Past Presidents
The strength of the Propeller Club Port of Norfolk is built on the dedication of those who came before us. Our past presidents have each played a vital role in shaping the Club’s legacy, growing its presence in the maritime community, and advancing its mission of service and connection.
We’re proud to recognize and honor their leadership.
| Joseph H. Godwin | 1931-1932 | Joseph N. Godwin Co. |
| Captain George F. Blair | 1932-1933 | U.S. Shipping Board |
| Leon T. Seawell | 1933-1934 | Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton |
| M.N. Lawrence | 1934-1935 | Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry Dock (Charter) |
| L.G. Hogshire | 1935-1936 | N.B.C. Lines (Charter) |
| J. Leslie Gale | 1936-1937 | J. Leslie Gale |
| C.S. Rogers | 1937-1338 | Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry Dock |
| George H. Curtis, Jr. | 1938-1939 | Curtis Marine Co. |
| Thomas H. Donovan | 1939-1940 | American Hawaiian Steamship Co. |
| P.S. Gornto | 1940-1941 | Old Bay Line William Holmes 1941-1943 Port Historian |
| Richard J. McFrath | 1943-1944 | Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores |
| James A. Moore | 1944-1946 | Norfolk Tidewater Terminals |
| Wilbur G. Brinson | 1946-1947 | U.S. Lines |
| R. Stanley Osborne | 1947-1948 | Va. Carolina Electric Co. |
| James R. Peake, Sr. | 1948-1949 | Virginia Pilot Association |
| Larry E. Pentecost | 1949-1950 | U.S. Lines |
| Eugene Carlson | 1950-1951 | U.S.Coast Guard |
| H.D. Stevenson | 1951-1953 | Stevenson & Young |
| Frank L. Lenz | 1953-1954 | U.S. Lines |
| A.L. Nicholson | 1954-1955 | New York Bd. of Underwriters Surveyor |
| James E. Murry | 1955-1956 | States Marine Isthmian Lines |
| Eldridge H. Whitehurst | 1956-1957 | Curtis Bay Towing |
| R. W. Weiss | 1957-1958 | Alcoa Steamship Company |
| Harry M. Thompson | 1958-1959 | Hampton Rds Maritime Association |
| F. Wilson Babb | 1959-1960 | United States Lines |
| Thomas W. Rabeau | 1960-1961 | American Export Lines |
| John F. Drews | 1961-1962 | McAllister Brothers |
| James N. Crumbley | 1962-1963 | Norfolk, Port & Industrial Authority |
| Rolf Williams | 1963-1964 | Anders Williams & Co. |
| Edward L. Pickier | 1964-1965 | Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry Dock |
| Charles E. Harrison, Jr. | 1965-1966 | States Marine Isthmian |
| E. J. Adams | 1966-1967 | Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores |
| R.G. Benze | 1967-1968 | McAllister Brothers |
| E.E. Lawler | 1968-1969 | Cavalier Shipping Co. |
| H. E. McCoy | 1969-1970 | Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton |
| V.D. Hayden | 19TO-1971 | Hinkins Steamship Agency |
| J.E. Drews | 1971-1972 | Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores |
| T.A. Schuyler | 1972-1973 | Curtis Bay Towing |
| R.L. Counselman | 1973-1974 | Virginia Pilot Association |
| E.F. Shallow | 1974-1975 | Hinkins Steamship Agency |
| Paul V. Fox, Sr. | 1975-1976 | Hampton Rds Steamship Agcy, Inc. |
| Benjamin 0. Colonna, Jr. | 1976-1977 | Colonna's Shipyard |
| John D. Haralson | 1977-1978 | Rogers Terminals & Shipping Co, . |
| Robert R. Ballard | 1978-1979 | The Hipage Co., Inc. |
| C. Baylor Butler | 1979-1980 | Southern Stevedoring |
| Glenn King | 1980-1981 | Lavino Shipping |
| Gerald L. Parks | 1981-1982 | Capes Shipping Agencies |
| Job A. Vandersyde | 1982-1984 | Anders Williams & Co., Inc. |
| 1984-1985 | ||
| 1985-1986 | ||
| Walter Friedlein | 1986-1987 | |
| G. Robert Cowen | 1987-1988 | Continental Grain Company. |
| Charles H. Eure | 1988-1989 | Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry Dock |
| Richard Gulick | 1989-1990 | |
| Arthur W. Moye, Jr. | 1990-1991 | I.T.O. Corp of Virginia |
| George Flanagan | 1991-1992 | MacAllister Towing |
| John L. Roper IV | 1992-1993 | Norshipco |
| Curtis Agee | 1993-1994 | The Hipage Co., Inc. |
| George E. Watkins | 1994-1995 | Virginia Pilot Association |
| Burt. E. Miller | 1995-1996 | Anders Williams Ship Agency, Inc. |
| J. Jefferson Keever | 1996-1997 | Hampton Roads Shipping Assoc. |
| Robert P. Armbruster | 1997-1998 | Norton Lilly International |
| Thomas Seitz | 1998-1999 | |
| Ron Reiter | 1999-2000 | |
| Bill Burke | 2000-2001 | |
| Lou Cobb | 2001-2002 | HRSA-ILA |
| Russell Sawyer | 2002-2003 | Retired Coast Guard |
| Patricia McFadden | 2003-2004 | Military Sealift Command |
| Donald Norman | 2004-2005 | Maersk Line, Limited |
| Rolf Williams | 2005-2006 | Anders Williams Shipping Agency |
| William R Daniels | 2006-2007 | |
| Ray Wittersheim | 2007-2008 | Tecnico Corporation |
| George Fischer | 2008-2009 | Atlantic Container Line |
| Mark Wilder | 2009-2010 | VIT |
| Tom Ackiss | 2010-2011 | Lyons Shipyard |
| Tom Capozzi | 2011-2012 | VIT |
| Jordan Watkins | 2012-2013 | Virginia Dept. Econmic Development |
| Evans Poston | 2012-2013 | City of Norfolk |
| Ryan Eaves | 2014-2015 | CV International |
| Kim Lauterbach | 2015-2016 | MHI |
| Russ Young | 2016-2017 | VPA |
| Jessie Richardson | 2017-2018 | Bay Diesel |
| Dana Truxell | 2018-2019 | Papco World Fuel Services |
| Marc Marling | 2019-2020 |
Vanmarc Shipping |
| Ken Kimball | 2020-2021 |
Lyons Shipyard |
| Jason Strickland | 2021-2022 | Givens Logistics |
| Jeanne Noonan | 2022-2023 | Ocean Fleet Services, Inc. |
| Camille Crofton Cherry | 2023-2024 | CROFTON |
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