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SWACE/SWPA Past Presidents
Over the course of its history, SWACE/SWPA had 15 employer presidents and 38 presidents from four-year colleges. The first SWPA president – W. R. Hudson of the University of Texas at Austin – was elected in 1950. Ms. Lou Russell of the University of Houston served as the association’s second president in 1951 and was the first of 15 female presidents. Two-term president (1971 & 1972) James McKay of Southern University was the association’s first of four African-American presidents. A Ray Hengst (1974) of Texas Eastman was the first of 16 employers to lead SWPA as President, and in 2005, Lisa (Meltzer) Miller became the first (and only) SWACE president from a two-year college. The last SWACE president was Matt Berndt of the University of Texas at Austin.
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Roster of Past SWACE/SWPA Presidents:
| 2007 |
Matthew R. Berndt |
University of Texas at Austin |
| 2006 |
Randy Wilson |
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2005 |
Lisa (Meltzer) Miller |
Brookhaven College |
| 2004 |
Anthony Magaro |
Southwest Research Institute |
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2003
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Cheryl Matherly
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Rice University
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2002
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Cheryl Matherly
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Rice University
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2001
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Theres Stiefer
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Cameron University
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2000
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Debbie Herd
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JC Penney, Inc.
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1999
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Bill Stowe
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Texas Christian University
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1998
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Jim Reder
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Oxy Chemical
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1997
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Sue Marshall
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University of Oklahoma
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1996
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Cindy Creeden
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Halliburton
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1995
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Robert Jenkins
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Southwest Texas State University
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1994
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Marv Torneby
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Sandia Laboratories
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1993
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Carolyn Ulrickson
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University of Houston - Clear Lake
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1992
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Nick Nabours
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Texas Eastman
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1991
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David Kraus
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Texas Tech University
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1990
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Carter Robinson
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Schlumberger
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1989
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Ann McDonald
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Texas A&M
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1988
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Harold Stewart
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Houston Lighting and Power
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1987
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David Crouch
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Harding University
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1986
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Joe Bristol
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Dow Chemical
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1985
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Rose Mary Droke
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St. Mary’s University
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1984
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Max H. Brady
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Getty Oil. Co.
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1983
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William R. Audas
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University of Oklahoma
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1982
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Joy M. Blake
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Exxon, U.S.A.
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1981
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Marjorie McKay
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University of New Orleans
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1980
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Joe N. Randolph
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Texas Eastman
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1979
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Louis J. Van Pelt
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Texas A&M
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1978
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Hal Reister
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Arthur Young & Co.
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1977
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Lavon Marshall
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Huston-Tillotson
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1976
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J. D. Boswell
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Skelly Oil
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1975
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Lawrence Brown
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University of Arkansas
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1974
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A. Ray Hengst
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Texas Eastman
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1973
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J. Mason Webster
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Tulane University
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1972
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James F. McKay
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Southern University
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1971
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James F. McKay
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Southern University
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1970
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Hal N. Buchanan
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Oklahoma State University
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1969
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Hal N. Buchanan
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Oklahoma State University
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1968
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Jerry C. Moore
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University of Texas at Austin
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1967
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Jerry C. Moore
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University of Texas at Austin
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1966
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Leonard D. Harper
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University of Oklahoma
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1965
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Dexter L. Betts
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Arlington State College
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1964
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Leonard D. Harper
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University of Oklahoma
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1963
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John B. Evans
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Rice University
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1962
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Leo M. Donohue
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St. Mary’s University
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1961
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Elenora Cawthon
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Louisiana Tech University
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1960
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F. W. Hensel
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Texas A&M
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1959
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John M. Brooks
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University of North Texas
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1958
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B. H. Armstead
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University of Texas at Austin
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1957
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Arch Hunter
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Baylor University
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1956
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Jean Jenkins
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Texas Tech University
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1955
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Lou Trager
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University of Arkansas
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1954
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W. R. Horsley
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Texas A&M
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1953
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Frank A. Ives
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University of Oklahoma
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1952
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D. Y. Robb
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Southern Methodist University
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1951
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Lou Russell
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University of Houston
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1950
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W. R. Hudson
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University of Texas at Austin
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1948-49
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