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Inland Empire Chapter 19
WASHINGTON
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REGION 7 "Gem of the Northwest"
Courtesy – Wayne Kennedy

As of the year 1961-62, there were only 5 Regions containing 38 States, Region 1 encompassed the following States: California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Utah and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta end Saskatchewan.

As of the year 1962-63, Region 7 was established containing the States of Oregon Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska (even though there was not yet a Chapter in Alaska), plus the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.  At that time Region 7 had a Region Chair by the name of J. Arnold Cobley who worked for the Washington Department of Highways.  I could not determine a Vice Chair.

Region 8 was proposed in the year 1963-64 and established in the year 1964-65.  It included all provinces in Canada.  Region 9 was established in the year 1973-74 and subsequent to the Region 7 Chair for the year 1962-63, the following Region 7 Chairs and Vice Chairs -were elected

1963-64:  Chair, J. Arnold Colbey & V. Chair, John V. Mulcahy
l964-65:  Chair, John V. Mulcahy & V. Chair, (could not determine)
1965-66:  Chair, John V. Mulcahy & V. Chair, (could not determine)
l966-67:  Chair, John V. Mulcahy & V. Chair, Donald A. Wilcox
1967-68:  Chair, Donald A. Wilcox & V. Chair, Chris J. Loutsis
1968-69:  Chair, Donald A- Wilcox & V. Chair, Chris J. Loutsis
1969-70:  Chair, Chris J. Loutis & V. Chair, Robert S. Newell
1970-71:  Chair, Chris J, Loutis & V. Chair, Robert S. Newell
1971-72:  Chair, Robert S. Newell & V. Chair, Richard F. Everett
1972-73:  Chair, Robert S. Newell & V. Chair, P. J. Sullivan

Region 9 was established in June of 1973.

1973-74:  Chair, Robert S. Newell & V. Chair, P. J. Sullivan
1974-75:  Chair, P. J. Sullivan & V. Chair, Fred R- Ketron SR/WA

Region 10 was established in June of 1975, at which time Region 7 was shown to contain the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.  Therefore, from this point on the Regions as we know them today were constituted.

75-76:  Fred R- Ketron, SR/WA & V. Chair, Edwin M. Whiting, SR/WA
76-77:  Fred R. Ketron, SR/WA & V. Chair, Edwin M. Whiting, SR/WA
77-78:  Keith L. Densley, SR/WA & V, Chair (could not determine)
78-79:  Edwin M. Whiting, SR/WA & V. Chair, John E. Day, SR/WA
79-80:  John E- Day, SR/WA & V. Chair, Keith L. Densley, SR/WA
80-81:  John E- Day, SR/WA & V. Chair, Keith L. Dewley, SR/WA

‘82-’83  *Keith L. Densley, SR/WA, Ch. 4
‘83-’85  *John Benson, SR/WA, Ch. 45
‘85-’86  *John Berkowitz, SR/WA, Ch. 4
‘86-’88  Robert Mohr, SR/WA, Ch. 19
‘88-’90  Susan M. Serdahl, SR/WA, Ch. 4
‘90-’91  Betsy A. Tarrant, SR/WA, Ch. 45
‘91-’93  Reed Lommen, Ch. 19
‘93-’95  Diane DeRoux, SR/WA, Ch. 59
‘95-’97  Bernard W. Lea, SR/WA, Ch. 45
‘97-’99  Linda Streissguth, SR/WA, Ch. 4
‘99-’01  Barbara Meekins, SR/WA, Ch. 49
‘01-’03  Leslie Benckendorf, SR/WA, Ch. 3
’03-’05  Stephen E. Hagen, SR/WA, Ch.4
'05 Faith Roland, SR/WA, Chapter 4

'05-'07
Julie Cope, SR/WA, Chapter 19



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