KATM President History

KATM has been in existence since 1904.  

Below you will find a record of our past history of Presidents. 

KATM Presidents from 1904-1914

1904- H.B Newson – Lawrence

1904-1905 – W.H. Garrett – Baldwin

1905-1906 – F.M. Hammitt – Fort Scott

1906-1907 – C.A. Wagner – Hutchinson

1907-1908 – W.A. Harshberger – Topeka

1908-1909 – Effie Graham – Topeka

1909-1910 – A.M. Bogle – Topeka

1910-1911 – C.H. Ashton – Lawrence

1911-1912 – W.H. Andrews – Manhattan

1912-1913 – Allen Fiske – Emporia

1913-1914 – U.G. Mitchell – Lawrence

KATM Presidents from 1914-1924

1914-1915 – Mary Doughtery – Kansas City

1915-1916 – Mary W. Newsom – Topeka

1916-1917 – Emma Hyde – Kansas City

1917-1918 – T.E. Mergendahl –

1918-1919 – No meeting due to influenza epidemic

1919-1920 – J.A.G. Shirk – Pittsburg

1920-1921

1921-1922 – Minnie E. Dingee – Hutchinson

1922-1923 – W.H. Garrett – Baldwin

1923-1924 – Garnet M. Everly – Hutchinson

KATM Presidents from 1924-1934

1924-1925 – Ivey Morris – Emporia

1925-1926 – Eloise Austin – Topeka

1926-1927 – W.T. Stratton – Manhattan

1927-1928 – W.T. Stratton – Manhattan

1928-1929 – Bird Weimar – Wichita

1929-1930 – Minnie Stewart – Topeka

1930-1931 – Mary Kelly – Wichita

1931-1932 – Sara Bell Wasser – Pratt

1932-1933 – Edith Whitted – Newton

1933-1934 – Alma Calvert – Topeka

KATM Presidents from 1934-1944

1934-1935 – Delbert Emery – Manhattan

1935-1936 – W.H. Hill – Pittsburg

1936-1937 – Lorena Cassidy – Wichita

1937-1938 – Anna Marm – Lindsborg

1938-1939 – Minnie Stewart – Topeka

1939-1940 – Gilbert Ulmer – Lawrence

1940-1941 – Adelle Davis – Wichtia

1941-1942 – Kathleen O’Donnell – Salina

1942-1943 – Daniel Pease – Kansas City

1943-1944 – Herbert Bishop – Manhattan

KATM Presidents from 1944-1954

1944-1945 – Sara Belle Wasser – Pratt

1945-1946 – Helen Garman – Emporia

1946-1947 – Lottchen Liff Hunter – Wichita

1947-1948 – Ruth Evans – Hutchinson

1948-1949 – Florence Ross – Ellsworth

1949-1950 – Charles B. Tice  – Abilene

1950-1951 – Leslie L. Neywick – Salina

1951-1952 – Helen Forbes – Pratt

1952-1953 -Anton S. Rickert – Wichita

1953-1954 – W.V. Unruh – Merriam

KATM Presidents from 1954-1964

1954-1955 – John Buller – Manhattan

1955-1956 – Laura Neville – Wichtia

1956-1957 – Arthur Peters – Olathe

1957-1958 – Charles Pine – Winfield

1958-1959 – Asel W. Harder – Ellinwood

1959-1960 – Noland A. Wallace – Wichita

1960-1961 – Reuben Goering – Buhler

1961-1962 – Marjorie French – Topeka

1962-1963 – William Sellers – Bethel

1963-1964 – Lucile Asher – St. John

KATM Presidents from 1964-1974

1964-1965 – William Dixon – Hutchinson

1965-1966 – Freda Betts – Chanute

1966-1967 – Paul Urban – Great Bend

1967-1968 – William Wyckoff – Wichita

1968-1969 – Raymond Goering – Salina

1969-1970 – Erin Penner – Topeka

1970-1971 – Donald Martinson – Wichita

1971-1972 – Ann Garvin – Topeka

1972-1973 – Harry Heckethorn – McPherson

1973-1974 – Richard Driver – Tecumseh

KATM Presidents from 1974-1984

1974-1975 – Lorraine Norby – Wichita

1975-1976 – Forrest Coltharp – Pittsburg

1976-1977 – Thomas Martin – Wichita

1977-1978 – Ed Schroeder – Wichita

1978-1979 – Helen Kriegsman – Pittsburg

1980-1981 – Richard Driver – Topeka

1981-1982 – Carolyn Ehr – Hays

1982-1983 – Mary Hatfield – Lawrence

1983-1984 – Elton Beougher – Hays

KATM Presidents from 1984-1994

1984-1985 – Charlotte Keith – Olathe

1985-1986 – Willis Pracht – Garden City

1986-1987 – Jeff Barnett – Hays

1987-1988 – Gerry Anschutz – Colby

1988-1989 – Glenn Coltharp – DeSoto

1989-1990 – Sue Neal – Wichita

1990-1991 – Dave Hill – Great Bend

1991-1992 – Ruth Harbin – Olathe

1992-1993 – Marjorie King – Wichita

1993-1994 – Bob Keefer – Derby

KATM Presidents from 1994-2004

1994-1995 – Jean Morrow – Lenexa

1995-1996 – Margie Hill – Blue Valley

1996-1997 – Connie Schrock – Emporia

1997-1998 – Craig Jaggard – Olathe

1998-1999 – Hazel Coltharp – Pittsburg

1999-2000 – Ethel Edwards – Topeka

2000-2001 – Germaine Taggart – Hays

2001-2002 – Betsy Wiens – Topeka

2002-2003 – Susan Gronquist – Alma

2003-2004 – Margie Hill – Blue Valley

KATM Presidents from 2004-2014

2004-2005 – Melisa Hancock – Manhattan

2005-2006 – Sherri Martinie – Manhattan

2006-2007 – April Banks – Kansas City

2007-2008 – Debbie Thompson – Wichita

2008-2009 – Christine Staab – Louisburg

2009-2010 – Jerry Braun -Hays

2010-2011 – David Barnes – Topeka

2011-2012 – Debbie Thompson – Wichita

2012-2013 – Melisa Hancock – Manhattan

2013-2014 – Fred Hollingshead – Topeka

KATM Presidents from 2014-2024

2014-2015 – Stacey Bell – Topeka

2015-2016 – Pat Foster – Topeka

2016-2017 – David Fernkopf – Topeka

2017-2018 – Stacey Ryan – Wichita

2018-2019 – Todd Flory – Wichita

2019-2020 – Dr. Janet Stramel – Hays

2020-2021 - Dr. Sara Schwerdtfeger – Emporia

2021-2024 – Dr. Julie Thiele - Riley

KATM Presidents from 2024-2034

2024-2025 – Dr. Angela Broaddus - Atchinson

2026-2027 – This could be YOU!