AMERICANOVERSEASSCHOOLS

HISTORICALSOCIETY

Book2

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TableofContents

BoardofDirectors 3

Donors 6

Consultants 13

FlameAwards 14

PresidentialAwards 16

VolunteersoftheYear 17

RegionalRepresentatives 19

OverseasRepresentatives 21

Employees 24

Reunions 25

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AmericanOverseasSchools

HistoricalSociety

BOARDSOFDIRECTORS

1995 – 2002 Thomas Drysdale President

- 2001 Lee Davis Vice-President

- 2002 Lucille Hansen 2nd Vice-President - 2002 Norma Drysdale Sec/Treasurer

1996 - 2001 Ann Bamberger Board Member

- 2003 Bruce Taft Board Member

1998 – 2001 Susan Schubert Board Member

- 2001 Donna Gills Board Member

2001 – 2002 Ann Bamberger Vice-President

- 2004 Jeri Glass Board Member

- 2007 Diana Kempton Board Member

2002 – 2005 Ann Bamberger President

- 2003 Lee Davis Vice-President

– 2008 Charles Willis Treasurer

- 2006 Dode Thorson Secretary

- 2008 Margaret Palmer Board Member

- 2003 Scarlett Rehrig Board Member

2003 – 2007 Scarlett Rehrig Vice-President

Les Burch Board Member

- 2006 Jan Mohr Board Member

2004 – 2008 Dick Nell Board Member

2005 – 2008 Scarlett Rehrig President

2006 – 2009 Jan Mohr Vice-President

Jeff Martin Board Member

2006 – 2009 Patricia Hein Secretary 2007 – 2010 Joan A. Oak Board Member 2007 – 2010 Joy Bryant Board Member

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2008 – 2014 Tina Calo Board Member 2008 – 2014 Rita Wells Board Member/Treasurer 2008 – 2011 Gary Westhusin Board Member 2009 – 2011 Kay Galloway Board Member/Secretary 2009 – 2011 Tina Calo President 2009 – 2011 Gary Westhusin Vice President 2008 – 2011 Donovan Wahling Board Member 2009 – 2011 Gary Westhusin Vice-President 2011 – 2013 John Williams Board Member 2010 – 2015 Chris Kyrios Board Memeber 2010 – 2015 Winanne Murray Board Member 2010 – 2015 Thomas E. Smith Board Member/V-Pres 2011 – 2015 Gayle Vaughn-Wiles Vice-Pres/President 2011 – 2015 Winanne Murray Secretary 2011 – 2014 Evelyn Bauer Board Member 2011 – 2015 Lani Allanson-Donoho Board Member 2013 – 2015 Kelley Germaine Board Member 2013 – 2015 Stephen Abbott Board Member 2013 – 2015 Jill Abbott Board Member 2015 – 2016 Nancy Bresell Board Member 2016 – 2017 Gayle Vaughn-Wiles President 2016 – 2017 Tom Smith Vice-President 2016 – 2017 Nancy Bresell Secretary 2016 – 2017 Stephen Abbott Treasurer 2016 – 2017 Kelley Germaine Records/Tech Liasion 2016 – 2017 Dee Edwards Memorial Program 2016 – 2017 Jill Abbott Memories 2016 – 2017 Chris Kyrios Relocation Research & BRAT Representative 2016 – 2017 Lani Allanson-Donoho Historian 2017 – 2018 Gayle Vaughn-Wiles President 2017 – 2018 Tom Smith Vice-President 2017 – 2018 Nancy Bresell Secretary 2017 – 2018 Ron Harrison Treasurer

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2017 – 2018 Doug Kelsey Assistant Treasurer 2017 – 2018 Kelley Germaine Records/Tech Liaison 2017 – 2018 Robert Germaine Financial Advisor 2017 – 2018 Linda Connelly Membership 2017 – 2018 Dee Edwards/Monica Memorial Program 2017 – 2018 Chris Kyrios BRAT Representative 2017 – 2018 Rebecca Dunn Historian 2017 – 2018 Gayle Vaughn-Wiles President 2017 – 2018 Linda Connelly Vice-President 2017 – 2018 Nancy Bresell Secretary 2017 – 2018 Ron Harrison Treasurer 2017 – 2018 Doug Kelsey Assistant Treasurer 2017 – 2018 Kelley Germaine Records/Tech Liaison 2017 – 2018 Robert Germaine Financial Advisor 2017 – 2018 Linda Connelly Membership 2017 – 2018 Jackie Kelly Memorial Program 2017 – 2018 Chris Kyrios BRAT Representative 2017 – 2018 Rebecca Dunn Historian

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DONORS

(Cumulative)

ASSOCIATES CIRCLE ($1.000 TO $2,499)

Joan Adrian Ann Bamberger Joy Bryant Leslie Burch Joan Dickson Sandra Ebert LouCelle Fertik Alice Hague Carol Haines Patricia Hein Elizabeth LeFevre Maxwell-Gunter Officer’ Spouses’ Club Patricia Munday Ann-Mari Nordgren A.M. Palmer Wilma Pfiffner Gordon Robertson Judith Smart Joan Sprague Doris (Dode) Thorson Warren Van Zee John Walke r Nancy Bresell Norma Drysdale Kay Galloway Dixie DiMassio Richard Cross Hatsue Higa Steven Gamble Mary Weents Marie Espinose A. Hansen Tehran Amer. School Assoc. Richard Coss Gennaro DeVito Eleanor Allanson-Donoho Marty Dickey Darlene Gee Carol Hansen Gladys Haynie James Leach Virginia Miles

PARTNERS CIRCLE ($2,500 to $4,999)

Joyce Alpern Anonymous Dorothy Cox Leland Davis Helen Dunbar Marie Espinoza Kay Galloway Rex Gleason Linda Sekiguchi Tehran American School Association Marilyn Workman DpDDS Reunion XXI Committee Thomas Drysdale Norma Drysdal Joan Sprague Hatsaue Higa Gary Westhusin

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FOUNDERS CIRCLE ($5,000 to $9,999) Thomas & Norma Drysdale Helen Close Marie Espinoza Ann-Mari Nordingen Marilyn Workman

FELLOWS CIRCLE ($10,000 to $19,000)

Tim Crown

AOSHS CIRCLE ($20,000 to $49,999)

Leona Leute Scarlett Rehrig Overseas BRATS Joe Condrill Llewellyn Lieber Estate Helen Close Leona Leute Betty Nicholas Ann Tracy The Arlene M. & Allan C. Peterson Foundation

BRONZE CIRCLE ($50,000 TO $99.000)

Mary Muerhing

Arlene M. and Allen C. Peterson Carolyn Wilber Estate

SILVER CIRCLE

($100,000 TO $499.999)

GOLD CIRCLE ($500,000 TO $999,999)

PLATINUM CIRCLE

($1,000,000 and above)

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Leaving A Legacy

Anonymous Ann Bamberger

Betty Ellis Patricia Hein Sue Jackson

Llewellyn Lieber* Leona Leute*

Mary Muehring* Ann-Mari Nordgren

Margret Palmer Allan & Arlene Peterson*

Scarlett Rehrig Joyce Reust

Beverly Sillerud Doris Thorson

Gary Westhusin Joan Wicks*

Carolyn Wilber Ann Tracy

Martha Dickey Lani Allanson-Donoho

*indicates deceased

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Donors July 2017-2018

Supporters $25-$99

Mary Allen Beth Bishline Joyce Boyd Judy Buffa Ruth Burton Paul Child Dale Drysdale Marcia Edwards John (Buddy) Leavitt Robert Lykins Scarlett Rehrig Miriam Robinson Marcia Sivesind Lorene Adkins Ruth Dengrove Gerry & Evelyne Christich Carol DeWaard Richard Dickle Betty Ellis Margaret Felkay Linda Greer David Ketts Marvin Lindroth Lois Mitchell Paul McCulloh Linda Nady Noreen Pyne Bernard & Trudy O’Neill Linda Santoro Denise Winston Frankfurt AHS Alumni Steve & Kym Denmark Dorothy Johnson Terrance McCaughey Maxine Mehlhaff Jerry Penningroth Kathleen Sweeney Sharyn Van Epps Linda Curtis BRATS: Honoring Our Heritage/Melissa Corrales Helen Govaars Joyce Holland Marcia Howard Kristofer Lopes Joyce Muis Richard Nell Karen Pearce Thomas Pearson Ruth Reynolds Barbara Rudometkin Ronald Sacco Alice Sanderson Judith Schuh Valerie Tiller Carol Tomlinson Susan Pleiss

Friends $100 - $249

Renee Brassard Tino Calo Beth Cornell Patricia Currie Carole Ernst Diane Gesick Martha Haseley Charles Helmstetler Vicdan Kittleson Chris Kyrios Jeff Martin Linda McCauley Robert (Lucky) Moore Jim Onoprienko Gloria Osborn Patricia Pickens Nancy Pittman JanaLee Sponberg Joan Sprague Carole Stone Linda Stone Elaine Strickland Miriam Turnball Glynn Turquand Mary Lee Wright Roger Youngman Barbara Dubnick Kathleen & Leonard Dobrzycki Cinde Hale Marilynn Taylor Nina Elliott Gladys Haynie Susan Jackson Norma LeDe Thomas Smith

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Arnold Watland Kathleen Z. Brown Marty Dickey David Grunow Ruth Herman Barbara Holman Doug & Darlynn Kelsey Kathy Welter Janet Yell Margaret (Peggy) Varshock Joan Frey Darleen Gee Mary Deheck John Dolan-Heitlinger Patricia Matthias

Pacesetters $250-$499

Winanne Murray Mick Plummer Mary Quinn Ann Bamberger Rebecca Dunn

Sponsors $500-$999

Les Burch Susan Martz-Cothran

Patrons $1000-$1999

Joanne Bhatta Kay Galloway Jeanne Leach Theresa Barba Nancy Bresell Linda Joseph Gayle Vaughn-Wiles

Benefactors $2000 or More

Dorothy McCarthy Joyce Reust James & Susanne Lenz

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Donors July 2018-2019

Supporters $25-$99

Sue Alldaffer Del Allen Judy Buffa Marcia Edwards Beret Herzig Lilyann Hoyt Mary Kane Douglas Kittleson Vicdan Kittleson George Lewinski Robert Malooney Ethel Murphy Susan Pleiss Judith Pritchard Rick Rushing Eleanor Stoll Mary Swinehart-Deville Edgar Bergmann Kay Bolivar Michael Brand Richard Cawley Ruth Dengrove Lois Gilbertson Linda Greer Robert Lykins Lois Mitchell James Ross Laura Satterfield Joan Sayer Carole Stever Dorothy Van Norman Betty Abraham Joanne Bhatta Joan Frey Judith Haworth David Kelts Terrance McCaughey Ynez Olshausen Virginia Simpson Kathleen Sweeney Barbara Waters Carol Tully

Friends $100 - $249

Elizabeth Bridges Les Burch Helen Couch Kathleen Dobrzcki Joan Frey Darleen Gee Jeff Martin Patricia Matthias Linda McCauley Jan Mohr Winanne Murray Joan Oak James Onoprienko Gloria Osborn Ofelia Piante Miriam Robinson Joan Sprague Mildred Starwalt Linda Standberg Glynn Turquand Roger Youngman Mary Colucci Gladys Haynie Michael Hull Nelson Lutey Virginia Miles Arnold Watland Ann Bradley Angela Elliott Susan Jackson Sarah Nowlin Helen Wells Wendy Werner William Staples

Pacesetters $250-$499

Lani Allanson-Donoho Gene Knudsen Susan Martz-Cothran Les Burch Ted & Dee Edwards Mary Quinn Ann Bamberger

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Sponsors $500-$999

Martha Duncan Emma Espinoza Carol Haines Robert (Lucky) Moore Judith Smart Steven Gamble Linda Nary

Patrons $1000-$1999

John Hedges Gayle Vaughn-Wiles

Benefactors $2000 or More Thersa Barba Jeanne Leach Dorothy McCarthy

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AOSHS CONSULTANTS From To 1996 2002 Brian Drysdale Computer Specialist/Publisher 1996 Glenn Greenwood Communications 1997 2001 John Brokaw Overseas Educators Data Base 1997 1998 Helen Close Deceased Educators Data Base 1998 2006 Margie Kugler Overseas Students Data Base 1998 2006 Tina Calo Deceased Educators Data Base 2001 Carolyn Wilber Overseas Educators Data Base Memorial Program 2001 2004 Lyn Fort Webmaster 2002 2003 Les Burch DoDDS Schools Data Base 2002 Thomas Drysdale President Emeritus 2002 2006 Tina Calo Membership Data Base 2003 Lee Davis Historical Records Publication 2003 Bruce Taft Historical Records Publication 2004 Dorie Parsons Webmaster 2005 Ann Bamberger Past President 2006 Cindi Johnson Newsletter 2006 Marilynn Taylor Special Projects 2006 Kay Hosie Deceased Educators Data Base 2006 Leslie Hicks Overseas Students Data Base 2008 Scarlett Rehrig Past President 2007 Esther Golde Educators Student Data Base Alumnae Data Base 2008 Scarlett Rehrig Past President 2008 Lee Davis 2008 Bruce Taft 2009 Jan Mohr Past President 2013 Carrie Linderman Marketing 2018

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AOSHS FLAME AWARDS

1999 San Diego, CA Insight Enterprises; $25,000 Grant for Computer Hardware. 1999 San Diego, CA Bob Knight; Mayor, City of Wichita, KS Actively recruited and supported AOSHS in selecting Wichita to be DoDDS “Hometown”. 1999 San Diego, CA City of Wichita; Office of the Mayor and City Council in making eight acres available in the center of Museums on the River for the future home of AOSHS. 2000 Boston, MA Joe Condril/Overseas Brats; $16,000 Donation and publicity for support of AOSHS. 2001 Wichita, KS Dr. John Stremple, Director of DoDDS; in support of the development of the American Overseas Schools Archives. 2001 Wichita, KS Dr. Eugene Hughes, President of Northern Arizona University; for support of AOSHS and housing of AOSHS when president of Northern Arizona University. 2003 Atlanta, GA Lyn Fort, webmaster; for the development and maintenance of the AOSHS website.

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2005 Scottsdale, AZ Dr. Elizabeth Middlemiss; in support of the development and implementation of a “Memo of Understanding” between DoDDS & AOSHS 2007 Salt Lake City, UT Dr. Nancy Bresell; for the continued leadership in supporting the AOSHS initiatives as Director of DoDDS Pacific 2012 Denver, CO Bill Hobbs & his committee have expertly organized several DoDDS Reunions, helped

AOSHS receive high public recognition, enabled AOSHS to reach some of its most important goals and fulfilled the embodiment of the Flame award.

2019 Albuquerque, NM Frank X. O’Gara for his exceptional support from 2007-2019

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Presidential Award

2005 A. Margaret Palmer Monitored the renovation repairs, & painting at the AOSHS office and researching private fundraising efforts. 2012 Robert Van Epps Published the Quarterly for 6 years, throughout his illness.

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AOSHS VOLUNTEER

OF THE YEAR

1999 Glenn Greenwood Communications Officer 2000 Marie Espinoza Outstanding Regional Representative 2001 Jeanie Goodvin Site Dedication Coordinator (Honorary Member, AOSHS) 2001 Diana Kempton AOSHS Board Special Projects 2002 Tina Calo Deceased Educators Data Base Marilyn Witcher Chief, DoDEA, Office of Public Relations 2003 Margie Kugler Overseas Student Data Base 2004 Carolyn Wilber AOSHS Student Data Base and Memorial Program 2005 Linda Hiebert Sekiguchi Video Taping of our members Bruce Mitchener Video Taping of our members 2006 Lee Davis Historical Records & Publications Bruce Taft Historical Records & Publications 2007 Davis Family Total Family Support to AOSHS Jeff & Shelley Pellaton Scott & Carolyn Davis Larry & Gail Drake

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2008 Cynthia (Cyndi) Johnson Three years contributions to The Quarterly 2009 James Onoprienko Total Support of AOSHS 2010 Kay Hosie 2-3 years keeping the list of deceased DoDDS Teachers 2012 Ron Harrison Office Manager Pro-Tem Volunteer 2011-12 2014 Myrna Margraf AOSHS Wichita Liaison 2016 Glenna Harrison Dedicated Support to AOSHS, Local Liaison, Outstanding Chef and Caterer for AOSHS Reception at the Museum of World Treasurers, Wichita, September, 2015 2019 Paula Shelhamer Retyping Historical Books (Formerly Black Books) Jan Cropsey

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AOSHSREGIONALREPRESENTATIVES1995to2001

1995 Ann Bamberger AZ, NM UNTIL 1997 Joy Bryant TX, LA, MS Tina Calo VA, NC, SC Richard Coss TN, KY, AL, GA Lee Davis Coordinator Scott Davis Pacific Region until 2000 William Kitty European Region – Northern Tawnya Kumarakulasingam WY, CO, KS, MO, OK Kermit Long IL, IN, OH, WV, MD, DC Robert Lykins European Region Jeff Pellaton Pacific Region Werner Prigge European Region – Southern (for former DoD & Private Overseas Schools students and educators) Gordon Robertson MN, WI, MI Gerald Rucker WA,OR, NV until 1997 Sunny Schwentner FL Grant & Elizabeth Smith CA - Southern

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1995 Betty Lou St. George CA – Middle & Northern Frank & Joyce Vahovich PA, NJ, NY, MA, NH, ME, CANADA Ruth Van Oostrum European Region – Scandinavia 1997 Bruce Taft Co-coordinator Dode Thorson AZ & NM Marie Espinoza AK, NV, OR, WA, & W. Canada Michael F. O’Brien Guam, Hawaii & Korea Les & Carol Burch CO, ID. MT. VT & WY Jan Johnson KY, IO, IN, & OH Homer Smith KS, MO, NE, & OK Patricia Saddlemire PR & C. America until 1999 Noreen Pyne MA, ME, NH, RI, VT, & E. Canada Maria Rubio Guam 2000 Scott & Carolyn Davis Germany John & Jo Middleton Florida

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AOSHS OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES 2001 – 2003 Bruce Taft Coordinator Robert Lykins Office of the Dept. Dir. Europe Middle East 2005 Jeffrey Martin Office of the Dep. Dir. Pacific Scott & Carolyn Davis Kaiserslautern 2005 Jeffrey & Shelley Pellaton Wuerzburg Maria Rubio Guam 2002 – 2005 Tom Hoff Isles & Atlantic 2003 Charles Helmstetler Mediterranean 2005 Terry Emerson Heidelberg 2005 Peter Grenier Japan Irene Lee Korea Mark Honnald Okinawa 2003 John Leavitt, Jr. Okinawa 2003 – 2005 Les Burch Coordinator 2005 Sebastian Michelena Mediterranean 2004 – 2005 R “Lucky” Moore Isles and Atlantic 2006 Kay Galloway Mediterranean 2005 Jeffrey & Shelley Pellaton Ramstein Maribeth Clarke Wuerzburg 2005 – 2006 Martha Parsons Isles & Atlantic Dave Menig Office of the Dept. Dir.- Pacific Carol Kuftimik Heidelberg Paula Miller Japan Jeff Martin Coordinator 2006 Sandy McCloskey Isles Beth Pond Mediterranean

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2006 – 2011 Coordinator Robert Lykins European Area Kay Galloway Mediterranean Carol Kuznick Heidelberg Scott & Carolyn Davis K-Town

Maribeth Clarke Wurzberg Martha Parsons/Sandy McCloskey Isles Coordinator David Menig* Pacific Area Maria Rubio Guam/Agana

Paula Miller Japan Irene Lee Korea Mark Honnold Okinawa 2007 - Stuttgart 2008 – 2010 Coordinator Nancy Bresell* Pacific Area 2011 European Area Beth Pond & Maribeth Clarke* Bavaria Dana Jackson* England/UK

Sandy McCloskey* Isles Charles Kelker* Pacific Area Coordinator 2012 – 2013 Coordinator Lucky Moore European Area Maribeth Clarke Bavarian

Carol Kuzmick Heidelberg Sandy McCloskey Isles Scott & Carolyn Davis K-Town Beth Pond Mediterranean Shelley & Jeff Pelleton Ramstein Nancy Bresell Pacific Area Coordinator

(fall & winter 2011) Charles Kelker* Maria Rubio Guam/Agana Paula Miller Japan Irene Lee Korea Mark Honnold Okinawa

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2014 – 2016 European Area Coordinator Larry Moore Pacific Area Coordinator Charles Kelker 2016 – 2017 Pacific Area Coordinator Charles Kelker Hawaii Coordinator Linda Connelly

* indicates Change

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AOSHSEMPLOYEES From To 2003 – 2004 Josh Yearout *Archive Associate 2004 – 2005 Marilyn Kirby *Archive Associate 2005 – 2006 Nancy Hampel *Archive Associate 2007 – 2012 Sara Bowyer *Office Manager 2010 – 2012 Grant Seymour *Archives Assistant 2012 – 2013 Iain Woessner *Office Manager 2013 – 2016 Robert Webster *Office Manager Ron Harrison Associate 2016 – 2017 Robert Webster Operations Manager Ron Harrison Associate Pete Lundigern Webmaster/ITSupport/Mailings Eric Engstrom Lawyer Leslie McLeary CPA/Accountant Monica Lange CISR Joe Condril Overseas BRATs Monica Maack Tiller Quarterly & Job Search 2017 – 2018 Monica Maack Tiller Office Manager 2018 – 2019 Monica Maack Tiller Office Manager Kevin Futiger Yearbook Digitalizer Adam Gossman Archivist

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REUNIONS

1989 ODDSARA I Concord, CA Organized by John Eagan (Overseas DOD Schools Annual Reunion Association) (Overseas Administrators Only) 1990 ODDSARA II Orlando, FL Paul Thome 1991 ODDSARA III Chicago, IL Ann Drake 1992 ODDSARA IV Bremerton, WA Warren Van Zee (All Overseas Educators) 1993 ODDSARA V Flagstaff, AZ Thomas Drysdale AOSA I (American Overseas Schools Archives) (All DoDDS students) 1994 ODDSARA VI Las Vegas, NV Marie Espinoza AOSA II DoDDS (ODDSARA Changed to DoDDS – Department of Defense Dependents Schools) 1995 DoDDS VII Monterey, CA Ruth Campbell AOSA III 1996 DoDDS VIII Washington, DC DoDDS 50th Anniversary AOSHA I (AOSA changed to American Overseas Schools Historical Society) Patrica Lambe/Bill Gunkel 1997 DoDDS IX San Antonio, TX B.L.J. Williams AOSHS II 1998 DoDDS X Minneapolis, MN Walter Peik AOSHS III 1999 DoDDS XI San Diego, CA B.L.J. Williams AOSHS IV

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2000 DoDDS XII Boston, MA B.L.J. Williams AOSHS V 2001 DoDDS XIII Wichita, KS AOSHS Site Dedication AOSHS VI Jeanie Goodwin & B.L.J. Williams 2002 DoDDS XIV Denver, CO Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS VII 2003 DoDDS XV Atlanta, GA Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS VIII 2004 DoDDS XVI St. Louis, MO Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS IX 2005 DoDDS XVII Scottsdale, AZ Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS X 2006 DoDDS XVIII Pittsburgh, PA Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS XI 2007 DoDDS XIX Salt Lake City, UT Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS XII 2008 DoDDS XX Louisville, KY Joy Bryant, Patricia Hein AOSHS XIII 2009 DoDDS XXI Las Vegas, NV Dee Edwards, Clyde Atkisson AOSHS XIV 2010 DoDDS XXII Indianapolis, IN Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS XV 2011 DoDDS XXIII Orlando, FL Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS XVI 2012 DoDDS XXIV Denver, CO Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS XVII

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2013 DoDDS XXV Dallas, TX Bill Hobbs Committee AOSHS VIII 2014 DoDDS XXV Richmond, VA Harry Stine Committee AOSHS XIX 2015 DoDDS XXVI Chicago, IL Harry Stine Committee AOSHS XX 2016 DoDDS XXVII Spokane, WA Harry Stine Committee AOSHS XXI 2017 DoDDS XXVIII Tulsa, OK Harry Stine Committee AOSHS XXII 2018 DoDDS XXIX Buffalo, NY Harry Stine Committee AOSHS XXIII 2019 DoDDS XXX Albuquerque, NM Harry Stine Committee AOSHS XXIV