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Past Presidents
During the American Spice Trade Association’s 101 year history the organization has been extremely fortunate to have some of the most talented and well respected leaders in the spice trade serve as President. We are pleased to recognize the achievements of ASTA’s Presidents by presenting them in order of their term of service.

We regret that photos of several Presidents were unavailable.

John H. Recknagel*


1907-1909

Eugene R. Durkee*


1909-1911

Lomax Littlejohn*


1911-1913 / 1917-1919

Lewis German*


1913-1915

William D. Weikel*


1915-1917

Benjamin H. Old*


1919-1921 / 1928-1930

John Clarke*


1921-1924

John C. Wirtz*


1924-1926

John B. Elliman*


1926-1928

Norman S. Dillingham*


1930-1932

Lloyd M. Trafford*


1932-1935

George M. Armor*


1935-1937

C. Arthur Thayer*


1937-1939

Arthur G. Dunn*


1939-1942

J. Bosley Bond*


1942-1944

William Archibald, Jr.


1944-1946

Ernest H. Winter*


1946-1948

Lester W. Jones*


1948-1950

Harry J. Schlichting*


1950-1952

John J. Frank, Sr.*


1952-1954

Gerrit Leonard*


1954-1956

T. Bernard Jones*


1956-1958

William L. MacMillan


1958-1960

Howard C. Wolf*


1960-1962

Albert E. Keogler


1962-1964 / 1974-1976

Walter D. Archibald*


1964-1966

Edward A. Dubiel


1966-1968

Aubrey P. Voaden*


1968-1970

Thomas F. Burns*


1970-1972

Kenneth G. Frazer


1972-1974

V.L. Williamson*


1976-1978

George Gozigian


1978-1980

Robert J. Shearman*


1980-1982

Thomas T. Miller


1982-1984

Robert D. Nelson

1984-1986

 

Claus Pappenheimer


1986-1988

George E. Clausen


1988-1990

Robert L. Amaducci

1990-1991 

Wouter Weening


1991-1993 

J. Morris Binder


1993-1994

Albert F. Goetze, III


1994-1996

Donn Baird


1996-1998

Susan L. Abbott*


1998-2000

Thomas Overby


2000-2002

Lou Sanna

2002-2004

 Dan Cooper

2004-2004

Paul Huebener



2006 - 2007


Susan Brown

2007-2008



 

 

*Denotes deceased

 


 

 
 
 
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