Leadership

Help Us Lead the Way

If you are interested in becoming involved with KAHPERD in a leadership role, please contact President J ohn Oppliger or President-Elect Jaime McVey. Opportunities include:

Serving on the KAHPERD Board
Serving on KAHPERD Committees
Serving as a peer reviewer of submitted articles to The KAHPERD Journal
Making presentations at conventions and workshops

Executive Board

Claudia Welch, Co-Executive Director/ Parliamentarian

Ken Murfay, Co-Executive Director

John Oppliger, Past-President

Jamie McVey, President

Jennifer Bechard, Future-President

Shelby Hutchens, Treasurer

Brenda Sharp, Secretary

Fonda Rose, Member at Large

KAHPERD Board and Committees

Past Presidents

1920 James Naismith, Lawrence
1928-32 L.P. Washburn, Manhattan
1933-34 Merle Henre, Kansas City
1935 Irma Nevins, Pittsburg
1936 L.P. Dittemore, Topeka
1937 Thora Ludvickson, Wichita
1938 Earl Kauffman, Topeka
1939 Helen Saum, Manhattan
1940 Oren Schearer, Garden City
1941 Edna McCullough, Emporia
1942 C.S. Noll, Manhattan
1943-44 Eva Lyman, Manhattan
1945-46 R. R. Strait, Lawrence
1947 Sue Unruh, Kansas City
1948 Fred Knorr, Manhattan
1949 Joie Stapleton, Lawrence
1950 Walter D. Roy, Kansas City
1951 Ann Theilen, Wichita
1952 Henry Shenk, Lawrence
1953 Sophia Hodshirre, Kansas City
1954 Charles Mills, Topeka
1954 Helen Barnett, Kansas City
1955 George Hawks, Kansas City
1956 Katherine Geyer, Manhattan
1957 Don Henry, Lawrence
1958 June Morell, Wichita
1959 Del Norris, Kansas City
1960 Ruth Sevy, Hays
1961 Roy Groe, Wichita
1962 Helen Hocker, Topeka
1963 Veryle E. Snyder, Manhattan
1964 Rosella Towson, Wichita
1965 Tuffy Kellogg, Topeka
1966 Marge Stone, Emporia
1967 Joe Thornton, Winfield
1968 Jan Nuzman, Topeka
1969 Wayne Osness, Lawrence
1970 Mary Estes, Emporia
1971 Stan Lauer, Topeka
1972 Dorothy Martin, Emporia
1973 Kelly Rankin, Lawrence
1974 Sally Henisey, Lawrence
1975 John Bolan, Manhattan
1976 Jean Pyfer, Lawrence
1977 Dennis Beitz, Manhattan
1978 Susan True, Topeka
1979 Mark Giese, Shawnee
1980 Carole Zebas, Lawrence
1981 Mark Pankau, Shawnee Mission
1982 Fred Thibault, Wichita
1983 Vicki Worrell, Derby
1984 Pat McSwegin, Emporia
1984 Pat McSwegin, Emporia
1985 Gary Arbogast, Hays
1986 Tom Bryant, Pittsburg
1987 Susan Miller, Topeka
1988 Darrel Lang, Emporia
1989 Jim Stilwell, Pittsburg
1990 Suzi Cammon Lauer, Lawrence
1991 Judy Heimer, Topeka
1992 Jerry Stockard, Pittsburg
1993 Sandy Meneley, Topeka
1994 Whitey Alpers, Hutchinson
1995 Scott Gorman, Pittsburg
1996 Betty Lavery, Lenexa
1997-98 John Zody, Hays
1999 Joella Mehrhof, Emporia
2000 Joan Brewer, Emporia
2001 Rob Hefley, Pittsburg
2002 Kathy Ermler, Emporia
2003 Cindy Combs, Newton
2004 Jane Hennes, Topeka
2005 Joyce Ellis, Hays
2006 Vickie Deines, Hoxie
2007 Meggin DeMoss, Rose Hill
2008 Rhonda Holt, Wichita
2009 Sue Stinson, Shawnee Mission
2010 Jodie Leiss, Emporia
2011 Rick Pappas, Wichita
2012 Blake Taylor, Wichita
2013 Damon Leiss, Emporia
2014 Kim Morrissey, Wichita
2015 Wendy Scholten, Olathe
2016-2017 Claudia Welch, Topeka
2018 Marlys Gwaltney, Wichita
2019 Karla Stenzel, Wichita
2020 Verneda Edwards, Baker University
2021 April Baugh, Dodge City

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