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Penn Notables

Presidents of Penn Alumni

Penn Alumni was known as the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Society (UPAS) from 1998 to 2003. UPAS, in turn, was known as the General Alumni Society from 1895 to 1998.

2018-present Ann Nolan Reese CW’74
2013-2018 Julie Beren Platt C’79
2008-2013 Lee Spelman Doty W’76
2003-2008 Paul C. Williams W’67
2000-2003 Leonard A. Shapiro W’64
1995-2000 Elsie Sterling Howard CW’68
1992-1995 John N. Reardon W’51, WGr’56
1989-1992 Richard S. Censits W’58
1986-1989 Charles F. Fretz, Jr. W’51
1983-1986 Dr. John P. Hellwege C’56, D’59
1980-1983 Sara Spedden Senior CW’52
1977-1980 David C. Auten, Esq. C’60, L’63
1975-1977 McBee Butcher C’61
1972-1975 Ione Applebaum Strauss CW’54
1970-1972 Samuel H. Ballam, Jr. Ev’41, CGS’50
1968-1970 William D. Patterson W’43
1966-1968 Milton T. Daus W’25
1963-1966 Walter P. Miller, Jr. T’23
1960-1963 Crawford Madeira C’16
1957-1960 Windsor F. Cousins C’23, L’26
1955-1957 James C. Patterson T’15
1952-1955 Earl G. Harrison C’20, L’23
1949-1952 Judge Gerald F. Flood C’20, L’24
1947-1949 Edward R. Snyder T’06
1945-1947 J. Roy Carroll Ar’26, GAr’28
1943-1945 Merle M. Odgers C’22, Gr’28
1941-1943 Gordon A. Hardwick W’16
1936-1941 Ralph Morgan C’06
1936-1938 Luther Martin 3rd C’96
1934-1936 Sydney E. Martin Ar’07
1930-1934 H. Birchard Taylor T’05
1927-1930 Henry N. Woolman C’96
1921-1927 J. Norman Henry M’95
1918-1921 Thomas W. Hulme T’89, TGr’90
1916-1918 Francis S. McIlhenny C’95, L’98
1913-1916 William A. Redding L’76
1911-1912 Charles Francis Gummey C’84, L’88
1899-1911 S.F. Houston C’87, Hon 1939
1898-1899 Effingham B. Morris C’75, L’78
1895-1898 Dr. William Pepper C’62, M’64, Gr’65, Hon ’94, Provost 1881-1894