Past Presidents

The first president of NAADA was Maurice L. (Mauri) Williamson (1976-1977). Mr. Williamson was an alumnus of Purdue University’s School of Agriculture and held the position of Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Alumni Association of Purdue for 37 years. He was an active leader known for the many Purdue and alumni organizations and traditions he founded and directed, including NAADA.

1976 Mauri Williamson 2001 Ray Miller
1977 Mauri Williamson 2002 Ray Miller
1978 Paul Appel 2003 Milford Jenkins
1979 Paul Appel 2004 Milford Jenkins
1980 Chuck Lindley 2005 Paul Willis
1981 Rex Messersmith 2006 Paul Willis
1982 Glenn MacMillan 2007 Bill Sheets
1983 Paul Appel 2008 Bill Sheets
1984 Bob LaPrad 2009 Scott Cooksey
1985 Mauri Williamson 2010 Scott Cooksey
1986 Dave Mugler 2011 Mary Buschette
1987 Rick Daluge 2012 Mary Buschette
1988 Bill Alverson 2013 Jillian Stevenson
1989 Ashby Green 2014 Jillian Stevenson
1990 Mike Richey 2015 Keith Barber
1991 Earl Ellington 2016 Keith Barber
1992 John Brand 2017 Jamie Lucero
1993 Lynette Marshall 2018 Jamie Lucero
1994 Lynette Marshall 2019 Renee Keese
1995 Donya Lester 2020 Renee Keese
1996 Donya Lester 2021 Pat Whittington
 1997  Bobby Gaffney 2022 Pat Whittington
 1998  Bobby Gaffney 2023 Jordan Moseley
 1999  Marcy Heim 2024 Jordan Moseley
 2000  Marcy Heim 2025 Paula Beecher