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Past Presidents of the ASP

Norman R. Farnsworth

President (1961-1962)
Honorary Member (1985) Fellow (2006) Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award (2005) Tyler Prize (2001)
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Melvin R. Gibson

President (1964-1965)
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Egil Ramstad

President (1966-1967)
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Elmore H. Taylor

President (1968-1969)
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Lynn Brady

President (1970-1971)
Honorary Member (1991)
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E. John Staba

President (1971-1972)
Honorary Member (1998)
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William Kelleher

President (1973-1974)
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George H. Constantine, Jr.

President (1976-1977)
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Harry H.S. Fong

President (1978-1979)
Honorary Member (2004)
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Jack K. Wier

President (1980-1981)
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Jerry L. McLaughlin

President (1982-1983)
Tyler Prize (2007)
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Paul L. Schiff, Jr.

President (1983-1984)
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J. Michael Edwards

President (1984-1985)
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James D. McChesney

President (1986-1987)
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David G.I. Kingston

President (1988-1989)
Research Achievement Award (1999) Fellow (2006)
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A. Douglas Kinghorn

President (1990-1991)
Honorary Member (2008) Fellow (2007)
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John M. Cassady

President (1993-1994)
Honorary Member (2006)
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Kenneth L. Rinehart

President (1995-1996)
Research Achievement Award (1989)
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Gordon M. Cragg

President (1998-1999)
Honorary Member (2003) Fellow (2008)
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James B. Gloer

President (1999-2000)
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William H. Gerwick

President (2002-2003)
Fellow (2008)
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Jon Clardy

President (2003-2004)
Research Achievement Award (2004) Fellow (2006)
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William Fenical

President (2005-2006)
Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award (2006) Fellow (2006)
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Roy Okuda

President (2006-2007)
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Guy T. Carter

President (2008-2009)
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Barbara N. Timmermann

President (2011-2012)
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David Newman

President (2012-2013)
Fellow (2014)
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Cedric J. Pearce

President (2018-2019)
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Varro E. Tyler

President (1959-1961)
Honorary Member (1985)
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Jack Beal

President (1962-1963)
Honorary Member (1984)
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Gordon H. Svoboda

President (1963-1964)
Honorary Member (1986)
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David P. Carew

President (1965-1966)
Honorary Member (1991)
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Maynard W. Quimby

President (1968-1969)
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Heber W. Youngken, Jr.

President (1969-1970)
Honorary Member (1982)
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Ralph N. Blomster

President (1972-1973)
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Leonard R. Worthen

President (1974-1975)
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Philip Catalfomo

President (1975-1976)
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Heinz G. Floss

President (1977-1978)
Research Achievement Award (1988) Fellow (2006)
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James E. Robbers

President (1979-1980)
Honorary Member (1993)
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John P. N. Rosazza

President (1981-1982)
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Geoffrey A. Cordell

President (1985-1986)
Honorary Member (2006)
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Yuzuru Shimizu

President (1987-1988)
Honorary Member (2008) Fellow (2008)
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Matthew Suffness

President (1989-1990)
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Chris Ireland

President (1991-1992)
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Lester A. Mitscher

President (1992-1993)
Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award (2007), Fellow (2007)
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Alice M. Clark

President (1994-1995)
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Charles Hufford

President (1996-1997)
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Robert P. Borris

President (1997-1998)
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John H. Cardellina II

President (2000-2001)
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S. William Pelletier

President (2001-2002)
Honorary Member (1995) Research Achievement Award (1991)
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James McAlpine

President (2004-2005)
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Bill Baker

President (2007-2008)
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Tadeusz Molinski

President (2009-2010)
Fellow (2020)
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John Beutler

President (2010-2011)
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Bradley S. Moore

President (2013-2014)
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