An archive of the past Presidents of OAHPERD

1927 *J.B. Miller, Tulsa University
1928 *J.B. Miller, Tulsa University
1929 *J.B. Miller, Tulsa University

1930 *Ima James, University of Oklahoma

1931 *Emma Plunkett, Central State University

1932 *Herschell Emery, Oklahoma Public Schools
1933 *Herschell Emery, Oklahoma Public Schools

1934 *Helen C. Corrubia, Tulsa Public Schools

1935 *Flora Mae Ellis, Oklahoma A & M College
1936 *Flora Mae Ellis, Oklahoma A & M College

1937 *Miller Patterson, Oklahoma Public Schools

1938 *Mary Kate Miller, Oklahoma College for Women

1939 *Valerie Colvin, Oklahoma A & M College

1940 *Bertie Hammond, Tulsa Public Schools

1941 *J.J. Kevin, Oklahoma A & M College

1942 *Elisabeth Barrowman, Term completed by V.Colvin

1943 *Gladys Woods, Oklahoma A & M College

1944 *Art Griffith, Oklahoma A & M College
1945 *Art Griffith, Oklahoma A & M College

1946 *Katherine Culbert, Oklahoma College for Women

1947 *Earl Sullins, Ponca City Public Schools

1948 *Evelyn Hasenmayer, Oklahoma College for Women

1949 *Paul Alyea, Tulsa Public Schools

1950 *Virginia Morris, University of Oklahoma

1951 *Jack Byrom, Oklahoma A & M College

1952 *Velma Mitchell, Ponca City Public Schools

1953 *Edward Hurt, Jr., Oklahoma Baptist University

1954 *Ellen Kelly, University of Oklahoma

1955 *Rogers Gray Stevens, Oklahoma City Public Schools

1956 *Valerie Colvin, Oklahoma A & M College

1957 *Lester Metheny, Oklahoma City University

1958 *Monty Esslinger, Stillwater Public Schools

1959 *Joe N. Record, Phillips University

1960 *Lulu May Waas, Tulsa Public Schools

1961 *Bill Henley, McAlester Public Schools

1962 *Betty Abercrombie, Phillips University

1963 *William Eick, University of Oklahoma

1964 Barbara Ryan, Central State University

1965 *John Dratz, Tulsa University

1966 Dorothy Marotte, Central State University

1967 A.B. Harrison, Oklahoma State University

1968 Muriel Herbrand, Central State University

1969 Homer Coker, Central State University

1970 Virginia Morris, University of Oklahoma

1971 John G. Bayless, Oklahoma State University
1972 John G. Bayless, Oklahoma State University

1973 Virginia Peters, Central State University

1974 *Steve Balint, Tulsa Public Schools

1975 *Pauline Winter, Oklahoma State University

1976 *Max Dobson, Oklahoma Christian College

1977 Nancy Kabriel, Tulsa Public Schools

1978 Trent Gabert, University of Oklahoma

1979 Kathleen Black, Central State University

1980 John G. Bayless, Oklahoma State University

1981 Karen K. King, Tulsa University

1982 *Michael W. Davis, Tulsa University

1983 Karen J. Dowd, Central State University

1984 *George H. Oberle, Oklahoma State University

1985 Betty Edgley, Oklahoma State University

1986 Paul Brynteson, Oral Roberts University

1987 Barbara J. Marshall, Tulsa Public Schools

1988 *Phil Ball, Central State University

1989 Dianne Busch, Southwestern State University

1990 Norris Russell, Oklahoma Baptist University

1991 Nilda Reyes, Tulsa Public Schools

1992 Yvonne Carmichael, Northwestern State University

1993 Mark Giese, Northeastern State University

1994 David Cameron, Cameron University

1995 Barbara J. Marshall, Tulsa Public Schools

1996 Roberta Wescott, Southeastern State University

1997 Donna Cobb, University of Central Oklahoma

1998 Marki Payne, Lawton Public Schools

1999 Angie Cyr, Stillwater Public Schools

2000 Susan Payne, East Central State University

2001 Darla Fent(Oct-Nov 2000), Oklahoma City University

2001 Christina Smith, Holland Hall School
2002 Christina Smith, Holland Hall School

2003 Vicki Hatton, Southwestern State University

2004 *Ken Rose, Southwestern State University

2005 Gerry Pinkston, University of Central Oklahoma

2006 Vanessa Hardbarger, Northeastern State University

2007 Chad Kinder, Southwestern State University

2008 Kathy Hixon, Northeastern State University

2009 Trey Cone, University of Central Oklahoma

2010 Lu Edwards, Tecumseh Public Schools

2011 Jerel Cowan, University of Central Oklahoma

2012 Amanda Winn, Northeastern State University

2013 Christenson, Bob, Oklahoma State University

2014 Stephanie Canada-Philips, University of Central Oklahoma

2015 Jan Drummond, The University of Tulsa

2016 Susan McLemore, University of Central Oklahoma

2017 Terry Shannon, Oral Roberts University

2018, Debbie Traywick, University of Central Oklahoma

2019, Sunshine Cowan, University of Central Oklahoma

2020-21, Katie Barton, Oklahoma City Public Schools

2022, Amy Townsend, University of Central Oklahoma

2023, Ianthi deAlwis-Shields, Oklahoma City Public Schools and Oklahoma State Dept. of Education

2024, Kerry Morgan, University of Central Oklahoma

*indicates deceased