We honor our history with a comprehensive list of WMEA Presidents and the conferences for which they were responsible.
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|
Conference Year
|
Conference Location
|
WMEA President
|
|
1937
|
#Portland
|
*James Yenney
*Edna McKee
|
|
1939
|
#Tacoma
|
*Marjorie Pidduck
|
|
1941
|
#Spokane
|
*Robert Choate
|
|
1943
|
#Eugene
|
*Leslie Armstrong
|
|
1948
|
Tacoma
|
*Theodore F. Norman
|
|
1950
|
Bellingham
|
*Harriet Charlton
|
|
1952
|
Yakima
|
*Wayne S. Hertz
|
|
1954
|
Yakima
|
*Frank L. D'Andrea
|
|
1956
|
Spokane
|
*Edward Krenz
|
|
1958
|
Yakima
|
*William T. Herbst
|
|
1960
|
Wenatchee
|
*Randall Rockhill
|
|
1962
|
Tacoma
|
*Jack E. Schaefer
|
|
1964
|
Yakima
|
*Jack W. Francis
|
|
1966
|
Spokane
|
*A. Bert Christianson
|
|
1968
|
^Seattle
|
*William D. Cole
|
|
1970
|
Yakima
|
*Fred P. Schlichting
|
|
1972
|
Vancouver
|
*Raymond W. Thompson
|
|
1974
|
Tri-Cities
|
*Robert L. Miller
|
|
1976
|
Wenatchee
|
*Vern Nicklaus
|
|
1978
|
Yakima
|
Bernie Ackerman
|
|
1980
|
Bellingham
|
*Jack Potter
|
|
1982
|
Richland
|
Karla M. Timmerman
|
|
1984
|
Renton
|
Neal Porter
|
|
1986
|
Wenatchee
|
Peggy Burrough
|
|
1988
|
Tacoma
|
Ken Noreen
|
|
1989
|
~Seattle
|
*Wayne Timmerman
|
|
1990
|
Olympia
|
*Wayne Timmerman
|
|
1992
|
Tacoma
|
Mel Clayton
|
|
1994
|
Yakima
|
Bruce Caldwell
|
|
1996
|
Tacoma
|
Dave Cross
|
|
1998
|
Yakima
|
Vicki White-Miltun
|
|
1999
|
~Shoreline
|
Bruce Gutgesell
|
|
2000
|
Yakima
|
Bruce Gutgesell
|
|
2001
|
~Tukwila
|
Ted Christensen
|
|
2002
|
Yakima
|
Ted Christensen
|
|
2003
|
~Tukwila
|
Fred Dole
|
|
2004
|
Yakima
|
Fred Dole
|
|
2005
|
~Tukwila
|
Dave Weatherred
|
|
2006
|
Yakima
|
Dave Weatherred
|
|
2007
|
~Tukwila
|
Don Clausen
|
|
2008
|
Yakima
|
Don Clausen
|
|
2009
|
#Spokane
|
Mark Lane |
|
2010
|
Yakima
|
Mark Lane
|
| 2011 |
#Bellevue |
Kevin Paustian< |
| 2012 |
Yakima |
Kevin Paustian |
| 2013 |
#Portland |
Dan Wing |
| 2014 |
Yakima |
Dan Wing |
* Deceased
~ Combined with ArtsTime Conference
# Combined with Northwest Conference
^ Combined with National MENC Conference
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