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Past Presidents & Chairs

The companies listed are those at which the individuals were employed at the time of their term. Title was changed from President to Chair in 2004.

2018/2019

Angela Hills

2017/2018

Vicki Slomka
Ideal Industries, Inc.

2016/2017

Colon McLean
The Warranty Group

2015/2016

Michelle McGovern
American College of Surgeons

2014/2015

Jeffrey Bucklew
IDEX Corporation

2013/2014

Robert Davis
American Medical Association

2012/2013

Katie Lawler
GATX Corporation

2011/2012

Deirdre Drake
BMO Harris Bank

2010/2011

Jeffrey Childs
U.S. Cellular

2009/2010

Maureen Tarantello
Towers Watson

2008/2009

William Luehrs
NorthShore University Health System

2007/2008

Amy Mysel
True Value Company

2006/2007

Jeffrey Husserl
MB Financial Bank

2005/2006

Nazneen Razi
Jones Lang LaSalle

2004/2005

Bruce Ralph
Zebra Technologies Corporation

2003/2004

Claudia Colalillo
Nicor, Inc.

2002/2003

Sharon Brady
Snap-on Incorporated

2001/2002

Marc Ugol
Tellabs, Inc.

2000/2001

Trish Beck
SCIS Food Services, Inc.

1999/2000

Arlis A. McLean
Motorola

1998/1999

Lawrence I. Hollins
The Hollins Group

1996/1998

S. Gary Snodgrass
Unicom/ComEd

1995/1996

Jacquelyn P. Kane
Bank of America

1994/1995

John T. Sloan
Tribune Company

1993/1994

Gary L. McClung
Young & Associates, Ltd.

1992/1993

Julius M. Scheffers
Paul F. Bomrad & Assoc.

1991/1992

Robert A. Montgomery
Quaker Oats Company

1990/1991

Lawrence P. Holleran
FMC Corporation

1989/1990

Martha L. Thornton
Ameritech

1988/1989

Joseph V. Thompson
Continental Bank

1987/1988

Hervey A. Juris
Northwestern University

1986/1987

O. Ralph Edwards
Abbott Laboratories

1985/1986

David A. Maguire
Continental Bank

1984/1985

Ronald A. Wright
IC Industries, Inc.

1983/1984

Lawrence M. Baytos
Quaker Oats Company

1982/1983

John Stapleton
IMC Corporation

1981/1982

David W. Denton
Zenith Radio Corporation

1980/1981

Timothy F. Burns
First Federal of Chicago

1980

Timothy C. Sullivan
Maremont Corporation

1979/1980

Rial O. Herreman
Brunswick Corporation

1979

Howard V. Knicely
Hart Schaffner & Marx

1978/1979

Robert L. Hildebrand
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

1977/1978

Charles J. Fiden
General Electric Company

1976/1977

Scott K. Shelton
Spencer Stuart & Assoc.

1975/1976

Robert J. Priebe
Borg-Warner Corporation

1974/1975

Elmer H. Burack
IIT, Stuart School of Management

1973/1974

Judy Sikes Christensen
Needham, Harper & Steers

1972/1973

Stephen F. Kasbeer
Evangelical Hospital Association

1971/1972

James R. Glennon
Standard Oil Company

1970/1971

Harold H. Wittenborn
Cook Electric Company

1969/1970

Alfred C. Smith
Amsted Industries

1968/1969

Richard W. Baum
Chicago Title & Trust Company

1967/1968

William F. Frick
Union 76 Oil Div./Union Oil Co.

1966/1967

David S. Ritner
United Air Lines, Inc.