Past Presidents
The Past Presidents Committee is composed of the Utah Library Association’s past presidents for the purpose of perpetuating their institutional knowledge, experience, networking connections, and historical context of past decisions in the ULA Board. The committee chair provides this voice and knowledge as a non-voting member of the ULA Board and maintains updated contact information for the past presidents. The past presidents may be called upon to mentor other ULA officers and committees, and also ensure a pool of candidates for Immediate Past President Pro Tempore as per Article 12.E.6 of ULA Bylaws.
Committee Chair
Daniel Mauchley ([email protected])
The following individuals have served as President of the Utah Library Association.
| 1912-1914 | Ephraim G. Gowans |
| 1914-1915 | Simon P. Eggertson |
| 1916-1917 | Howard R. Driggs |
| 1917-1918 | Esther Nelson |
| 1918-1919 | Joanna Sprague |
| 1919-1920 | Grace Harris |
| 1920-1921 | Mary E. Downey |
| 1921-1922 | M. Wilford Poulson |
| 1922-1923 | Julia T. Lynch |
| 1923-1924 | Eveline Bean |
| 1924-1925 | Dora Wright |
| 1925-1926 | Mrs. Robert Forrester |
| 1926-1927 | Julia T. Lynch |
| 1927-1928 | Mrs. E. Crane Watson |
| 1928-1929 | Iretta Peters |
| 1929-1930 | Anne Ollerton |
| 1930-1931 | Ruth Vine Tyler |
| 1931-1932 | Hattie Smith |
| 1932-1933 | Esther Nelson |
| 1933-1935 | Dorothy Wheelwright |
| 1935-1937 | Aurelia Bennion |
| 1937-1938 | Roxey S. Romney |
| 1938-1940 | Leonard H. Kirkpatrick |
| 1940-1941 | Ruth Vine Tyler |
| 1941-1942 | Elva L. Wattis |
| 1942-1943 | Lillian B. Corry |
| 1943-1944 | Ethel E. Holmes |
| 1944-1945 | Donald K. Nelson |
| 1945-1946 | Hattie M. Knight |
| 1946-1947 | Virginia Hansen |
| 1947-1948 | Ralph Thomsen |
| 1948-1950 | Louise L. Critchlow |
| 1950-1951 | Gwendolyn Shaw |
| 1951-1952 | Edith Rich |
| 1952-1953 | Helen P. Gibson |
| 1953-1954 | Margaret Block |
| 1954-1955 | John G. Church |
| 1955-1956 | Anne M. Smith |
| 1956-1957 | S. Lyman Tyler |
| 1957-1958 | Sarah Lucille Harris |
| 1958-1960 | Milton C. Abrams |
| 1960-1961 | Russell L. Davis |
| 1961-1962 | Priscilla M. Mayden |
| 1962-1963 | Harold W. Bell |
| 1963-1964 | Chad J. Flake |
| 1964-1965 | Maurice P. Marchant |
| 1965-1966 | James R. Tolman |
| 1966-1967 | Arthur Thomas Challis |
| 1967-1968 | Lila P. Burgoyne |
| 1968-1970 | Richard Woodruff Boss |
| 1970-1971 | Nancy F. Hardy |
| 1971-1972 | Arlene H. Grover |
| 1972-1973 | Richard Rademacher |
| 1973-1974 | Phyllis Shaw |
| 1974-1975 | George W. Tanner |
| 1975-1976 | Guy Shuurman |
| 1976-1977 | Lucille Thorne |
| 1977-1978 | E. Dale Cluff |
| 1978-1979 | Amy Owen |
| 1979-1980 | Roger K. Hanson |
| 1980-1981 | J. Dennis Day |
| 1981-1982 | Blaine H. Hall |
| 1982-1983 | Brenda Broadbent |
| 1983-1984 | Craige S. Hall |
| 1984-1985 | Brad Maurer |
| 1985-1986 | Connie Lamb |
| 1986-1987 | Cathleen Partridge |
| 1987-1988 | Nathan Smith |
| 1988-1989 | Paul Mogren |
| 1989-1990 | Carolyn Dickinson |
| 1990-1991 | Eileen Longsworth |
| 1991-1992 | Carol Hansen |
| 1992-1993 | Randy J. Olsen |
| 1993-1994 | Marian Karpisek |
| 1994-1995 | Pete Giacoma |
| 1995-1996 | Julie Farnsworth |
| 1996-1997 | Renae Pearce |
| 1997-1998 | Warren Babcock |
| 1998-1999 | Larry J. Ostler |
| 1999-2000 | Sue Hill |
| 2000-2001 | Randy Silverman |
| 2001-2002 | Susan Hamada |
| 2002-2003 | Kayla Willey |
| 2003-2004 | David A. Hales |
| 2004-2005 | Gene Nelson |
| 2005-2006 | Hikmet Loe |
| 2006-2007 | Julie Williamsen |
| 2007-2008 | Dorothy Horan |
| 2008-2009 | Steven D. Decker |
| 2009-2010 | Ruby Cheesman |
| 2010-2011 | Andy Spackman |
| 2011-2012 | Linda Tillson |
| 2012-2013 | Adriane Juarez |
| 2013-2014 | Trish Hull |
| 2014-2015 | Pamela Martin |
| 2015-2016 | Dustin Fife |
| 2016-2017 | Jami Carter |
| 2017-2018 | Dan Compton |
| 2018-2019 | Rebekah Cummings |
| 2019-2020 | Vern Waters |
| 2020-2021 | Daniel Mauchley |
| 2021-2022 | Rita Baguio Christensen |
| 2022-2023 | Marissa Bischoff |
| 2023-2024 | Patrick Hoecherl |