PAST STATE COMMANDERS

Year Commander Post Awards  
1944-1945   Julian Poole 4629 LaGrange        Deceased
1945-1947 Mayo Buckley 2872 Athens Deceased
1947-1949 C Flannery Pope 6544 Dublin Deceased
1949-1950 James L Carmichael 5745 Swainsboro Deceased
1950-1951 Emmett E Culbreth 4904 Bainbridge Deceased
1951-1952 James H "Sloppy" Floyd 6688 Summerville Deceased
1952-1953 Asa D Kelley, Jr 2785 Albany Deceased
1953-1954 Joe T Wood 8452 Gainesville   AA   Deceased
1954-1955 Roland N Richardson 5448 Griffin Deceased
1955-1957 Randolph Medlock 5257 Stone Mountain Deceased
1957-1958 Wiley M Griffin, Jr 4904 Bainbridge Deceased
1958-1959 Grady C Pittard, Jr 2872 Athens Deceased
1959-1960 William P Poole, Sr 8802 Butler   AA   Deceased
1960-1961 Gene Brown 4825 Sylvester Deceased
1961-1962 Julian M Brisendine 5290 Conyers Deceased
1962-1963 R D "Bulldog" Smith 4346 Toccoa
1963-1964 H E "Poodle" Isaacs Jr 4904 Bainbridge Deceased
1964-1965 Paul F Clements 6605 Warner Robins Deceased
1965-1966 George H Pugh 9147 Watkinsville Deceased
1966-1967 Hulette Goodman 5448 Griffin Deceased
1967-1968 Ed B Hitt 4382 Waycross Deceased
1968-1969 Johnnie Shiver 4830 Moultrie Non-Member/Deceased
1969-1970 William S Shields 6672 Thomson Deceased
1970-1971 Ogie D Hayes 5257 Stone Mountain Deceased
1971-1972 W Ray Giles 6688 Summerville Deceased
1972-1973 Winder "Stem" Giles 4830 Moultrie Deceased
1973-1974 Harold L Barrett 5255 Lawrenceville Deceased
1974-1975 Olin C Wright 6602 Hinesville Deceased
1975-1976 James E Warren 4583 Jesup Deceased
1976-1977 Marcus T Smith 8076 Hartwell Deceased
1977-1978 H A "Pop" Rainwater 7402 Bremen Deceased
1978-1979 Sammy L Cates 5290 Conyers Deceased
1979-1980 Leo H Melanson 6602 Hinesville Deceased
1980-1981 Robert H Lancaster 6605 Warner Robins Deceased
1981-1982 J B Smith 5376 Calhoun Deceased
1982-1983 Rance J Taylor 4830 Moultrie Deceased
1983-1984 John W Bohanan 5290 Conyers   AA   Deceased
1984-1985 T D Culpepper 5032 Macon Deceased
1985-1986 Norman T Brown 4346 Tocoa Deceased
1986-1987 Dallas Reeves 2785 Albany Deceased
1987-1988 Jimmy J Fulbright 5978 Nashville Deceased
1988-1989 John F Gwizdak 5080 Lake City   AA   Deceased
1989-1990 Charlie B Stephenson 5290 Conyers   AA, TC   Deceased
1990-1991 Ray E Brooks 2785 Albany      Deceased
1991-1992 General M Crumley 7720 Cornelia   AA   Deceased
1992-1993 Desso F Faulkner 5978 Nashville   AA   Deceased
1993-1994 Glenn E Mitchell 5290 Conyers   AA  
1994-1995 Edward N Williams 5448 Griffin      Deceased
1995-1996 James T Wood 5257 Stone Mountain      Non-Member/Deceased
1996-1997 Donald F Ziegler 6447 Thomaston      Deceased
1997-1998 William S Satchell 660 Savannah      Deceased
1998-1999 William J Wilson 7007 East Point      Deceased
1999-2000 William R "Bill" Johnson 658 Macon   AA   Deceased
2000-2001 Frederick Engelhardt III 2518 St Marys   AA   Deceased
2001-2002 Billy W Smith 4904 Bainbridge   AA  
2002-2003 Dick D Dickens 6686 Eatonton   AA  
2003-2004 Edward P Grealish, Jr 1187 Winder   AA   Deceased
2004-2005     James R "Randy" Coggins     5080 Lake City   AA  
2005-2006 Manis V Long 4830 Moultrie   AA  
2006-2007 Ralph E Thomas 4985 Dalton      Deceased
2007-2008 Dean E Smith 5290 Conyers   AA  
2008-2009    H Dwayne Epps 5897 Lavonia   AA  
2009-2010 David G Pipes 8385 Kings Bay   AA   Non-Member/Deceased
2010-2011 Leonard D Ott 6330 Jonesboro   AA  
2011-2012 Pledge M Cannon 9998 Warner Robins   AA  
2012-2013 James R "Rusty" Rogers 2785 Albany     
2013-2014 Ronald E Keller 8385 Kings Bay      Deceased
2014-2015 Alfred J "Al" Lipphardt 12002 North Fulton   AA, TC  
2015-2016 Michael J O'Steen 5976 Douglas   AA, TC  
2016-2017 William C "Bill" Sandberg 3679 Ft Oglethorpe      Deceased
2017-2018 Richard H Attaway 4629 LaGrange   AA, TC 
2018-2019 Charles A "Tony" Dobbins 5080 Lake City   AA, TC  
2019-2020 Jeff Carroll 2667 Newnan   AA, TC  
2020-2021 Joel L Willis, Jr 5290 Conyers     
2021-2022 Kevin Hammond 7402 Buchanan      Non-Member
2022-2023 Dean A Rakoskie 10825 Statesboro   AA, TC  

AA = All-American
TC = Triple Crown