, VA (DC area) | | 2025 | TBD | TBD | Grand Rapids, MI (tentative) |
* denotes dual Presidency during Conference
** denotes assumed role as President on July 1, 2000
*** denotes assumed role as President on August 1, 2016
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