APWA Past Presidents
| Year | Name | Job Title | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | Stan Brown, PE, PWLF | Retired | Georgia Municipal Association | Franklinville, North Carolina |
| 2020-2021 | Mary Joyce Ivers, CPFP, PWLF | Deputy Public Works Director | City of Ventura Public Works | Ventura, California |
| 2019-2020 | William "Bill" E. Spearman, III, PE | Owner and Principal | WE3 Consultants LLC | Saluda, South Carolina |
| 2018-2019 | David L. Lawry, PE | Director of Municipal Services | Chastain & Associates LLC | Schaumburg, Illinois |
| 2017-2018 | William “Bo” Mills, Jr., PWLF | Director of Public Works | City of Germantown | Germantown, Tennessee |
| 2016-2017 | Ron Calkins | Retired Director of Public Works | City of Ventura, California | Oakview, California |
| 2015-2016 | Brian R. Usher, PWLF | Director of Public Works | City of Largo | Largo, Florida |
| 2014-2015 | Larry Stevens, PE, PWLF | Project Director | HR Green, Inc | Johnston, Iowa |
| 2013-2014 | Edward A. Gottko, PWLF | Adjunct Professor | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Westfield, New Jersey |
| 2012-2013 | Elizabeth Treadway, PWLF | Principal Program Manager | AMEC Foster Wheeler | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 2011-2012 | Diane M. Linderman, PE, PWLF | Director, Urban Infrastructure & Development Services | Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc | Richmond, Virginia |
| 2010-2011 | George R. Crombie, MPA, BCEEM, PWLF | Senior Faculty, Public Works Administration | Norwich University | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| 2009-2010 | Larry T. Koehle, P Eng | President | L&N Koehle Consulting Services | Brampton, Ontario |
| 2008-2009 | Larry W. Frevert, PE | Vice President & National Program Director-Public Works | HDR, Inc | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2007-2008 | Larry W. Frevert, PE | Vice President & National Program Director-Public Works | HDR, Inc | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2006-2007 | William A. Verkest, PE | Municipal Program Manager | HDR Engineering, Inc | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2005-2006 | Bob Freudenthal | Deputy General Manager | Hendersonville Utility District | Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| 2004-2005 | Thomas W. Trice | Deputy City Manager | City of Royal Oak | Royal Oak, Michigan |
| 2003-2004 | Dwayne E. Kalynchuk, P Eng | Senior Consultant | Stantec Infrastructure Management & Pavement Engineering | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 2002-2003 | Martin J. Manning, PE | Public Works Director | Clark County Nevada | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2001-2002 | Richard L. Ridings, PE, PRLS | Vice President-Central Division | HNTB Corporation | Austin, Texas |
| 2000-2001 | Judith M. Mueller | Public Works Director | City of Charlottesville | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 1999-2000 | Jerry M. Fay, PE | National Program Director for Public Works | HDR Engineering, Inc | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 1998-1999 | Robert H. Miller | Public Works Director | Village of Schaumburg | Schaumburg, Illinois |
| 1997-1998 | Robert Albee | Director of Construction Services | Massachusetts Highway Department | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1997 | Win S. Westfall | Director of Public Works Programs | CRSS Constructors | Sacramento, California |
| 1996 | Ken Haag | Director of Public Works | City of Billings | Billings, Montana |
| 1995 | J. Geoffrey Greenough | Commissioner of Engineering & Public Works | City of Moncton | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| 1994 | George Rowe | Director of Public Works (Retired) | City of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1993 | Ronald L. Norris | Director of Transportation Policy | Mid America Regional Council | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1992 | Max L. Whitman | Director of Public Works | City of Winnetka | Winnetka, Illinois |
| 1991 | Ronald W. Jensen | Director of Public Works | City of Phoenix | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 1990 | Harold E. Smith | City Engineer | City of Des Moines | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 1989 | Chester J. Funnye | Commissioner of Public Works | City of Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1988 | Roger K. Brown | Commissioner of Works | City of Scarborough | Scarborough, Ontario |
| 1987 | June Rosentreter Spence | Public Works Contract Officer (Retired) | City of Hammond | Hammond, Oregon |
| 1986 | Carl Wills | Director of Public Works | City of High Point | High Point, North Carolina |
| 1985 | Michael R. Pender | Consulting Engineer | Sarasota, Florida | |
| 1984 | James L. Martin | Director of Public Works | City of Fresno | Fresno, California |
| 1983 | Robert C. Esterbrooks | Director of Public Works | County of Maricopa | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 1982 | Joseph F. Casazza | Commissioner of Public Works | City of Boston | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1981 | Nick W. Diakiw | Chief Commissioner | City of Winnipeg | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1980 | Lambert C. Mims | Public Works Commissioner | City of Mobile | Mobile, Alabama |
| 1979 | James J. McDonough | Chairman | Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1978 | James E. McCarty | Director of Public Works | City of Oakland | Oakland, California |
| 1977 | John J. Roark | Director of Transportation | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Arlington, Texas |
| 1976 | Ray W. Burgess | Director of Public Works | City of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 1975 | Herbert A. Goetsch | Commissioner of Public Works | City of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1974 | Gilbert Shuster | Director of Public Works | City of Tacoma | Tacoma, Washington |
| 1973 | Erwin F. Hensch | Director of Public Works | City of Albuquerque | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 1972 | William W. Fagan | Director of Public Works | City of Coral Gables | Coral Gables, Florida |
| 1971 | Myron D. Calkins | Director of Public Works | City of Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1970 | Ross L. Clark | Commissioner of Works | Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1969 | Karl B. Stallings | Director of Public Works (retired) | Counties of Nashville and Davidson | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1968 | John A. Lambie | County Engineer | County of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California |
| 1967 | Hugo G. Erickson | Consulting Engineer | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 1966 | Robert S. Hopson | Director of Public Works | City of Richmond | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1965 | Roy W. Morse | City Engineer | City of Seattle | Seattle, Washington |
| 1964 | Paul R. Screvane | President - City Council | City of New York | New York, New York |
| 1963 | Edward J. Booth | City Engineer | City of Bismarck | Bismarck, North Dakota |
| 1962 | Albert G. Wyler | Director of Streets | City of New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1961 | Frederick W. Crane | General Manager | Buffalo Sewer Authority | Buffalo, New York |
| 1960 | Jean L. Vincenz | Director of Public Works | County of San Diego | San Diego, California |
| 1959 | William D. Hurst | City Engineer | City of Winnipeg | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1958 | Sol Ellenson | Director of Public Works | City of Newport News | Newport News, New Jersey |
| 1957 | Robert L. Anderson | Superintendent of Public Works & Village Engineer | Village of Winnetka | Winnetka, Illinois |
| 1956 | Edward P. Decher | Secretary & Purchasing Agent | Joint Sewer Commission | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1955 | Warren A. Coolidge | Director of Public Works | City of Nashville | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1954 | Milton Offner | Secretary, Board of Public Works | City of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California |
| 1953 | Allan H. Rogers | Superintendent of Public Works | City of Garden City | Garden City, New York |
| 1952 | Edward J. Cleary | Executive Director & Chief Engineer | Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1951 | Milton Rosen | City Manager | City of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 1950 | W.O. Jones | City Manager | City of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 1949 | William A. Xanten | Superintendent - City Refust Division | City of Washington | Washington, District of Columbia |
| 1948 | James W. Morgan | Commissioner of Public Improvements | City of Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1947 | Samual S. Baxter | Project Engineer | City of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1946 | Lloyd M. Johnson | Commissioner of Streets & Electricity | City of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1945 | Stuart M. Weaver | Chief, Repairs & Utilities Branch | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Washington, District of Columbia |
| 1944 | Fredrick R. Storrer | City Engineer | City of Dearborn | Dearborn, Michigan |
| 1943 | Henry L. Howe | City Engineer | City of Rochester | Rochester, New York |
| 1942 | Frederick T. Paul | City Engineer | City of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1941 | Roy L. Phillips | City Engineer | City of Meadville | Meadville, Pennsylvania |
| 1940 | John S. Flockhart | Principal Assistant Engineer | City of Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1939 | Guy Brown | Engineer | City of St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1938 | J. Eugene Root | Director of Public Works | City of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1937 | Thomas Buckley | Assistant Chief Engineer & Surveyor | City of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
IASSO/IAPWO Presidents (Prior to Formation of APWA)
| Year | Name | Job Title | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Mark B. Owen | Commissioner of Public Works & Engineering | City of Dearborn | Dearborn, Michigan |
| 1935 | Alfred E. Roche | Commissioner of Public Works | City of Troy | Troy, New York |
| 1934 | Thomas L. Costigan | Superintendent of Street Cleaning | City of Washington | Washington, District of Columbia |
| 1933 | Carl Schneider | Mechanical Engineer | City of New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1932 | H.D. Bradley | Deputy Street Commissioner | City of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1931 | Elmer C. Goodwin | Engineer Advisor to the Sanitary Commission | City of New York | New York, New York |
| 1930 | Lester W. Herzog | President, Common Council | City of Albany | Albany, New York |
| 1929 | Robert B. Brooks | Director - Streets & Sewers | City of St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1928 | Theodore Eichhorn | Superintendent - Department of Streets & Public Improvements | City of Erie | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| 1927 | Theodore Eichhorn | Superintendent - Department of Streets & Public Improvements | City of Erie | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| 1926 | Theodore Eichhorn | Superintendent - Department of Streets & Public Improvements | City of Erie | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| 1925 | William J. Galligan | Assistant Superintendent - Bureau of Streets | City of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1924 | William J. Galligan | Assistant Superintendent - Bureau of Streets | City of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1923 | William J. Galligan | Assistant Superintendent - Bureau of Streets | City of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1922 | William J. Galligan | Assistant Superintendent - Bureau of Streets | City of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1921 | William J. Galligan | Assistant Superintendent - Bureau of Streets | City of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1920 | William J. Galligan | Assistant Superintendent - Bureau of Streets | City of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
ASMI-AME Presidents (Prior to Formation of APWA)
| Year | Name | Job Title | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | George B. Gascoigne | Consulting Engineer | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 1935 | Harrison P. Eddy | Consulting Engineer | Metcalf & Eddy | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1934 | Charles M. Reppert | Chief Engineer | City of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Illinois |
| 1933 | Samuel A. Greeley | Partner/Sanitary & Hydraulic Engineer | Pearse, Greeley & Hansen | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1932 | John H. Neeson | Chief Engineer & Surveyor | City of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1931 | John W. Reid | Consulting Engineer | Detroit, Michigan | |
| 1930 | P.L. Brockway | City Engineer | City of Wichita | Wichita, Kansas |
| 1929 | John Klorer | Commissioner of Public Properties | City of New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1928 | George F. Fisk | Commissioner of Public Works | City of Buffalo | Buffalo, New York |
| 1927 | C. Arthur Poole | City Engineer | City of Rochester | Rochester, New York |
| 1926 | T. Chalkley Hatton | Chief Engineer of Sewerage Commission | City of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1925 | E.J. Dalton | Civil Engineer | City of Dallas | Dallas, Texas |
| 1924 | Ellis R. Dutton | Assistant City Engineer | City of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1923 | W.W. Hornett | Chief Engineer - Sewer and Paving | City of St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1922 | Edward S. Rankin | Engineer in Charge - Bureau of Sewers | City of Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1921 | R. Keith Compton | Chairman & Consulting Engineer - Paving Commission | City of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1920 | George H. Norton | City Engineer | City of Buffalo | Buffalo, New York |
| 1919 | Elbridge R. Conant | Consulting Engineer | City of Savannah | Savannah, Georgia |
| 1918 | Normal S. Spraugue | Chief Engineer | City of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1917 | Normal S. Spraugue | Chief Engineer | City of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1916 | Andrew F. Macallum | City Engineer | City of Hamilton | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1915 | William A. Howell | Engineer of Streets & Highways | City of Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1914 | Edward H. Christ | Consulting Engineer | Grand Rapid, Michigan | |
| 1913 | B.E. Briggs | City Engineer | City of Erie | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| 1912 | Edger A. Gingsley | County Engineer | Pulaski County | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 1911 | Fred Giddings | City Engineer | City of Atchison | Atchison, Kansas |
| 1910 | Julian Kendrick | City Engineer | City of Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1909 | James Owen | Consulting Engineer | City of Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1908 | George W. Tillson | City Engineer | Borough of Brooklyn | New York, New York |
| 1907 | Morris R. Sherred | Superintendent Waterworks | City of Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1906 | Charles C. Brown | Editor | Municipal Engineering | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1905 | A. Prescott Lolwell | Consulting Engineer | Easton, Pennsylvania | |
| 1904 | George M. Ballard | Chairman, Water Committee | City of Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1903 | Charles H. Rust | City Engineer | City of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1902 | Edwin A. Risher | City Engineer | City of Rochester | Rochester, New York |
| 1901 | Robert E. McMath | President, Board of Public Improvements | City of St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1900 | A.D. Thompson | City Engineer | City of Peoria | Peoria, Illinois |
| 1899 | Nelson P. Lewis | Engineer of Highways | Borough of Brooklyn | New York, New York |
| 1898 | Harrison Van Duyne | Board of Public Works | City of Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1897 | August Herrmann | President, Board of Administration | City of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1896 | George H. Benzenberg | City Engineer & President, Board of Public Works | City of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1895 | M.J. Murphy | Street Commissioner | City of St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1894 | M.J. Murphy | Street commissioner | City of St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri |
