Present & Future U.S. Grand Masters
Those already in progressive Grand Lines, plus current Grand Masters
Plus dates of likely installations as Grand Masters, when I have been given that information
If anyone knows of any inaccuracies, or updates for this chart, please email them to paulb’at’bessel.org
| State | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Teddy R. Grogan, Jr. | Larry A. Hancock | Ronald G. Andress |
| Alaska | John R. “Bo” Cline | Johnnie L. Wallace | Ronald L. Ackerman |
| Arizona | Michael T. Bishop | James W. Rowan | D. Brook Cunningham |
| Arkansas | Ronald Hedge | Martin Warren | Myles Oliver |
| California | Larry L. Adamson | Kenneth G. Nagel | William J. Bray III |
| Colorado | |||
| Connecticut | Arthur H. Carlstrom | Charles A. Buck Jr | James T. McWain |
| Delaware | James E. Willey, Jr. | John W. Peronti | John Bednash |
| District of Columbia | Kwame Acquaah | Paul D. Gleason | Jesse Villarreal |
| Florida | |||
| Georgia | J. Edward Jennings, Jr. | Leonard E. Buffington | B. Palmer Mills |
| Hawaii | Dennis S. A. Ing | Marty P. Alexander | Charles L. Wegener, Jr. |
| Idaho | Richard E. Kaiser | David C. Triplett | David “Skip” Owen |
| Illinois GM serves 2 years |
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| Indiana | Jeffery P. Zaring | Charles F. Marlowe | Kenneth E. Willis, Jr., |
| Iowa | |||
| Kansas | Roy T. Sullivan, Jr. | L. Kent Needham | Tracy L. Bloom |
| Kentucky | Herman M. Forrester | L. Todd Eastham | Donald H. Yankey |
| Louisiana | J. F. “Jeff” Webb | Woody D. Bilyeu | B.J. Guillot |
| Maine GM serves 2 years |
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| Maryland GM serves 2 years |
Thomas M. Velvin | ||
| Massachusetts GM serves 3 years |
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| Michigan | Michael J. Jungel | Donald Carmen | Frank T. Praria |
| Minnesota | Tom G. McCarthy | John L. Cook, Jr. | Thomas E. Hendrickson |
| Mississippi | William Gregory Dickerson | William Rayford Robinson | Willis Ralph Carlisle |
| Missouri | Rocky E. Weaver | Larry C. Reynolds | Gail S. Turner |
| Montana | Robert A. Coleman | Thomas L. Lund | John J. Mangen |
| Nebraska | Russell G. Reno | John T. Parsons | E. David Watts |
| Nevada | David O. Martinez | Carl L. (Bud) Banks | David K. Baba |
| New Hampshire GM serves 2 years |
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| New Jersey | William H. Berman | Joseph H. Rival, Jr. | William L. Morris, Jr. |
| New Mexico | David L. Baker | Gary Deck | Bobby M. Arthur |
| New York GM serves 2 years |
Edward Gilbert (continuing) |
Vincent Libone | Vincent Libone (continuing) |
| North Carolina | Dan C. Rice | William L. Dill | Lewis R. Ledford |
| North Dakota | Alvin Wold | Michael R. Bakken | Brian Burkett |
| Ohio | Charles R. Murphy | Terry W. Posey | Bradford A. Goebel |
| Oklahoma | Richard E. Massad | Charles R. Belknap | Glenn E. Almy |
| Oregon | Robert M. Richmond | D. Arthur Bush | Ed Bousquet |
| Pennsylvania GM serves 2 years |
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| Rhode Island | Richard S. Sokoll | Richard L. Ault | Kenneth N. Bruns |
| South Carolina GM serves 2 years |
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| South Dakota | Virgil D. Andersen | Jack H. Welker | Dean Behrens |
| Tennessee | Dickie W. Johnson | Thomas F. Boduch | Mack E. Johnson |
| Texas | W. David Counts, Jr. | Orville O’Neill | T. E. “Gene” Carnes |
| Utah | Loyd Davis | Robert K. Chapman | John C. Liley, Jr. |
| Vermont GM serves 2 years |
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| Virginia | Jeffery Eugene Hodges | William Earle Rorer, Jr. | John Mason Chambliss, Jr. |
| Washington | Douglas E. Tucker | Gale H. Kenney | G. Santy Lascano |
| West Virginia | Jery E. Lewis | Gregory A. Riley | Randy B. Martin |
| Wisconsin | John W. Wilke | Craig S Campbell | Joseph B. Harker |
| Wyoming | Clarence E Darling | Harry WC Oberg III | John L. Farmer |
