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The SouthWestern District’s Heroes!

The Society’s Past Presidents from the SWD:

Year(s)Society PresidentHometown
1979Ernie HillsEnid, OK
1973Chuck AbernethyPonca City, OK
1971Ralph RibbleDallas, TX
1966Al SmithFort Worth, TX
1962Lou LaurelEl Paso, TX
1957 − 58Joe LewisDallas, TX
1939Rupert HallTulsa, OK
(Note: the SWD was officially organized July 1, 1949 — the first Society President precedes that date,
and is listed here because he was from the geographical area that later became the SWD.)

The SWD’s Own Past Presidents:

Year(s)Society PresidentHometown
2005 − 06Gary N. HannahCorpus Christi, TX
2003 − 04Donald “Don” HackettTown North Plano, TX
2001 − 02Larry ClemonsGarden Ridge, TX
1999 − 00John A. DevineHouston, TX
1997 − 98Dwain “Dwain” BrobstShreveport, LA
1996Joseph McCainAustin, TX
1994 − 95Ric HaythornDallas Metro, TX
1992 − 93Bruce ClarkSan Angelo, TX
1990 − 91Perry BakerSan Antonio, TX
1988 − 89Greg ElamDallas Town North, TX
1986 − 87John SchneiderHouston, TX
1984 − 85Julian WhiteLittle Rock, AR
1982 − 83Ed ReederDallas Town North, TX
1981Don WagnerDallas Town North, TX
1980Duane A. LundayDallas Town North, TX
1978 − 79Kent CornwellTulsa, OK
1977Al FeuerbacherSan Antonio, TX
1976Lawrence MoranNew Orleans, LA
1975Elvis MillerSherman, TX
1974Dave SjogrenDallas Town North, TX
1972 − 73Ernie HillsEnid, OK
1971Ward NelsonPonca City, OK
1970Mel BurkettAustin, TX
1968 − 69John AndersonLubbock, TX
1967Herbert NewtonOklahoma City, OK
1965 − 66Ralph RibbleDallas Town North, TX
1964Charles AbernethyPonca City, OK
1963Henry “Hank” LewisDallas Big “D”, TX
1962Bill ShoemakerOklahoma City, OK
1961Al SmithFort Worth, TX
1960Barney WielandEl Paso, TX
1959Don JohnsonCarrier, OK
1958Lake ChurchillEl Paso, TX
1957Aylett FitzhughDallas Big “D”, TX
1956Lou LaurelEl Paso, TX
1955Joe KemendoEl Paso, TX
1954Joe LewisDallas Big “D”, TX
1952 − 53Grady MusgraveOklahoma City, OK
1951Dr. Calvin JonesPampa, TX
1950Ernie DickOklahoma City, OK

SWD Barbershoppers of the Year (BOTY):

YearBotYChapter
2007Russell ShanerDallas Metro
2005John A. DevineHouston
2004James “Dan” FullertonDallas Metro
2003Gary N. HannahCorpus Christi
2002David A. AndersonSpring
2001Steve DeCrowDallas Metro
2000Donald “Don” HackettTown North Plano
1999Michael I. “Beatnik Mike” BortsDallas Metro
1998Larry ClemonsCentral Texas Corridor
1997Terry MercingGreater Little Rock
1996Earl HagnDallas Town North
1995Jack WareDallas Metro
1993Perry BakerSan Antonio
1992Fred EckmanEl Paso
1992Buddy MyersEl Paso
1991Bob CunninghamDallas Town North
1988John SchneiderHouston
1987Charles W. “Charlie” HillGreater New Orleans
1986Julian WhiteGreater Little Rock
1985Ed ReederDallas Town North
1984Grady W. KerrDallas Metro
1983Bruce ClarkSan Angelo
1982Ernie HillsEnid
1981Greg ElamDallas Town North
1980Kelly JohnsonArlington
1979Elvis MillerSherman
1978Earl RossEl Paso
1977Al FeuerbacherSan Antonio
1976Duane A. LundayDallas Town North
1975Bob SchoenhoffHouston
1974John AndersonLubbock
1973Ralph RibbleDallas Town North
1965Hank LewisBig “D”
1960Saul SchneiderGreater New Orleans
1959Glenn HuttonFort Worth
1958Les SwansonBig “D”
1957Bill ShoemakerOklahoma City

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