OPHA Past Presidents


1939 - 40 

Hugh Payne*

1981 - 82

Cecil W. Burns, PhD

1940 - 41

F.R. Hassler, MD*

1982 - 83

Johnny McWhirter, RPS

1941 - 42

Burley Walker

1983 - 84

Peggy L. Fleming Bateman

1947 - 48

W.H. Miles, MD*

1984 - 85

Dixie Gosnell*

1948 - 49

Hardy Watson*

1985 - 86

Charlotte Leach, MSPH*

1949 - 50

Maurice L. Peter, MD*

1986 - 87

Thomas D. Peace, PhD*

1950 - 51

Peter H. Cramer*

1987 - 88

Joe Mallonee, MPH

1951 - 52

Grace Adams, RN

1988 - 89

Sandra Butler, RNC

1952 - 53

Loyd E. Pummill, PE*

1989 - 90

Lynne McElroy, MS, RD, LD

1953 - 54

Nathaniel H. Cooper, MD*

1990 - 91

Jerry R. Nida, MD, MPH

1954 - 55

Margaret Chapman*

1991 - 92

Michael L. Morgan, DDS, MPA*

1955 - 56

Marie Hazelton Renfro, RN

1992 - 93

Neil E. Hann, MPH, CHES

1956 - 57

Glen Earley

1993 - 94

Laura Beebe, MPH, CHES

1957 - 58

K.W. Navin, MD*

1994 - 95

Kevin T. Avery, DMD, MPH

1958 - 59

Wilson D. Steen, PhD*

1995 - 96

Steve Ronck, MPH

1959 - 60

Mozelle Ewing, RN

1996 - 97

William R. Pierson, MBA

1960 - 61

Berl Poe*

1997 - 98

Yvonne Myers

1961 - 62

H. Roy Gravelle, DDS*

1998 - 99

Paul Dungan, DVM, MPH

1962 - 63

Harper V. Orth*

1999 - 00

Kay Holladay, MPH

1963 - 64

Edith Wirick, RN*

2000 - 01

Mike Crutcher, MD, MPH

1964 - 65

William (Bill) J. Kempe*

2001 - 02

Toni Frioux, MS, CNS, ARNP

1965 - 66

Bill Burk*

2002 - 03

Sara Reed Stinchcomb, MD, MPH, FACPM

1966 - 67

John W. Shackelford, MD*

2003 - 04

Shari Kinney, RN, MS, MPH

1967 - 68

Leonard Galbraith

2004 - 05

Gary Cox, JD

1968 - 69

Thelma Blackburn, RN*

2005 - 06

Greta Stewart, MPH, BS

1969 - 70

Robert (Gene) Bynum, LSW*

2006 - 07

Stephen Rempe, MEd

1970 - 71

Joan K. Leavitt, MD*

2007 - 08

Mendy Spohn, MPH, BS

1971 - 72

Ronald O. McAfee, PhD

2008 - 09

Sue Mallonee, RN, MPH

1972 - 73

Ralph O. Morgan, Jr, MPH*

2009 – 10

Reggie Ivey, MHR

1973 - 74

John H. Armstrong, RPS

2010 - 11

Tina Johnson, MPH, RN

1974 - 75

Marjorie Butler

2011 - 12

Sunshine Cowan, Ph.D, MPH, MCHES

1975 - 76

George W. Prothro, MD, MPH

2012-13

K.C. Ely, RPS, RPES

1976 - 77

Jimmie J. Ewing, RN*

2013-14

Lynn Goldberg-Smith, MPH, CHES


1977 - 78
 Howard H. Vincent, MSPH 2014-15 James Allen
1978 - 79 Shirley Brooks 2015-16
Brenda Potts

1979 - 80
 James W. (Jay) Smith, MPH  2016-17  Pam Rask, MPH*
1980 - 81 Littleton M. Fowler, DDS 2017-18

Pam Rask, MPH*

  2018-19D'Elbie Walker 
  2019-2020Daryn Kirkpatrick
  2020-2021 Aundria Goree
  *Deceased  

Honorary Members


Charles Cameron*
Margaret Chapman*
Terrie Cook
Reba E. Ely*
Jimmie J. Ewing*
Helen Gretz, MPH, RN
Grace Hill
Bonnie Larecy
Charlotte Leach*
Joan K. Leavitt, MD*
Alice McGrew
Gene Pace*
Emma Snyder*
Nevin Starkey
Denver Talley
Burley Walker
Felty Wallis*

*Deceased


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