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Past Presidents

Past Presidents and Meeting Places from 1949-2019

Organizational Meeting Atlanta, Georgia, 1949
Thomas Conner, Sr., Chairman, George Albright, Secretary

1950 Atlanta, GA – Thomas Conner, Sr. *
1951 New Orleans, LA – George C. Albright*
1952 Hollywood, FL – Thomas L. Blair*
1953 Birmingham, AL – Irwin T. Hyatt*
1954 Louisville, KY – Frank W. Jordan*
1955 Havana, Cuba – George W. Matthews*
1956 Richmond, VA – Charles F. Landis, Sr.*
1957 New Orleans, LA -Julian C. Harlowe*
1958 Daytona Beach, FL  – Edward L. Thompson, Sr.*
1959 Gatlinburg, TN  – L. C. Templeton*
1960 Biloxi, MS – James E. Skaggs*
1961 Miami Beach, FL  – Jack H. Beckwith*
1962 Charleston, SC – P. B. Whittington, Jr.*
1963 Point Clear, AL – Benjamin C. Gore*
1964 Tampa, FL  – J. Leon Schwartz*
1965 Birmingham, AL – Thomas W. Jones*
1966 West End, Grand Bahama Island – Edward H. Martin*
1967 Charlotte, NC – Grady L. Ross*
1968 New Orleans, LA -James H. Quinn*
1969 Asheville, NC – T. Edgar Sikes, Jr.*
1970 Ponte Vedra, FL – Charles A. McCallum*
1971 Las Croabas, Puerto Rico – Henry H. Davis, Jr.*
1972 Miami, FL – Edward U. Austin*
1973 Costa del Sol, Madrid, Spain – Elmore Hill*
1974 Atlanta, GA -Joseph O. Kuebel*
1975 Acapulco, Mexico – William W. Ashley*
1976 Hilton Head, SC – William H. Fields*
1977 The Homestead, VA  – James R. Peltier*
1978 Hamilton, Bermuda – Charles F. Landis, Jr.
1979 Innisbrook, FL – Edward C. Brown*
1980 Louisville, KY- S. Elmer Bear*
1981 New Orleans, LA – George W. Matthews, Jr.
1982 Nashville, TN – W. Joseph Porter*
1983 Palm Beach, FL – N. J. Strull
1984 Orlando, FL – Don E. Tillery, Sr.*
1985 London, England – Wade R. Hammer*
1986 Hilton Head, SC – Leon F. Fournet
1987 Point Clear, AL – Thomas Conner, Jr.*
1988 Frenchman’s Reef, St. Thomas – Daniel D. Sanders
1989 Sea Island, GA – J. W. Barts, Jr.
1990 White Sulphur Springs, WV – Richard K. Green*
1991 Litchfield Park, AZ – Wilbur Davis, Jr.
1992 Naples, FL – Brian Alpert*
1993 Munich, Germany – Ronald B. Marks
1994 Williamsburg, VA – J. David Allen
1995 Palm Beach, FL – Sorrell Strauss
1996 Hamilton, Bermuda -John N. Kent
1997 Colorado Springs, CO – Ryland T. Traynham
1998 Amelia Island, FL – Wayne E. Tipps
1999 Charleston, SC  – Gerald Laboda
2000 Barcelona, Spain – Charles L. Cuttino, III*
2001 Fajardo, Puerto Rico – Frederick L. Nance, III
2002 Dana Pointe, CA  – Wayne T. Mostiler
2003 Palm Beach, FL – Richard W. Kinsey
2004 Scottsdale, AZ – David M. Carlton, Jr.*
2005 Sea Island, GA – James R. Ingrassia*
2006 Florence, Italy – Lanny R. Garvar
2007 Naples, FL – Steven M. Holmes
2008 New Orleans, LA – Ronald Tankersley
2009 Los Suenos, Costa Rica – Steve Cockerham
2010 Charleston, SC – Warren W.  Arrasmith
2011 Napa Valley, CA – Heath (Mac) Stewart, Jr.
2012 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – J. David Johnson, Jr.
2013 Southampton, Bermuda – David E. Frost
2014 San Diego, CA – Larry Nissen
2015 Palm Beach, FL – Mike Miller
2016 Scottsdale, AZ – Eric Geist
2017 White Sulphur Springs, WV – James A. Davis, Jr.
2018 Sea Island, GA – Hal E. Jones
2019 Kilarney, Ireland – Leonard F. Allen
2020 Meeting not held
2021 Amelia Island, FL – Robert C. Pfeffle, DMD
2022 The Montage, Palmetto Bluff, SC – Peter Waite, DDS, MD
2023 The Silverado Resort, Napa, CA – Kimberly Swanson, DDS
2024 The Cloister, Sea Island, GA – Jeffrey H. Wallen, DDS

Past AAOMS Presidents of SSOMS

1966 Robert B. Shira – Silver Springs, MD
1967 Leroy W. Peterson – Town & Country, MO
1970 S. Elmer Bear * –  Richmond, VA
1972 J. Leon Schwartz – Tampa, FL
1975 Joseph F. Karpinski – Auburn, NY
1976 Charles A. McCallum – Vestavia Hills, AL
1977 Daniel M. Laskin – Richmond, VA
1978 Terry W. Slaughter – Salinas, CA
1980 Jack W. Gamble – Shreveport, LA
1988 Louis S. Belinfante – Cumming, GA
1989 Francis A. Connor, Jr. – Providence, RI
1990 Gerald Laboda – Fort Myers, FL
1991 Robert R. Keen – Vilas, NC
1992 Michael C. Matzkin – Woodbury, CT
1993 Ronald B. Marks – Alexandria, LA
1995 Thomas P. Osborn – Bloomfield Hills, MI
1996 Edmund I. Parnes – Miami, FL
1997 Kent Cohenour – Oklahoma City, OK
1999 David A. Bussard – Fishers, IN
2000 Donald F. Booth – Boston, MA
2001 Francis P. DiPlacido – Fort Myers, FL
2002 Boyd J. Tomasetti – Littleton, CO
2003 Larry W. Nissen – Merritt Island, FL
2004 Elgan P. Stamper – La Canada, CA
2007 W. Mark Tucker – Tampa, FL
2008 Lee D. Pollan – N. Chili, NY
2009 R. Lynn White – Austin, TX
2012 Arthur C. Jee – Laurel, MD
2013 Eric T. Geist, – Monroe, LA

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