Photos of the Past Presidents

The Past Presidents' Council is an organization comprised of the former Presidents of NSBA. This group serves in both advisory and service capacities to the NSBA Executive Board. The Past Presidents' Council meets annually at the March Convention.

1961-1962
Jack Snider - Retired UNL Director of Bands
1962-1963
Byron Havlicek
1963-1964
James King
1964-1965
Dr. Lee Mendyk
1965-1966
Robert Maag - Retired from Waverly HS
1966-1967
Duane E. Johnson - Retired from Hastings College
1967-1968
Ken Rumery 
1968-1969
Glenn Koca - Retired Papillion Band Director
1969-1970
Michael Veak - Retired Lincoln Elementary Band Director
1970-1971
Robert Leigh - Retired Springfield/Plattview Band Director
1971-1972
Joe Chapman - Retired from Tekamah-Herman
1972-1973
Phil Murphy - Lincoln Realtor
1973-1974
Dr. J. Earl Green - Deceased Benson HS & UNL
1974-1975
Duane W. Johnson - Retired Lincoln East Band Director
1975-1976
David Young - Retired from Bellevue East Now Part Time at Lincoln Southest
1976-1977
Lynn Moller 
1977-1978
Ron Dalton - Retired from Wayne & Waverly
1978-1979 1980-1981
Rod Schmidt - Retired Bellevue West High & Logan Middle Schools
1981-1982
Dale Duensing - Retired from Hastings High School
1982-1983
Paul Ramp - Friend High School Director
1983-1984
Dr. James Saker - UNO Director of Bands
1984-1985
L. Dean Maxwell - Retired Scottsbluff High Director
1985-1986
Jim Johnson - Retired from Wisner-Pilger & Millard North High schools
1986-1987
Dr. Gary Davis - UNK Director of Bands
1987-1988
Richard Cain
1988-1989
Don Johnson 
1989-1990
Dr. Robert Fought - UNL
1990-1991
Kenneth Molzer - Retired Papillion Middle School Director
1991-1992
Phil Fahrlander - Retired Minden Band Director
1992-1993
Dr. Brian Anderson - Fremont High School
1993-1994
Scot Thompson - Elkhorn Public Schools
1994-1995
Ann Davis - Coordinator of Fine and Performing Arts Sioux Falls SD School District Taught at Millard Cenral Middle School
1995-1996
Linda Donohue - Blair Middle School Band
1996-1997
Matthew V. Sheppard - Grand Island Northwest Millard North, West & Millard Elementary
1997-1998
Dick Keiser - Boys Town
1998-1999
Dr. Bill Winkle - Retiring from Chadron State College
1999-2000
Byron Braasch - Bellevue West Band
2000-2001
Rex Barker - Grand Island Northwest Millard South High School
2001-2002
Tom Jaworski - Adams Central High School
2002-2003
Royce Schweitzer - Heartland Community Schools
2003-2004
Deb Jenkins - Millard North Middle School
2004-2005
Cathy Keiser - Boys Town Asst Millard North, Millard Elementary
2005-2006
Dick Marolf - Scott Middle School Lincoln Public Schools
2006-2007
Jim Schulz - Pound Middle School Lincoln Public Schools
2007-2008
Dr. Neal Schnoor - University of Nebraska-Kearney
2008-2009
Larry Rathbun - Millard North High School
2009-2010
Jeff Mount - Blair High School
2010-2011
Brad Weber - Wayne High School
2011-2012
Randy Neuharth - Northeast Community Collge-Norfolk
2012-2013
Steve Steager - Fremont Middle School
2013-2014
Michelle Bluford - Elkhorn South High School
2014-2015
John Keith - Millard West High School
2015-2016
Frank Ibero - Scottsbluff High School
2016-2017
Brady Rohlfs - Waverly High School
2017-2018
Dan Sodomka - Aurora High School
2018-2019
Carolyn Barber - University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
2019-2020
Chiyo Trauernicht - Otte-Blair Middle School
2020-2021
Nathan Lefeber - Kearney High School
2021-22
Emiley Bond - Lincoln Christian School 

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