Current Department of Alaska Past Department Presidents

Members who have served the Auxiliary as Unit, Department and/or National Presidents are a valuable resource to the organization. As members of the Past Presidents Parley, they put their leadership experience to good use, offering guidance and/or counsel on any activity or problem requiring special support or emphasis members also contribute to the “Military Service”. At our Past Presidents Parley event here in the Department of Alaska, we honor our military members including nominating military members to represent Alaska. We also submit them for consideration as National Military Members.

1962-1963   Ruth Brown (Unit 3)

1977-1978   Betty Bumala (Unit 15) –

1979-1980   Laverne Kearns (Unit 17)

1987-1988   Evelyn Oliver ( Unit 3)

1990-1991   June Haas (Unit 12)

1991-1992 Lori FitzSimons (Unit 1)

1993-1994    Lavonne Collier (Unit 1)

1995-1996    Sue Caswell (Unit 33)

1996-1997   Eva Aulston (Unit 1)

1999-2000   Etta Singleton (Unit 17)

2000-2001   Carolyn Null (Unit 28)

2003-2004   Rehta Foster (Unit 28)

2005-2006   Jean Shandy (Unit 18)

2006-2007   Jill Pawson (Unit 1)

2008-2009   Lisa Williamson (Unit 57)

2009-2010   Francisca Guilford (Unit 29)

2010-2011   Lynn Bash (Unit 17)

2011-2012   Sue Diaz (Unit 20)

2012-2013  Beverly Eads (Unit 17)

2013-2014 – Margaret Blankenship (Unit 28)

2014-2015 – Penny Mazonna (Unit 35)

2015-2016 – Sharon Cherrette (Unit 29)

2016-2017 – Susan Waldhaus (Unit 28)

2016-2017 (Honorary) – Linda A. Schmitt (Unit 33)

2017-2018 – Barbe Wolkoff (Unit 33)

2018-2019 – Debbie Lowndes (Unit 33)

2019-2021 (2 years term due to Covid 19)  Jane Larson (Unit 35)

2021-2022 – Jane Larson (Unit 35)

2022-2023 – Anarene (Ann) Robinson (Unit 33)

2022-2023 (Honorary) – Barbara Nath (Unit 35)

Past Department Presidents who have gone before us in death.

Mary Skuse 1922-1923

Mary Campbell 1923-1924

Anna M. Cook 1924-1925

Elaine Talbot 1925-1926

Belle Simpson 1926-1927

Mary Peterson 1927-1928

Mary A. Ela 1928-1929

Ruth Becan 1929-1930

Laura Johnson 1930-1931

Edith Sheelor 1931-1932

Edna Polley 1932-1933

Neima Saara 1933-1934

Florence Tobin 1934-1935

Theo McKanna 1935-1936

Mildred Culver 1936-1937

Ruth Chase 1937-1938

Eleanor Marsh 1938-1939

Elizabeth Nordling 1939-1940

Florance O’Neill 1940-1941

Ruth Morgan 1941-1942

Myra Rank 1942-1943

Lillian King 1943-1944

Edna Raynor 1944-1945

Hattie Peterman 1945-1946

Ethel M. West 1946-1947

Elizabeth Stillwell 1947-1948

Nema Ellis 1948-1949

Ethel Tonseth 1949-1950

Delia Saarf 1950-1951

Edith A. Davis 1951-1952

Ester Clithero 1952-1953

Hertha N. Baker 1953-1954

Selma Smith 1954-1955

Izola Smith 1955-1956

Lorene Tuengel 1956-1957

Mary Stoekel 1957-1958

Betty Sampson 1958-1959

Nola Campbell 1959-1960

Ellen Jones 1960-1961

Peggy Huber 1961-1962

Alice Bouwens 1963-1964

Betty Aliason 1964-1965

Agnes Zaborac 1965-1966

Olga Pritchett 1966-1967

Billie Martin Davis 1967-1968

Joyce V. Kelm 1968-1969

Lorene Berg 1969-1970

Alma Jenny 1970-1971

Merrilyn Stock 1971-1972

Mabel Fennimore 1972-1973

Agnes Parks 1973-1974

Doris Voltzke 1974-1975

Laura Yates 1975-1976

Phyllis Morris 1976-1977

Alice Williams 1978-1979

Lucille Perkins 1980-1981

Maxine Newman 1981-1982

Betty Bowersox 1982-1983

Charlotte Ruff 1983-1984

Betty Streeper 1984-1985

Sue Cherrier 1985-1986

Rita Gunderson 1986-1987

Gloria Olson 1988-1989

Millie McManus 1989-1990

Betty Porter 1992-1993

Lory VanMatre 1994-1995

Jean Clayton 1997-1998

Judi Pusti 1998-1999

Wilma Stokes 2001-2002

Louise Kuehn 2002-2003

Linda Gunvalson 2004-2005

Betty Randall 2007-2008

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