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Current and Past Presidents

This is the list of all Current and Past President/Caliph (including honorary Caliphs) since the inception of the Association of Shrine Oriental Bands. If you  would like to download this list please click on the link here: ASOB Past Presidents list

 

YearPresidentTemple
2023-24John Fitzgerald
6345 NE 31st Avenue, Portland, OR 97211
Phone: (503) 841-2452  Email: john@nextchapterproperty.com
Al Kader
2022-23
2021-22William “Bill” Bailey (Lady Annette)
1308 S. Spring Lake Road, Halstead, KS 67056
Phone: (316) 648-2885  Email: avenger@cox.net
Midian
2020-21W. Richard “Bear” Sobek (Lady Fran)
29737 Pleasant Valley Road, Paola, KS 66071-4358
Phone: (913) 991-1200  Email: lakotavalley@wildblue.net
Abdallah
2019-20Darren DeHass P.P (Lady Timmie-Lynn Poglajen)
2997 Daystar Drive, Billings, MT 59102
Phone: (406) 860-0222, E-mail: darren@blujazz.net
Al Bedoo
2018-19Harry Pressmen (Joni)
630 N. Watters Rd. Apt #306, Allen, TX 75013
Cell: (469) 667-3761, Home (214) 785-7135
E-mail: pressman5@gmail.com
Arabia
2017-18Chris Tsaros (Carmella)
175 Lonsdale Crescent, Campbell River, BC, V9W 3T2, CA
Cell: (403) 510-3070  E-mail: chris.tsaros@shaw.ca
Al Azhar
2016-17Tom Crow (Katie)
3805 Winifred Drive, Ft. Worth, TX 76133
Cell (817) 233-7180, Home (817) 294-7856, Work (817) 335-1123
E-mail: tomcrow73@gmail.com
Moslah
2015-16Jeff Moores
47 Chestnut Trail, Tequesta, FL 33469
Cell: (772) 631-3450
E-mail: spanmoon67@yahoo.com
Melha/Amara
2014-15David McCarthy (Sandy)
10629 Bluestone Road, Fort Worth, TX 76108
Phone: (682) 478-7608  E-mail: caliphliv99@hotmail.com
Moslah
2013-14Vince Bobrosky (Maggie)
P.O. Box 2, Ladysmith, VA 22501
Phone: (804) 994-4168  E-mail: mlloyd32@comcast.net
Acca
2012-13Lonnie Merriman (Linda)
806 N. 3rd Street, Beresford, SD 57004
Phone: (605) 310-0138  E-mail: obsouth@gmail.com
El Raid
2011-12Richard “Big” Thompson, P.P. (Lady Cindy)
16142 Bramble Drive, Catlettsburg, KY 41129
Phone: (606) 922-2702  E-mail: bigrthompson@yahoo.com
El Hasa
2010-11Ralph K. Jubb (Janelle)
630 NW Willow Glen Place, Beaverton, OR 97006
Cell: (503) 475-6017 / Fax: (503) 914-1654
E-mail: rjubb@comcast.net
Al Kader
2009-10Don Moores (Lady Sylvia Hawkins)
1203 Lake Drive, Okeechobee, FL 34974
Phone: (561) 379-2216  E-mail: shrinerdon@bellsouth.net
Amara
2008-09Wayne Wells, P.P. (Terri)
10017 W. Bella Vista St., Wichita, KS 67212
Phone: (316) 773-9651  Email: wwtbear@infionline.net
Midian
2007-08Joe D. Brewton*Khiva
2006-07Peter J. Lawn*Gizeh
2005-06Norm Wold (Sarah)
13417 78th PL N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034-5102
Phone: (425) 449-6834  E-mail: asob200637@yahoo.com
Nile
2004-05Jim Whitehouse
P.O. Box 669004, Miami, FL  33226-9004
E-mail: jim.whitehouse42@gmail.com
Alzafar
2003-04Bud Wilhite, P.P. (Diane)
10254 September Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45251
Phone: (513) 851-9880  E-mail: Syrian@juno.com
Syrian
2002-03W. Michael Hartup
7418 E. 26th St. N., Wichita, KS 67226
Phone: (316) 684-1124  E-mail: Mhartup@aol.com
Midian
2001-02Robert F. “Bob” Johnson*Beni Kedem
2000-01Paul D. Gluck
17 Sherwood Dr., Longmeadow, MA 01106
Phone: (413) 244-0669  E-mail: asob01@msn.com
Melha
1999Len Turner (Doreen)*
Honorary Caliph
Karnak
1999-00Albert L. Zumpe*Murat
1998-99Charles Duffin, P.P.
3415-62 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T3E 5J4
Phone: (403) 424-4744  E-mail: ceduffin@shaw.ca
Al Azhar
1997-98Paul L. Pante (Miriam)
915 Southern Pine Lane, Sarasota, FL 34243
Phone: (941) 351-1356  E-mail: mrnice20@hotmail.com
Sahib
1996-97Cliff Brown*Gizeh
1995-96Paul S. Shively*Scimitar
1994-95William A. “Bill” Brooks*Rameses/Hamilton
1993-94Hal Withee*El Bekal
1992-93Arch L. Smithson, P.P.*Alcazar
1991-92David L. Snoddy*Algeria
1990-91W.A. “Bill” Paskaruk*Karnak
1989-90Stanley L. Snyder*Zembo
1988-89Darrell Thompson*Calam
1987-88W.E. “Bill” O’Neal (Brenda)
225 Hembling Dr., Pineville, LA 71630
Phone: (318) 446-3467
El Karubah
1986-87William “Scotty” Cribbes*El Bekal
1985-86Kurt L. Plaut*Hella
1984-85Edward Sanders*Moslem
1983-84Gordon Brittain, P.P.*Rameses
1982-83George H. Hewell*Morocco
1981-82William (Bill) G. Payne*Nur
1980-81David C. Martin, Jr., P.P. (Nancy)
4131 McCabe N/E., Ada, MI 49301
E-mail: hilanderfarm@gmail.com
Saladin
1979-80Charles W. Robinson*Gizeh
1978-79Harding Campbell*Al Bahr
1978June Reavis*Sudan
1977-78Hoyd Brock*Arabia
1976-77Robert C. Schmiedel*Zembo
1975-76Willard Pfluge*Murat
1974-75Harold McKinster, P.P.*Afif
1973-74Dr. Ralph Benson*Bektash
1972-73W.H. Maddox*Morocco
1971-72Clarence Compton*Midian
1970-71Peter Cortley*Mecca
1969-70Arthur Murphy*Arabia
1968-69H.B. Springer, P.P.*Kerak
1967-68C. Thomas Gowling*Rameses
1966-67C. Richard Brough*Antioch
1965-66William E. Briece*Ararat
1964-65A. Leon Singer, P.P.*Al Sihah
1963-64Dale Wampler, P.P.*Zembo
1962-63W.C. Chase*Ben Ali
1961-62Charles Cromwell, P.P.*Luxor
1960-61R.L. Price*Khedive
1959-60R.N. Parkhill*Al Kader
1959-59Ken McElroy, P.P.*Zenobia
1958-59Burt Stillwell*Arabia
1957-58R.L. Totman*Kalif
1956-57R.S. Velten*Jerusalem
1955-56S.A. Eddy*Ararat
1954-55B.L. Worthen*Pyramid
1953-54Phil Glick*Moslem
1952-53William N. Vasser*Murat
1951-52R.L. Allen*Al Chymia
1950-51Ray Arnold*Tripoli
1949-50F. Harry LeBarron*Al Bahr
1947-48C.R. Hutcheson*Boum
1946-47Harvy G. Kiefer*Al Koran
1944-46George R. Hennig*Syria
1943-44Dr. G.E. Siverling*Medinah
1942-43Walter B. Drake*Moslem
1941-42R.G. Wallower*Zem Zem
1940-41James E. Varina*Boumi
1938-40Monty Fer Don*Antioch
1937-38Forest I. Muphy*Za Ga Zig
1936-37Dr. Elmer O. Hinman*Islam
1935-36Frank H. Graham*Almas
1933-35Ivo A. Burton*Al Menah
1931-33Dr. Joseph Philippbar*Syria
1930-31Charles H. Dunn*Mohammed
1929-30Dr. Charles E. Wilson*Yaarab
1928-29Dr. George H. Madill*Medinah