Succession of Thrice Illustrious Masters

1944-46           *Hollis J. Colyer, No. 1, Pleasant Ridge

1946-47           *Harold P. Williams, No. 56, Ortisville

1947-48           *Mark C. Carpenter, No. 29, Pasadena, CA

1948-49           *Sherman W. Garnett, No. 38, Owosso

1949-50           *Robert Inskip, No. 86, Ann Arbor

1950-51           *John F. Beel, No. 29, Lansing

1951-52           *Earl E. Pettit, No. 64, Williamston

1952-53           *Ernest J. Whitlock, No. 39, Livonia

1953-54           *J. Wallace Royce, No. 8, Clawson

1954-55           *Walter J. Way, No. 54, Muskegon

1955-56           *Harry M. Cook, No. 59, St. Clair Shores

1956-57           *Jerome W. Hartman, No. 29, Lansing

1957-58           *William M. Allen, No. 73, Brighton

1958-59           *Ivan W. Hughes, No 9, Athens

1959-60           *Walter S. Pattison, No. 54, Muskegon

1960-61           *Kenneth J. Penberthy, No.1, Royal Oak

1961-62           *John L. Campbell, No. 20, Saginaw

1962-63           *Earl L. Ries, No. 73, Howell

1963-64           *Marquis A. Sartell, No. 3, Pontiac

1964-65           *Thomas W. Bailey, No. 1, Highland Park

1965-66           *Orrie C. Mead, No. 64, Holiday, FL

1966-67           *Harold T. Glassford, No. 88, Royal Oak

1967-68           *Daniel Yakuber, No. 1, Detroit

1968-69           *R. L. Hart Oldham, No. 57, Marshall

1969-70           *Floyd E. Barnes, No. 19, Niles

1970-71           *Charles W. Rideoutt, No. 54, Spring Lake

1971-72           *Walter D. Hutchins, No. 30, Wayne

1972-73           *Kai V. Kofoed, No. 10, Grand Rapids

1973-74           *Kenneth Yager, No. 60, Roscommon

1974-75           *Benjamin A. Rossin, No. 86, Ann Arbor

1975-76           *George S. Parker, No.59, New Hudson

1976-77           *O. Eugene Osborne, No. 1, Trenton

1977-78           *Earl C. Quakenbush, No. 86, Ann Arbor

1978-79           *Ralph W. Raiford, Jr., No. 86, Ann Arbor

1979-80           *Orville J. Henschel, No. 37, Constantine

1980-81           *Charles T. Myer, No. 1, Trenton

1981-82           *Masao Kon, No. 86, Ann Arbor

1982-83           *Richard M. Crofut, No. 4, Trenton

1983-84           *Jack N. Shimonishi, No. 30, Detroit

1984-85           *Raymond A. McPhee, No. 23, Lansing

1984-85           *Kensell R. Goss, No. 63, Gobels (Honorary)

1985-86           *W. Wayne Stephenson, No. 60, Wolverine

1986-87           *Gorman Nicholson, No. 1, Gilbraltar

1987-88           *David F. Hicks, No. 32, Brooklyn

1988-89             Ernest Berry, No. 4, Trenton

1989-90           *Kendall E. Welch, No. 3, Pontiac

1990-91           *John J. Dull, No. 9 & 91, Nashville

1991-92           *Carl H. Cull, No. 56, Burton

1992-93             *Robert Vessey, No. 4, Ottawa Lake

1993-94           *George C. Sellars, No. 8, Harrison Twp.

1994-95             Donald L. Himes, No. 8, Washington Twp.

1995-96             Brian K. Himes, No. 8, Eastpointe

1996-97             Paul C. Howell, No. 86, Ypsilanti

1997-98             Carl S. Hobday, No. 3, Auburn Hills

1998-99             Clay E. Swinburnson, No. 3, Lake Orion

1999-00             Jerry E. Townsend, No. 6, Marcellus

2000-01           *Richard E. Cooper, No. 85, Ithaca

2001-02             James L. Ketchum, No. 59, Cheboygan

2002-03             Ronald B. Blaisdell, No. 1, Redford

2003-04             James J. Vann Sr., No. 4, Petersburg

2004-05             Carl D. Rufus, No. 11, Willis

2005-06           *Kenneth D. Chandler, Mason

2006-07             Michael Whiting, No. 3, Pontiac

2007-08             *Kenney Lenfestey, No. 3, Brighton

2008-09             Anthony M. Chamberlin, No. 59, Marysville

2009-10             Warren Caruss, No. 62, Diamondale

2010-11              K. Lee Yeager, No. 4, Temperance

2011-12              Donald L. Trumbull, No. 73, Pinckney

2012-13             John T. Updike, No. 4, Temperance 

2013-14             Robert E. Cooper, No. 10, Cedar Springs

2014-15             *William A. Siebert, No. 20, Gladwin

2014-15             Michael Roberts, No. 4, Monroe

2015-16             Philip C. Smith, No. 38, Fenton

2016-17             James M. Kiefer, No. 10, Hudsonville

2017-18             Larry A. Inscho, No. 90, Fostoria