Honoring a Legacy of Leadership and Service

Since its founding in 1934, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has been guided by a distinguished line of presidents whose leadership has shaped the direction of the Society and advanced the engineering profession. Each NSPE president has played a vital role in promoting licensure, ethical practice, and the protection of public health, safety, and welfare.

This page honors the past presidents of NSPE—visionary engineers whose service and dedication have left a lasting impact on the organization and the broader engineering community. Their legacy continues to inspire current and future leaders as NSPE remains committed to supporting licensed professional engineers across the nation.

1935–37
David B. Steinman, P.E.

1937–38
Arthur V. Sheridan, P.E.

1938–40
Perry T. Ford, P.E.

1940–41
John C. Riedel, P.E.

1941–42
John W. Beretta, P.E.

1942–43
E. A. Holbrook, P.E.

1943–44
Walter L. Simpson, P.E.

1944–45
Harry E. Nold, P.E.

1946–47
Ritchie E. Lawrie, P.E.

1948–49
Alex Van Praag Jr., P.E.

1949–50
Alan G. Stanford, P.E.

1950–51
Sidney L. Stolte, P.E.

1951–52
L. L. Dresser, P.E.

1952–53
John D. Coleman, P.E.

1953–54
T. Carr Forrest Jr., P.E.

1954–55
Clarence T. Shoch, P.E.

1955–56
Allison C. Neff, P.E.

1956–57
Robert J. Rhinehart, P.E.

1957–58
Garvin H. Dyer, P.E.

1958–59
Clark A. Dunn, P.E.

1959–60
Harold A. Mosher, P.E.

1960–61
Noah E. Hull, P.E.

1961–62
Murray A. Wilson, P.E.

1962–63
Harvey F. Pierce, P.E.

1963–64
John H. Stufflebean, P.E.

1964–65
Brandon H. Backlund, P.E.

1965–66
J. Neils Thompson, P.E.

1966–67
Thomas M. Linville, P.E.

1967–68
L. M. Van Doren, P.E.

1968–69
Edwin H. Young, Ph.D, P.E., F.NSPE

1969–70
Pierce G. Ellis, P.E., F.NSPE

1970–71
Harry C. Simrall, P.E., F.NSPE

1971–72
J. Caldwell Wilson, P.E.

1972–73
James F. Shivler Jr., P.E.

1973–74
Robert L. Reitinger, P.E., F.NSPE

1974–75
Leslie C. Gates, P.E., F.NSPE

1975–76
Harry E. Bovay Jr., P.E., F.NSPE

1976–77
Edward E. Slowter, P.E., F.NSPE

1977–78
Del Schmand, P.E., F.NSPE

1978–79
Robert L. Nichols, P.E., F.NSPE

1979–80
Sammie F. Lee, P.E., F.NSPE

1980–81
William A. Cox Jr., P.E., F.NSPE

1981–82
Otto A . Tennant, P.E., F.NSPE

1982–83
Marvin M. Specter, P.E., F.NSPE, LS

1983–84
Louis A. Bacon, P.E., F.NSPE

1984–85
Herbert G. Koogle, P.E., F.NSPE

1985–86
Paul E. Pritzker, P.E., F.NSPE

1986–87
Joseph H. Kuranz, P.E., F.NSPE, L.S., D.E.E.

1987–88
Charles H. Samson, P.E., F.NSPE

1988–89
Robert C. Gibson, P.E., F.NSPE

1989–90
E. Walter LeFevre, Ph.D, P.E., F.NSPE

1990–91
Neil A. Norman, P.E., F.NSPE, DEE

1991–92
Donald L. Hiatte, P.E., F.NSPE

1992–93
Joe Paul Jones, P.E

1993–94
Thomas D. Hixson, P.E., F.NSPE

1994–95
Monte L. Phillips, Ph.D, P.E., F.NSPE

1995–96
Clyde R. Tipton Jr., P.E., F.NSPE

1996–97
Jack D. Hinton, P.E., F.NSPE

1997–98
Kenneth B. Walch, P.E., F.NSPE

1998–99
Robert L. Sylar, P.E., F.NSPE

1999–2000
J. David Waugh, P.E., F.NSPE

2000–01
Albert H. Miller, P.E., F.NSPE, P.L.S.

2001–02
Daniel D. Clinton Jr., P.E., F.NSPE

2002–03
Howard N. Blitman, P.E., F.NSPE

2003–04
Teresa A. Helmlinger, Ph.D, P.E., F.NSPE

2004–05
Bobby E. Price, Ph.D, P.E., F.NSPE

2005–06
Kathryn A. Gray, P.E., F.NSPE

2006–07
Robert S. Miller III, P.E., F.NSPE

2007–08
Bernard R. Berson, P.E., F.NSPE, L.S.

2008–09
Bradley F. Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE

2009–10
Samuel W. Grossman, P.E., F.NSPE

2010–11
Michael Hardy, P.E., F.NSPE

2011–12
Christopher M. Stone, P.E., F.NSPE

2012–13
Dan J. Wittliff, P.E., NSPE, DEE

2013–14
Robert A. Green, P.E., F.NSPE

2014–15
Harvey D. Hnatiuk, P.E., F.NSPE

2015–16
Tim Austin, P.E., F.NSPE

2016–17
Kodi Verhalen, P.E., F.NSPE, Esq.

2017–18
Tom Roberts, P.E., F.NSPE

2018–19
Michael Aitken, P.E., F.NSPE

2019–20
David Martini, P.E., F.NSPE

2020–21
Tricia Hatley, P.E., F.NSPE

2021–22
Rick Guerra, P.E., F.NSPE

2022–23
Britt Smith, P.E., F.NSPE

2023–24
William Atkinson, P.E., F.NSPE