HISTORY - CONVENTIONS, COMMANDERS, AND PRESIDENTS

STATE CONVENTION LOCATIONS, VFW COMMANDERS AND AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS

*Indicates those who are gone but not forgotten
YEAR SITE COMMANDER PRESIDENT
1946 Helena H.J. Huene* Georgia Swart/Lucy Clark*
1947 Butte John Tomcheck* Ella Johnson*
1948 Missoula John W. Bonner* Helen Kelly*
1949 Billings Ernest B. Burns* Lela Gore*
1950 Kalispell Wilbur L. Hammond* LaVonne Albertson*
1951 Great Falls Louis C. Kalberg Jr* Marguerite Garrigus*
1952 Helena Albert V. McGee* Irene Lee*
1953 Butte John W. Mahan* Arlene Graff*
1954 Havre Lee S. Nielsen* Nellie Penhale*
1955 Sidney Willis McKeon* Mable Carlson*
1956 Bozeman Fred E. Barrett * Beryl McLean*
1957 Helena Harold Anderson* Gladys Carpenter*
1958 Lewistown Robert A. Durkee* Hollie Ammerman*
1959 Billings Dale G. Pawlowski* Mildred Schneider*
1960 Whitefish Bernard F. Sullivan* Emma Grimme*
1961 Glendive Keith C. Able* Mae Welch*
1962 Havre Edwin B. Hobbs* Elsie Barnhart*
1963 Anaconda Eugene H. MaHoney* Betty Sullivan*
1964 Kalispell Phillip C. Montegna* Rita Lindblom
1965 Shelby George Mattson* Edythe Skewes*
1966 Butte Leslie J. Eskildsen* Gladys Hippe*
1967 Miles City Lewis Roy* Elda Mae Weber Mangold*
1968 Great Falls Arthur Gregory* Cora Meister*
1969 Polson Walter H. Marshall* Anna W. Nefzger*
1970 Glasgow George Paul* Alam Lodinhoff*
1971 Billings John A. Dowdall* Genevieve Gray Hobbs*
1972 Helena Deane Nerzger* Jean Coyne*
1973 Whitefish Charles F. Follick* Irma Paul*
1974 Lewistown James W. Coyne* Marie Scheafer*
1975 Glendive Kevin B. Maguire* Irene Fenton*
1976 Missoula Dale Bond* Betty Johnson*
1977 Havre Richard Walsh* Peggy Hughes*
1978 Miles City Robert Russ* Christine Durkin*
1979 Polson Harold Lind* Donna Adams
1980 Helena Johnny Buck* Mary Kynett*
1981 Kalispell John Frieling* Jackie Cochran*
1982 Glendive Jimmie Peterson* Bonnie Breitbach*
1983 Lewistown Lou Ivanish* Beverly Swank*
1984 Billings Al Howarth* Betty Maguire*
1985 Missoula Removed Arlene Kniepkamp*
1986 Sidney Jim Jones* Jean Sanders*
1987 Havre Dan Norton* Glenda Hall*
1988 Libby Pat Smith* Irene Fenton*
1989 Glasgow Jerry Collins* Fran Hippe*
1990 Great Falls Al Kirkeby* Bonnie Russell
1991 Miles City Tom Pouliot Mary Beth Bigelow
1992 East Helena Dan Antonietti* Carole Barbero*
1993 Kalispell Removed Carol Smith
1994 Billings Clarence LaBrie* Margaret Howarth*
1995 Lewistown Earl Chase* Barbara Nicholas*
1996 Havre Charlie Larsen* Rossella Peterson*
1997 Missoula David Tupper* Bev Beckman*
1998 Miles City Joe Brand* Mary Jane Warrior
1999 Havre James Bertrand* Lucille Hobbs*
2000 Livingston Wade Smith* Edith Pawlowski*
2001 Polson Claude McCarty* Eve Longfellow
2002 Glendive Erich Maki Jackie Scott
2003 Great Falls Robert Smith* Edith Pawlowski*
2004 Havre Gerald Mallo* Gail Fish*
2005 East Helena Maury Mills* Jane Loucks
2006 Billings James McGill Flo Parmelee
2007 Miles City Ray Lutz Fran Hippe*
2008 Polson John Lattimer* Monica Mills
2009 Lewistown Les Poland Barb Peters
2010 Kalispell Charlie Miller Violet Tharp
2011 Anaconda Tim Peters Lisa Poland
2012 Missoula Mike Bennett Pam Pennington*
2013 Billings Denny Nolf Dianna Bennett
2014 Great Falls Ed Croucher/Art Widhalm Judy Arnold
2015 Whitefish Art Widhalm Connie Hangen
2016 E. Helena/Helena Dean House Gale Bestland
2017 Billings Jack Hawley Snoma Meagher/Cathy Evans
2018 Kalispell Charles Carroll* Cathy Evans
2019 Libby Joe Fletcher Jackie Poland
2020 Great Falls Harold Wheeler* Billie Jo Brue
2021 Lewistown Harold Wheeler* Pam Musgrave
2022 Billings Ron Merwin* Sandi Sullivan
2023 Whitefish Jeff Schepp Tamee Havrilla
2024 Great Falls James Layton Sandi Sullivan
2025 Havre Lonnie Johnson Carolyn Schmoeckel
2026 Miles City Heather Allen Joby Parker