Past Officers of the Society
Patrons
2013 – Mr Ian Dudson CBE, H M Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire
2003 – 2013 Mr James Hawley, H M Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire
1985 – 2003 Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield
Presidents
2022 – 2024 Professor Rik Bryan
2019 – 2022 Professor Carolyn Roberts
2017 – 2019 Professor Peter A Lambert
2015 – 2017 Dr Zsuzsanna Nagy
2013 – 2015 Professor Rex Harris
2011 – 2013 Professor Sahar Al-Malaika
2009 – 2011 Professor Emeritus John Campbell OBE
2007 – 2009 Richard J Tetley
2005 – 2007 Richard M Yardley OBE
2003 – 2005 John Hindhaugh
2001 – 2003 Dr Frederick Mitchell
1999 – 2001 Dr Stuart Guy
1997 -1999 Professor Alec Collins
1995 – 1997 Dr J David Anderson
1993 – 1995 Professor Alasdair Steele-Bodger OBE
1992 – 1993 Major General Brendan McGuiness
1991 -1992 Mr Brian Mather
1990 – 1991 Dr Michael Harrison
1989 – 1990 Mr Jim Carter
1988 – 1989 Professor Joseph McGeogh
1987 – 1988 Professor Heinz Wolff
Committee Officers
Chairmen:
2020 – 2023 Mike Beeson
2017 – 2020 Bob Giles
2014 – 2017 Carol Hannam
2010 – 2014 Paul Bettson
2008 – 2010 Brian Hammond
2003 – 2008 Jenny Arthur
2001 – 2003 Bryan Veitch
1996 – 2001 John A K Swinnock
1991 – 1996 Richard M Yardley OBE
1986 – 1991 John D Kibble
Deputy Chairmen:
2020 – 2023 Alan Hooper
2017 – 2020 Mike Beeson
2014 – 2017 Bob Giles
2011 – 2014 Carol Hannam
2008 – 2011 Paul Bettson
2005 – 2008 Brian Hammond
2001 – 2003 Bryan Veitch
1996 – 2001 John A K Swinnock
1991 – 1996 Richard Miller Yardley OBE
1994 – 1996 Peter F Pallett
1992 – 1994 Frederick L Mitchell
1988 – 1992 Alan Potter
1987 – 1988 William Atrill
General Secretaries
2015 – Irene Ordidge
2010 – 2015 Marion Sadler
2007 – 2010 Alan Hooper
2001 – 2007 Tim Sims
1996 – 2001 David S Durston
1993 – 1996 John A K Swinnock
1992 – 1993 A Donald Busby
1987 – 1992 Frederick L Mitchell
1986 – 1987 Elizabeth Scott
Assistant Secretaries
1989 – 1992 John G Evans
1987 – 1989 John Freeth
Honorary Treasurers
2019 – Peter Stubbs
2016 – 2019 David Ward
2011 – 2016 Dr Robert Giles
2006 – 2011 Carol Hannam
2005 – 2006 Clifford E Ricketts
2003 – 2005 Alan Taylor
1998 – 2003 Clifford E Ricketts
1993 – 1998 A Donald Busby
1992 – 1993 James H Howell
1989 – 1992 David S Durston
1985 – 1989 Ron Brittain
Meetings Secretaries
2005 – Meetings Sub-Committee
2000 – 2005 Brian Hammond
1998 – 2000 David Frean
1997 – 1998 Colin R Davenport
1992 – 1997 Richard J Tetley
Membership Secretaries:
2014 – Dr Robert Giles
2005 – 2014 Paul Bettson
Education Officers:
2001 – Jenny Arthur
1994 – 2001 Matthew Bates
1986 – 1988 Alan Potter
Visits Secretaries
2017 – Alan Hooper
2013 – 2017 Mike Beeson
2008 – 2013 Tim Sims
2001 – 2008 John Hodges
1999 – 2001 Paul Bettson