NEMA Past Presidents
| Year Served | Name | State | Conference Location | |
| 1979-1980 | Alex Cunningham | California | Kalispell, MT |
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| 1980-1981 | Wilbur Buntin | Kentucky | Nashville, TN |
(no photo available)
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| 1981-1982 | Charles Ott | Arizona | New Orleans, LA |
(no photo available)
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| 1982-1983 | Erie Jones | Illinois | Springfield, IL |
(no photo available)
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| 1983-1984 | Pat Byrne | Colorado | Denver, CO |
(no photo available)
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| 1984-1985 | Lacy Suiter | Tennessee | Nashville, TN |
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| 1985-1986 | Don DeVito | New York | Albany, NY |
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| 1986-1987 | James Maher | Mississippi | Jackson, MS |
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| 1987-1988 | Billy Joe Clack | Georgia | Kansas City, MO |
(no photo available)
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| 1988-1989 | Joe Myers | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
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| 1989-1990 | R.D. Ross | Missouri | St Louis, MO |
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| 1990-1991 | Mike Malloy | Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
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| 1991-1992 | Dale W. Shipley | Ohio | Columbus, OH |
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| 1992-1993 | Roy C. Price, Sr. | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI |
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| 1993-1994 | David McMillion | Maryland | Baltimore, MD |
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| 1994-1995 | R. Keith Lough | New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM |
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| 1995-1996 | Richard Andrews | California | San Diego, CA |
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| 1996-1997 | David Rodham | Massachusetts | Boston, MA |
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| 1997-1998 | Stan McKinney | South Carolina | Charleston, SC |
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| 1998-1999 | Ellen Gordon | Iowa | Des Moines, IA |
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| 1999-2000 | Joe Myers | Florida | Palm Beach, FL |
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| 2000-2001 | Jim Greene | Montana | Big Sky, MT |
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| 2001-2002 | Eric Tolbert | North Carolina | Asheville, NC |
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| 2002-2003 | Glen Woodbury | Washington | Seattle, WA |
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| 2003-2004 | Edward Jacoby | New York | New York, NY |
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| 2004-2005 | David Liebersbach | Alaska | Anchorage, AK |
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| 2005-2006 | Bruce Baughman | Alabama | Orange Beach, AL |
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| 2006-2007 | Albert Ashwood | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK |
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| 2007-2008 | Ken Murphy | Oregon | Portland, OR |
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| 2008-2009 | Nancy Dragani | Ohio | Columbus, OH |
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| 2009-2010 | Dave Maxwell | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR |  |
| 2010-2011 | Dave Miller | Iowa | Austin, TX |  |
| 2011-2012 | Jim Mullen | Washington | Seattle, WA |  |
