Presidents and Chairmen

Presidents & Chairmen

Dave Jenks, Society Archivist

Presidents

1929–1945 Dr Ernest Ward (1877-1945)
1946–1953 S D Gibbard (1881-1966)
1954–1963 H G Hurrell MBE (1901-1981)
1964–1968 E H Ware (1907-1996)
1969–1970 Tony Soper (born 1929)
1971–1972 Ivor Hamilton (1919-1985)
1973–1980 S G Madge MBE (1920-2002)
1981–1986 Humphrey Sitters (born 1944)
1987–1990 Peter Ellicott (born 1932)
1991–1994 Robin Khan MBE (born 1933)
1995–2003 Dr Janet Kear OBE (1933-2004)
2004 No President elected
2005–present John Waldon (born 1951)

There was a major change to the DBWPS Constitution in 1973 when a Council was established for administration purposes. Prior to this, all business was conducted at General Meetings of the Society. These meetings were chaired by the President of the day. The first Council meeting was held on 22 September 1973 and the President continued to take the chair until 1991. This was the year a further change to the Constitution saw the creation of the office of Chairman to replace the President at business meetings. The post of President thus became one of an ‘honorary’ position.

Chairmen

1991–1993 Roger Swinfen (born 1940)
1994–1995 Cedric Marsh (1926-1995)
1996–1998 Peter Goodfellow (born 1935)
1999–2001 Eileen Marsh (born 1927)
2002–2003 Gordon Vaughan (1933-2006)
2004–2006 Jon Avon (born 1965)
2006–2009 Roger Doble (born 1944)
2009–present Michael Tyler (born 1943)