KMEA

1.

1934-1936
David T. Lawson
Topeka

1985: KMEA Hall of Fame

2.

1936-1937
Vigil F. Parman
Dodge City

3.

1937-1938
William G. Altimari
Atchison

1978: KMEA Hall of Fame

4.

1938-1940
Grace V. Wilson
Wichita

1980: KMEA Hall of Fame

5.

1940-1942
N. Voss Napier
Ellsworth

1978: KMEA Hall of Fame

6.

1942-1943
Alan Watrous
Hutchinson

7.

1943-1944
Catharine E. Strouse
Emporia

1978: KMEA Hall of Fame

8.

1944-1945
G. Lewis Doll
Kansas City

9.

1945-1947
Gerald N. Weaver
Pratt

10.

1947-1950
William H. Beck Jr.
Colby

1981: KMEA Hall of Fame

11.

1950-1952
J. Milford Crabb
Kansas City

1978: KMEA Hall of Fame

12.

1952-1954
James H. Barrett
Hutchinson

13.

1954-1956
Harold G. Palmer
Hays

1976: KMEA Hall of Fame

14.

1956-1959
Donald R. Bafley
Russell

15.

1959-1961
F. Robert Hollowell
Wichita

1980: KMEA Hall of Fame
1961-1992: KMEA Executive Director
Successor: Don Corbett

16.

1961-1963
Dean B. Owen
Dighton

17.

1963-1965
Leroy Esau
Hutchinson

18.

1965-1967
Thayne Tolle
Lindsborg

19.

1967-1969
Kenneth Shaheen
Great Bend

2006: KMEA Hall of Fame

20.

1969-1971
Gerald M. Carney
Lawrence

1977: KMEA Hall of Fame

21.

1971-1973
Don Corbett
Hutchinson/Wichita

1986-1988: MENC National President
1997: KMEA Hall of Fame
1992-2002: KMEA Executive Director
Predecessor: F. Robert Hollowell
Successor: John Taylor

22.

1973-1975
Ed Bartely
Lawrence

2005: KMEA Hall of Fame

23.

1975-1977
Robert A. Steinbauer
Manhattan

1999: KMEA Hall of Fame

24.

1977-1979
William Lilley
Hutchinson

25.

1979-1981
Lyle Dilley
Hays

1990: KMEA Hall of Fame

26.

1981-1982
Betty G. Owens
Manhattan

27.

1982-1985
David Circle
Shawnee Mission

2005-07: MENC National President

28.

1985-1987
Larry Williams
Winfield

2002: KMEA Hall of Fame

29.

1987-1989
Vaughn Lippoldt
Coffeyville

2005: KMEA Hall of Fame

30.

1989-1991
Jodie Russell
Independence

31.

1991-1993
Robert Lee
Haven

2005: Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame
2007: KMEA Hall of Fame

32.

1993-1995
Jeff Anderson
Lawrence

33.

1995-1997
Vernon Nicholson
Wichita

2000: KMEA Hall of Fame

34.

1997-1999
Gayle McMillen
Salina

2001-03: MENC Southwestern Division President
2009: KMEA Hall of Fame

35.

1999-2001
John W. Taylor
Wichita

2002-present: KMEA Executive Director
Predecessor: Don Corbett
2011-13: NAfME Southwestern Division President

36.

2001-2003
Ronald D. Chronister
Halstead

2005-07: MENC Southwestern Division President

37.

2003-2005
Rick Ives
Clearwater

38.

2005-2006
Dee Hansen
Lawrence

39.

2006-2007
Rick Ives
Clearwater

40.

2007-2009
Jean Ney
Kansas City

41.

2009-2011
Mike Quilling
Deerfield

42.

2011-2013
Craig Manteuffel
Hays

43.

2013-2015
Avian Bear
Stilwell

44.

2015-2017
Martha Gabel
Olathe

1.	1934-1936 David T. Lawson Topeka 1985: KMEA Hall of Fame
2.	1936-1937 Vigil F. Parman Dodge City
3.	1937-1938 William G. Altimari Atchison 1978: KMEA Hall of Fame
4.	1938-1940 Grace V. Wilson Wichita 1980: KMEA Hall of Fame
5.	1940-1942 N. Voss Napier Ellsworth 1978: KMEA Hall of Fame
6.	1942-1943 Alan Watrous Hutchinson
7.	1943-1944 Catharine E. Strouse Emporia 1978: KMEA Hall of Fame
8.	1944-1945 G. Lewis Doll Kansas City
9.	1945-1947 Gerald N. Weaver Pratt
10.	1947-1950 William H. Beck Jr. Colby 1981: KMEA Hall of Fame
11.	1950-1952 J. Milford Crabb Kansas City 1978: KMEA Hall of Fame
12.	1952-1954 James H. Barrett Hutchinson
13.	1954-1956 Harold G. Palmer Hays 1976: KMEA Hall of Fame
14.	1956-1959 Donald R. Bafley Russell
15.	1959-1961 F. Robert Hollowell Wichita 1980: KMEA Hall of Fame 1961-1992: KMEA Executive Director Successor: Don Corbett
16.	1961-1963 Dean B. Owen Dighton
17.	1963-1965 Leroy Esau Hutchinson
18.	1965-1967 Thayne Tolle Lindsborg
19.	1967-1969 Kenneth Shaheen Great Bend 2006: KMEA Hall of Fame
20.	1969-1971 Gerald M. Carney Lawrence 1977: KMEA Hall of Fame
21.	1971-1973 Don Corbett Hutchinson/Wichita 1986-1988: MENC National President 1997: KMEA Hall of Fame 1992-2002: KMEA Executive Director Predecessor: F. Robert Hollowell Successor: John Taylor
22.	1973-1975 Ed Bartely Lawrence 2005: KMEA Hall of Fame
23.	1975-1977 Robert A. Steinbauer Manhattan 1999: KMEA Hall of Fame
24.	1977-1979 William Lilley Hutchinson
25.	1979-1981 Lyle Dilley Hays 1990: KMEA Hall of Fame
26.	1981-1982 Betty G. Owens Manhattan
27.	1982-1985 David Circle Shawnee Mission 2005-07: MENC National President
28.	1985-1987 Larry Williams Winfield 2002: KMEA Hall of Fame
29.	1987-1989 Vaughn Lippoldt Coffeyville 2005: KMEA Hall of Fame
30.	1989-1991 Jodie Russell Independence
31.	1991-1993 Robert Lee Haven 2005: Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame 2007: KMEA Hall of Fame
32.	1993-1995 Jeff Anderson Lawrence
33.	1995-1997 Vernon Nicholson Wichita 2000: KMEA Hall of Fame
34.	1997-1999 Gayle McMillen Salina 2001-03: MENC Southwestern Division President 2009: KMEA Hall of Fame
35.	1999-2001 John W. Taylor Wichita 2002-present: KMEA Executive Director Predecessor: Don Corbett 2011-13: NAfME Southwestern Division President
36.	2001-2003 Ronald D. Chronister Halstead 2005-07: MENC Southwestern Division President
37.	2003-2005 Rick Ives Clearwater
38.	2005-2006 Dee Hansen Lawrence
39.	2006-2007 Rick Ives Clearwater
40.	2007-2009 Jean Ney Kansas City
41.	2009-2011 Mike Quilling Deerfield
42.	2011-2013 Craig Manteuffel Hays
43.	2013-2015 Avian Bear Stilwell
44.	2015-2017 Martha Gabel Olathe