Past Exalted Rulers

PER Association

The Past Exalted Rulers (PER) Association consists of all of the Past Exalted Rulers of the Lodge and all Past Exalted Rulers of any other Lodge, who are now Members of the Lodge. The PER Association advises with and extends counsel to all Lodge Officers and Committees.

1950 – 1959

1950 Robert L. Lagle x2

1951  Robert L. Lagle x2

1952 John C. Mitchell

1953 Thurman M. DeMoss

1954 Herbert R. Whitaker

1955 Robert B. Lybrook

1956 George W. Davis

1957 Ira L. Haymaker

1958 Lloyd E. Utterback
            DDGER -’61-’62

1959 Thomas D. Kisky

1960 – 1969

1960 Myron D. Vaught x2

1961  James R. Acher x2

1962 L. Wayne Harrison

1963 Richard D. Lusk

1964 James W. Woods

1965 Thomas H. Taylor

1966 Jerry L. Sills

1967 Charles L. Wood

1968 Virgil E. Utterback

1969 Daniel L. Murray

1970 – 1979

1970 Robert D. Mann

1971  Robert L. Ellett

1972 Joseph O. Allen

1973 Myron D. Vaught x2

1974 James R. Acher x2

1975 Thomas E. Fewell

1976 Alfred E. Wininger
            District President ’83-’84

1977 Richard S. Vandivier

1978 Robert D. Stultz
            DDGER ’81-’82

1979 Richard P. Foley

1980 – 1989

1980 Richard Featherston

1981 Kenneth C. York

1982 Raymond Hine,
             District President ’88-’89
             District Deputy ’89-’90
             State Director

1983 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4

1984 Larry Cheek

1985 Jack C. McNutt

1986 Thurman M. DeMoss x2

1986 Robert Marshall (transfer)

1986 Tommy McQueary (transfer),                            Past State President’06-’07

1987 Ed Baker

1988 Drew Wood

1989 Jay Dishinger

1990 – 1999 

1990 William E. McCarty x2

1991 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4

1992 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4

1993 Shelly Robbins

1994 Tony Clem(transfer)

1994 John Moore

1995 John E. Yorger

1996 Drew Wood

1997 Robert Ryker

1998 Steven E. Sexton, 
             District President ’02-’03,
             DDGER ’03-’04

1999 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4
            District President ’98-’99
            DDGER ’99-’00

2010-2019

2010 PERs In Attendance

2011 Penny Aldridge
           District President ’23-’24

2012 Stephen Barnett 

2013 Robert Swinehamer

2014 James McShanog

2015 William Roland

2016 Kim Demaree
            District President ’18 – ’19
            District Deputy  ’19 – ’00

2017 Jeannie Barnett

2018 Travis Shepherd

2019 Gary Cooper

2019 David Southwick (transfer)

2000 – 2009

2000 Fred Paris 

2001 James D. Ellis x2

2002 Donna J. Padgett

2003 Craig Campbell
              VP Central ’08
              VP SouthEast ’09
              District President ’10-’11
              DDGER ’11-’12

2004 Joseph C. George 

2005 James D. Ellis x2
             District President ’05-’06
             DDGER ’06-’07

2006 William E. McCarty x2

2007 Timothy A. Joyce

2008 Michael Demaree
             District President ’14-’15
             DDGER ’15-’16

2009 James Houdek

2020-2029

2020 Edward Aldridge 

2021 Josh Prine

2022 Gordon Prine

2023 Eric Klinkowski