The SouthWestern District’s Heroes!

Years	Society President	Hometown
1979	Ernie Hills	Enid, OK
1973	Chuck Abernethy	Ponca City, OK
1971	Ralph Ribble	Dallas, TX
1966	Al Smith	Fort Worth, TX
1962	Lou Laurel	El Paso, TX
1957 − 58	Joe Lewis	Dallas, TX
1939	Rupert Hall	Tulsa, 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.)

Years	District President	Hometown
2005 − 06	Gary N. Hannah	Corpus Christi, TX
2003 − 04	Donald “Don” Hackett	Town North Plano, TX
2001 − 02	Larry Clemons	Garden Ridge, TX
1999 − 00	John A. Devine	Houston, TX
1997 − 98	Dwain “Dwain” Brobst	Shreveport, LA
1996	Joseph McCain	Austin, TX
1994 − 95	Ric Haythorn	Dallas Metro, TX
1992 − 93	Bruce Clark	San Angelo, TX
1990 − 91	Perry Baker	San Antonio, TX
1988 − 89	Greg Elam	Dallas Town North, TX
1986 − 87	John Schneider	Houston, TX
1984 − 85	Julian White	Little Rock, AR
1982 − 83	Ed Reeder	Dallas Town North, TX
1981	Don Wagner	Dallas Town North, TX
1980	Duane A. Lunday	Dallas Town North, TX
1978 − 79	Kent Cornwell	Tulsa, OK
1977	Al Feuerbacher	San Antonio, TX
1976	Lawrence Moran	New Orleans, LA
1975	Elvis Miller	Sherman, TX
1974	Dave Sjogren	Dallas Town North, TX
1972 − 73	Ernie Hills	Enid, OK
1971	Ward Nelson	Ponca City, OK
1970	Mel Burkett	Austin, TX
1968 − 69	John Anderson	Lubbock, TX
1967	Herbert Newton	Oklahoma City, OK
1965 − 66	Ralph Ribble	Dallas Town North, TX
1964	Charles Abernethy	Ponca City, OK
1963	Henry “Hank” Lewis	Dallas Big “D”, TX
1962	Bill Shoemaker	Oklahoma City, OK
1961	Al Smith	Fort Worth, TX
1960	Barney Wieland	El Paso, TX
1959	Don Johnson	Carrier, OK
1958	Lake Churchill	El Paso, TX
1957	Aylett Fitzhugh	Dallas Big “D”, TX
1956	Lou Laurel	El Paso, TX
1955	Joe Kemendo	El Paso, TX
1954	Joe Lewis	Dallas Big “D”, TX
1952 − 53	Grady Musgrave	Oklahoma City, OK
1951	Dr. Calvin Jones	Pampa, TX
1950	Ernie Dick	Oklahoma City, OK

Year	BotY	Chapter
2007	Russell Shaner	Dallas Metro
2005	John A. Devine	Houston
2004	James “Dan” Fullerton	Dallas Metro
2003	Gary N. Hannah	Corpus Christi
2002	David A. Anderson	Spring
2001	Steve DeCrow	Dallas Metro
2000	Donald “Don” Hackett	Town North Plano
1999	Michael I. “Beatnik Mike” Borts	Dallas Metro
1998	Larry Clemons	Central Texas Corridor
1997	Terry Mercing	Greater Little Rock
1996	Earl Hagn	Dallas Town North
1995	Jack Ware	Dallas Metro
1993	Perry Baker	Chordsmen
1992	Buddy Myers	El Paso
1992	Fred Eckman	El Paso
1991	Bob Cunningham	Dallas Town North
1988	John Schneider	Houston
1987	Charles W. “Charlie” Hill	Greater New Orleans
1986	Julian White	Greater Little Rock
1985	Ed Reeder	Dallas Town North
1984	Grady W. Kerr	Dallas Metro
1983	Bruce Clark	San Angelo
1982	Ernie Hills	Enid
1981	Greg Elam	Dallas Town North
1980	Kelly Johnson	Arlington
1979	Elvis Miller	Sherman
1978	Earl Ross	El Paso
1977	Al Feuerbacher	Chordsmen
1976	Duane A. Lunday	Dallas Town North
1975	Bob Schoenhoff	Houston
1974	John Anderson	Lubbock
1973	Ralph Ribble	Dallas Town North
1965	Hank Lewis	Big “D”
1960	Saul Schneider	Greater New Orleans
1959	Glenn Hutton	Fort Worth
1958	Les Swanson	Big “D”
1957	Bill Shoemaker	Oklahoma City