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NEA Presidents and Annual Meeting Cities

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1957-1981

1957—Martha Arvesta Shull (Portland, Oregon)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1958—Lyman Vernon Ginger (Lexington, Kentucky)
Cleveland, Ohio

1959—Ruth Albertine Stout (Topeka, Kansas)
St. Louis, Missouri

1960—Walter Witmer Eshelman (Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania)
Los Angeles, California

1961—Clarice Lenore Kline (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
Atlantic City, New Jersey

1962—Ewald Turner (Pendleton, Oregon)
Denver, Colorado

1963—Hazel Ann Blanchard Nielsen (Fresno, California)
Detroit, Michigan

1964—Robert Hall Wyatt (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Seattle, Washington

1965—Lois Virginia Edinger (Thomasville, North Carolina)
New York, New York

1966—Richard David Batchelder (Newtonville, Massachusetts)
Miami Beach, Florida

1967—Irvamae Applegate (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Minneapolis, Minnesota

1968—Braulio Alonso (Tampa, Florida)
Dallas, Texas

1969—Elizabeth Duncan Koontz (Salisbury, North Carolina)
            (Resigned in January 1969 and George Drennen Fischer (Des Moines, Iowa),
            president-elect, became president and presided at the 1969 annual meeting.)
            Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1970—George Drennen Fischer (Des Moines, Iowa)
San Francisco, California

1971—Helen Pate Bain (Nashville, Tennessee)
Detroit, Michigan

1972—Donald Edward Morrison (San Diego, California)
Atlantic City, New Jersey

1973—Catharine O'Connor Barrett (Syracuse, New York)
Portland, Oregon

1974—Helen Dickerson Wise (State College, Pennsylvania)
Chicago, Illinois

1975—James Alexander Harris (Des Moines, Iowa)
Los Angeles, California

1976—John Edward Ryor (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Miami Beach, Florida

1977—John Edward Ryor (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Minneapolis, Minnesota

1978—John Edward Ryor (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Dallas, Texas

1979—John Edward Ryor (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Detroit, Michigan

1980—Willard H. McGuire (North St. Paul, Minnesota)
Los Angeles, California

1981—Willard H. McGuire (North St. Paul, Minnesota)
Minneapolis, Minnesota