Past Presidents
ESD was founded in 1895. Listed below are the names of the dedicated leaders who have served as president of this organization throughout the years.
The current ESD President is Kirk T. Steudle, PE, FESD.
ESD Past Presidents
1895-97 Walter S. Russel
1897-98 Jesse M. Smith
1898-99 George Y. Wisner
1899-00 W. J. Keep
1900-01 Alex Dow
1901-02 Willard Pope
1902-03 E. E. Haskell
1903-04 F. C. McMath
1904-05 T. H. Hinchman, Jr.
1905-06 J. D. Sanders
1906-07 Benjamin Douglas
1907-08 E. S. Wheeler
1908-09 Francis C. Shenehon
1909-10 William R. Kales
1910-11 T. F. McCrickett
1911-12 Ralph Collamore
1912-13 B. J. Denman
1913-14 E. J. Burdick
1914-15 H. H. Esselstyn
1915-16 Orton W. Albee
1916-17 Horace H. Lane
1917-18 W. P. Putnam
1917-18 L. R. Hoffman
1918-19 Charles Y. Dixon
1919-20 D. J. Sterrett
1920-21 D. V. Williamson
1921-22 M. W. Taber
1922-23 J. R. McColl
1923-24 L. E. Williams
1924-25 Frank Burton
1925-26 George H. Fenkell
1926-27 George R. Thompson
1927-28 William F. Zabriskie
1928-29 Charles J. Peck
1929-30 John P. Hallihan
1930-31 E. M. Walker
1931-32 A. S. Douglass
1932-33 F. O. Clements
1933-34 H. L. Walton
1934-35 H. S. Ellington
1936-38 John H. Hunt
1938-40 James W. Parker
1941-43 Harvey M. Merker
1943-44 Thomas A. Boyd
1944-45 Elwyn C. Balch
1945-46 Harold S. Ellington
1946-47 Clement J. Freund
1947-48 George R. Thompson
1948-49 S. M. Dean
1949-50 Frank H. Riddle
1950-51 Grant S. Wilcox, Jr.
1951-52 J. L. McLoud
1952-53 Kenneth A. Meade
1953-54 William E. Stirton
1954-55 Earl Bartholomew
1955 Raymond Foulkrod
1956 George H. Miehls
1956-57 Earnest Boyce
1957-58 William H. Graves
1958-59 George A. Porter
1959-60 Fred J. Meno II
1960-61 Frederick Bauer
1961-62 Clyde L. Palmer
1962-63 Howard M. Hess
1963-64 Glenn V. Edmonson
1964-65 Walter L. Couse
1965-66 John M. Campbell
1966-67 Donald E. Jahncke
1967-68 Donald N. Frey
1968-69 Harvey A. Wagner
1969-70 Sol King
1970-71 William M. Dull
1971-72 L. B. Bornhauser
1972-73 Morton S. Hilbert
1973-74 James S. Owens
1974-75 Francis E. Cogsdill
1975-76 Robert R. Johnson
1976-77 Kenneth L. Hulsing
1977-78 William P. Panny
1978-79 Jack L. Korb
1979-80 Alfred M. Entenman, Jr., PE
1980-81 Richard E. Marburger
1981-82 Snyder L. Terry
1982-83 Reinhold M. Tischler
1983-84 Creighton C. Lederer, PE
1984-85 Roy H. Link
1985-86 Alex C. Mair
1986-87 Serge Gratch, PhD, PE
1987-88 Daniel H. Shahan, PE
1988-89 Stephen R. Davis, PhD
1989-90 Douglas R. Allen
1990-91 Edgar E. Parks, PE
1991-92 Harry Tauber, PE
1992-93 Lydia B. Lazurenko, PE
1993-94 Donald J. Smolenski, PhD, PE
1994-95 John Rakolta, Jr.
1995-96 John G. Petty
1996-97 Robert J. Buckler, PE
1997-98 David F. Hagen
1998-99 Jerome C. Neyer, PE
1999-00 Donald C. Brockman, PE
2000-01 Susan M. Rokosz, PE
2001-02 Steven E. Kurmas, PE
2002-03 Charles M. Ayers
2003-05 Donald E. Goodwin
2005-07 David S. Meynell
2007-09 Richard J. Haller
2009-11 William P. Russo
2011-13 Terry J. Woychowski
2013-15 Kouhaila G. Hammer, CPA
2015-18 Douglas E. Patton, FESD
2018-20 Daniel E. Nicholson, PE
2020- Kirk T. Steudle, PE, FESD
For more information on ESD members past or present, please contact: Sue Ruffner, sruffner@esd.org or 248-353-0735, ext. 117.