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Region/State Presidents and NLUS National Directors 2001-2002

Following, alphabetically by region, is the list of region and state presidents and national directors elected during the 2001 NLUS national convention in Reno, Nevada. (Region presidents listed in bold.)

CARIBBEAN: Region President: Jose Plumey (Acting). State Presidents: Pending. National Directors: Pending.

CENTRAL MIDWEST: State Presidents: Iowa, Michael J. Martin; Kansas, Lloyd A. Cole; Missouri, Gerald H. Moeller; Nebraska, R. W. Hammer. National Directors: Melvin G. Burkart, James H. Erlinger, Gerald H. Moeller, Robert R. Sheahan, Bruce B. Smith, William L. Wolf.

EMPIRE: State Presidents: Connecticut, Mark C. Nickerson; East New York, Joan E. Donovan; West New York, Frederick R. Dentinger. National Directors: Kenneth A. Deegan, Frederick R. Dentinger, Joan E. Donovan, William J. Evanzia, Victor T. Gainor Jr., Steven W. McGanka, John P. McGovern, Mark C. Nickerson, Melvin F. Pauly, Robert A. Ravitz, Donald H. Rullman, James J. Scalo Jr.

EUROPEAN: State Presidents: France, Deborah J. Cozzone; Italy, Freddie Wacenske; Spain, Ciro Armellini; United Kingdom, Vacant. National Directors: Ciro Armellini, Deborah J. Cozzone, Michael R. Nulty, Philip R. Temple.

FLORIDA: State Presidents: North Florida, Robert J. Silah; South Florida, Roger S. Betts. National Directors: George H. Baldwin, Bernard Bennett, Roger S. Betts, Daniel P. Bierman, J. Robert Bishop, John F. Casey, Patricia Du Mont, Philip L. Dunmire, Paul V. Halberg, Herbert A. Jordan Jr., James M. Jordan, Robert E. Karas, Campbell J. McCarthy, J. Michael McGrath, Thomas E. Morris, Robert J. Silah, William J. Waylett Jr.

GREAT LAKES: State Presidents: Illinois, Thomas J. Stump; Indiana, John F. Bowers, Jr.; Michigan, Cornell W. Lugthart Jr.; Wisconsin, Thomas M. Plantenberg. National Directors: William T. Fantry Jr., Morgan L. Fitch Jr., William C. Glynn, Roger K. Harter, Elaine Z. Koepke, Cornell W. Lugthart Jr., James M. Semerad, G. Donald Steel, Thomas J. Stump, Herman D. Vallelonga, Ronald K. Weeks, Roy E. Whitlock, Roycealee J. Wood.

LIBERTY: State Presidents: Delaware, Vacant; New Jersey, Pierce R. Capell; Ohio, William A. Kopper; Pennsylvania, John W. Alger. National Directors: John W. Alger, Paul E. Baldridge, William G. Braund, Pierce R. Capell, Joseph A. Gildea, Richard Herb, Frank C. Hess Jr., Carl S. Jablonski, Arthur Judson II, Jack M. Kennedy, Richard H. Kennedy, William A. Kopper, Edwin E. Kraft, William W. Lipsitt, Celeste B. Maschmeyer, Matthew Mnich, Barry N. Moore, William A. Sanchez, Robert W. Saul Jr., Robert E. Schmand, George R. Searle, Charles D. Shields Jr., John D. Stegman, Philip J. Vercere Sr., James H. Waller.

MID-ATLANTIC: State Presidents: Washington, D.C., W. Eugene Proctor; Kentucky, James M. Price; Maryland, James E.M. Coleman; Virginia, Joseph S. Donnell II; West Virginia, Vacant. National Directors: John M. Barry, Brent Bennitt, Earl E. Brannock, William S. Busik, Calvin H. Cobb Jr., James E.M. Coleman, Joseph S. Donnell II, Timothy O. Fanning, Albert H. Friedrich, H. Lawrence Garrett III, Joseph Gianascoli, Alfred M. Gray Jr., Albert J. Herberger, Irvine B. Hill, Randy W. Hollstein, Walter F. Hyer Jr., Lou Kriser, William W. McCathern Jr., James H. Offutt, John A. Panneton, Joel A. Porter, W. Eugene Proctor, Janet V. Rapkin, Jerome Rapkin, Stewart E. Reuter, John T. Ritter, Vicki S. Ruckman, William G. Sizemore, James R. Ward, Suzy Williams.

NEW ENGLAND: State Presidents: Maine, Louise van Thorpe; Massachusetts, Donald T. TenEyck; New Hampshire, Milton H. Shaw; Rhode Island, F. Donald Renehan; Vermont, James H. Page. National Directors: Anthony A. Cercena, Raymond R. Couture, William C. Kelley Jr., Harriett A. Learson, George A. Ripsom, Eleanor E. Samuels, Ivan R. Samuels, Milton H. Shaw, Donald T. TenEyck.

NORTHWEST: State Presidents: Idaho, Vacant; Montana, Ward A. Shanahan; Oregon, David N. Todd; Washington, Ronald P. Testa; Alaska, Vacant. National Directors: James F. Britt, Louise Y. Chase, Eldora A. Davis, Niles R. Fowler, Albert D. Grantham, Carol A. Meteney, Dick R. Rogers, Christopher A. Sales, Ronald P. Testa, David N. Todd, M. Bruce Van Tassell.

PACIFIC: State Presidents: Hawaii, P. Pasha Baker; Pacific, Frederick Harris. National Directors: P. Pasha Baker, Edwin L. Carter, Shirley M. Carter, Paul T. Chung, Delores D. Coates, Richard E. Fahrenwald, Nora Feuerstein, Paul H. Gagnon, Alexander Gaston, Robert T. Guard, Frederick Harris, Robert B. Heyn, Jonathan R. Hodkinson, Glenn K.Y. Hong, Michael A. Lilly, Alan S. Lloyd, Richard C. Macke, Joan E. Peters, John D. Peters, James E. Pitton, Richard F. Vercauteren, Lee P. Webber.

PACIFIC CENTRAL: State Presidents: Northern California, Howard M. Backus; Northern Nevada, W. Craig Bell. National Directors: Howard M. Backus, Evan S. Baker, W. Craig Bell, Genie Cancellier, Darrell J. Fike, Nancy F. Gorell, Carol Ann Hackley, T. Cole Hackley, Lorraine D. Hughey, Stuart W. McCullough, Hadi Monsef, Paul A. Peck, Jeanne Sharkey, Hadwick A. Thompson, Gregory T. Vistica, Jacquelin G. Wilson.

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: State Presidents: Arizona, Donald A. Schaefer; Southern Nevada, Jack E. Hildum; Southern California, Sara J. Fritz. National Directors: Pamela K. Ammerman, John R. Anderson IV, Charles W. Burnett, Donald D. Clark, Joyce M. Clark, Margo M. Dennis, John R. Fisher, Arlene Fraser, Sara J. Fritz, Catherine A. Hansen, Jack E. Hildum, Glen J. Huber, Grant W. Ivey, Connie Los, Raymond W. Lusby, Mary Anne Madden, Jack H. Morse, Bradley W. Nemeth, Norma W. Orr, Lee Paulsel, Anthony R. Pearson, Helen R. Pearson, David A. Rannells, John M. Rau, Katherine O. Rogerson, Donald A. Schaefer, John F. Watkins, Hugh L. Webster, Robert D. White.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN: State Presidents: New Mexico, Raymond J. Sinwell; Colorado, Daniel B. Branch Jr.; Utah, Samuel A. Sorenson; Wyoming, R. Stanley Lowe. National Directors: Rodney L. Stewart, Samuel A. Sorenson, Rudolph L.S. Tamayo.

SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST: State Presidents: Georgia, Donald A. Giles; North Carolina, Henry N. Helgensen; South Carolina, David E. Morgan. National Directors: Frank L. Boushee, William B. Dawson; Donald A. Giles; Henry N. Helgesen; Richard D. Knight; Dale Lewey; Hugh H. Mayberry; Sheila M. McNeill; David E. Morgan; Owen W. Siler; John C. Snedeker; Carl L. Walker.

SOUTHERN: State Presidents: Alabama, John W. Klotz; Louisiana, Andrew H. Lawrence; Mississippi, Thomas J. McGuire; Tennessee, James M. Beaty; Florida Panhandle, Walter H. Reese. National Directors: William A. Bagley Jr., James M. Beaty, Arthur P. Braaten, Robert V. Goodloe, Eric L. Johnsen, William J. Joyce, Thomas J. McGuire, Walter H. Reese, John J. Spittler, James Edward Williams.

SOUTHWEST: State Presidents: Arkansas, James F. Atkinson; Oklahoma, Tucker McHugh; Texas, Harry G. Plomarity. National Directors: James F. Atkinson, Carter B. Conlin, W. Lamon Crouch, Eddie Dunn, Ariel A. Garcia, Allen R. Groh, Nick Harper, Cal Dean Hill Jr., Grandis E. Lenken, Harry G. Plomarity, Richard B. Reeves, Nicholas D. Ricco, Jack F. Ritter Jr., Donald B. Walker, Millicent Y. Wiley.

UPPER MIDWEST: State Presidents: Minnesota, Lance M. Nemanic; North Dakota, James N. Holter; South Dakota, Vacant.
National Directors: James H. Main, Marvin W. Mirsch Sr., Richard A. Saliterman.

This list is believed to be accurate as of 31 July 2001. Any changes or corrections should be addressed to: Linda Hoffman, Director of Executive Services, Navy League of the United States, 2300 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. 22201-3308. E-mail: Lhoffman@navyleague.org