P R O C E E D I N G S

574
YEAR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
1927 *Paul F. Clark, CLU, John Hancock, Boston, MA. 32
Meeting at the Peabody, Memphis, TN
1928 *William M. Du, CLU, EquitableNew York, 39
Pittsburgh, PA. Meeting at the Book-Cadillac,
Detroit, MI
1929 *George E. Lackey, CLU, MassMutual, Detroit, MI. 64
Meeting at the Mayower, Washington, DC
1930 *Earl G. Manning, John Hancock, Boston, MA. 118
Meeting at the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1931 *Teodore M. Riehle, CLU, EquitableNew York, 168
New York, NY. Meeting at the William Penn,
Pittsburgh, PA
1932 *Robert A. Brown, Pacic Mutual, Los Angeles, CA. 125
Meeting at the Fairmont, San Francisco, CA
1933 *M. J. Donnelly, EquitableNew York, New Castle, 101
PA. Meeting at the Stevens, Chicago, IL
1934 *Tomas M. Scott, Penn Mutual, Philadelphia, PA. 118
Meeting at the Schroeder, Milwaukee, WI
1935 *Caleb R. Smith, MassMutual, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 124
Meeting at the Savery, Des Moines, IA
1936 *Harry T. Wright, EquitableNew York, Chicago, 143
IL. Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton, Boston, MA
1937 *Grant Taggart, CaliforniaWestern States, Cowley, 158
WY. Meeting at the Brown Palace, Denver, CO
1938 *Jack Lauer, Penn Mutual, Cincinnati, OH. 162
Meeting at the Rice, Houston, TX
1939 *Paul C. Sanborn, Connecticut Mutual, Boston, 163
MA. Meeting at the Jeerson, St. Louis, MO
1940 *Henry G. Mosler, MassMutual, Los Angeles, CA. 154
Meeting at the Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia, PA
1941 *H. Kennedy Nickell, CLU, Connecticut General, 171
Chicago, IL. Meeting at the Netherland Plaza,
Cincinnati, OH
1942 *Robert P. Burroughs, National LifeVermont, 223
Manchester, NH. No meeting due to war.
1943 *Ron Stever, CLU, EquitableNew York, Los 232
Angeles, CA. Meeting at the William Penn,
Pittsburgh, PA
1944 *A.J. Ostheimer III, Northwestern Mutual, Honolulu, 408
HI. Meeting at the Statler, Detroit, MI
1945 *John E. Clayton, MassMutual, Newark, NJ. 468
No meeting due to war.
YEAR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
1946 *Louis Behr, CLU, EquitableNew York, Chicago, 525
IL. Meeting at French Lick Springs, French Lick, IN
1947 *Harold S. Parsons, the Travelers, Corona Del Mar, 726
CA. Meeting at the New Ocean House,
Swampscott, MA
1948 *Paul H. Dunnavan, CLU, Canada Life, Minneapolis, 829
MN. Meeting at French Lick Springs, French Lick, IN
1949 *Paul W. Cook, CLU, Mutual Benet Life, Chicago, 824
IL. Meeting at the Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati,
OH
1950 *Teodore Widing, CLU, Provident Mutual, 790
Philadelphia, PA. Meeting at Haddon Hall,
Atlantic City, NJ
1951 *John O. Todd, CLU, Northwestern Mutual, 949
Evanston, IL. Meeting at the Hotel Del Coronado,
Coronado, CA
1952 *Walter N. Hiller, CLU, Penn Mutual, Chicago, 1,065
IL. Meeting at the Mt. Washington, Bretton Woods,
NH
1953 *William T. Earls, CLU, Mutual Benet Life, 1,240
Cincinnati, OH. Meeting at the Greenbrier,
White Sulphur Springs, WV
1954 *G. Nolan Bearden, New England Life, Atlanta, GA. 1,492
Meeting at the Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado,
CA
1955 *George B. Byrnes, CLU, New England Life, 1,557
Palos Verdes, CA. Meeting at the Greenbrier,
White Sulphur Springs, WV
1956 *Arthur F. Priebe, CLU, Penn Mutual, Rockford, 2,013
IL. Meeting on the Kungsholm to Bermuda
1957 *Howard D. Goldman, CLU, Northwestern 2,438
Mutual, Richmond, VA. Meeting at the Greenbrier,
White Sulphur Springs, WV
1958 *William D. Davidson, CLU, EquitableNew York, 2,987
Chicago, IL. Meeting at the Ban Hotel, Ban,
Alberta, Canada
1959 *Adon N. Smith II, CLU, Northwestern Mutual, 2,688
Charlotte, NC. Meeting at the Americana, Bal
Harbour, FL
1960 *Robert S. Albritton, CLU, Provident Mutual, 3,040
Los Angeles, CA. Meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian
Village, Honolulu, HI
1961 *James B. Irvine Jr., CLU, Northwestern Mutual, 2,932
Chattanooga, TN. Meeting at the Americana,
Bal Harbour, FL
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YEAR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
1962 *Lester A. Rosen, CLU, Union Central, Memphis, 3,122
TN. Meeting at the Queen Elizabeth, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
1963 *Daniel H. Coakley, New York Life, Boston, MA. 3,420
Meeting on the Kungsholm to Bermuda
1964 *Alfred J. Lewallen, CLU, Mutual Benet Life, 3,202
Miami, FL. Meeting at the Diplomat, Hollywood,
FL
1965 *Iram H. Brewster, Phoenix Mutual, Pittsburgh, 3,636
PA. Meeting at the Broadmoor, Colo. Springs, CO
1966 *Donald Shepherd, John Hancock, Boston, MA 4,076
Meeting at the Statler Hilton, Boston, MA
1967 *Frank E. Sullivan, CLU, Mutual Benet Life, 4,616
Newark, NJ. Meeting at Congress Hall, Lucerne,
Switzerland
1968 *Sadler Hayes, Penn Mutual, New York, NY. 5,078
Meeting at the Masonic Memorial Temple, San
Francisco, CA
1969 *Stanley S.Watts, CLU, EquitableNew York, 5,689
Miami, FL. Meeting at the Diplomat, Hollywood,
FL
1970 John H. Ames, CLU, Mutual Benet Life, Morris- 6,675
town, NJ. Meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian Village,
Honolulu, HI
1971 Richard G. Bowers, CLU, New York Life, Keokuk, 7,589
IA. Meeting at the Washington Hilton,
Washington, DC
1972 *James B. Longley, CLU, New England Life, 8,361
Lewiston, ME. Meeting at the Queen Elizabeth,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1973 Henry F. McCamish Jr., CLU, MassMutual, 9,587
Atlanta, GA. Meeting at the Seattle Center,
Seattle, WA
1974 C. Robinson Fish III, CLU, Northwestern 10,987
Mutual, Boston, MA. Meeting at the Fountain-
bleau, Miami Beach, FL
1975 Jack Peckinpaugh, CLU, ChFC, Indianapolis Life, 12,422
Muncie, IN. Meeting at the Masonic Memorial
Temple, San Francisco, CA
1976 Rulon E. Rasmussen, CLU, New York Life, 11,804
Phoenix, AZ. Meeting at the Hynes Auditorium,
Boston, MA
1977 *Marshall I.Wolper, CLU, EquitableNew York, 12,757
Miami, FL. Meeting at the Atlanta Civic Center,
Atlanta, GA
YEAR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
1978 *Jack L. McKewen, CLU, Fidelity Mutual, 14,742
Birmingham, AL. Meeting at the Blaisdell
Center, Honolulu, HI
1979 *Paul L. Oliver Jr., CLU, Prudential of America, 17,205
San Francisco, CA. Meeting at McCormick
Place, Chicago, IL
1980 Millard J. Grauer, CLU, EquitableNew York, 17,406
Chicago, IL. Meeting at the Rivergate, New
Orleans, LA
1981 Clune J. Walsh Jr., CLU, Home Life, Detroit, 17,581
MI. Meeting at Radio City Music Hall, New
York, NY
1982 *Stanley Liss, CLU, New York Life, New York, 17,737
NY. Meeting at the Atlanta Civic Center,
Atlanta, GA
1983 Jack B. Turner, CLU, ChFC, General American 17,679
Life, Clarksville, TN. Meeting at the Dallas
Convention Center, Dallas, TX
1984 Paul R. Buckley, CLU, New England Life, 18,964
Lewiston, ME. Meeting at Radio City Music
Hall, New York, NY
1985 Ron D. Barbaro, North American Life, Toronto, 21,722
Ontario, Canada. Meeting at the San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
1986 *Frank Friedler Jr., CLU, ChFC, Home Life, 20,598
New Orleans, LA. Meeting at the Orange
County Convention/Civic Center, Orlando, FL
1987 Wilmer S. Poynor III, CLU, ChFC, New York 17,051
Life, Birmingham, AL. Meeting at McCormick
Place, Chicago, IL
1988 Arlen I. Prentice, CLU, ChFC, Seattle, WA. 16,944
Meeting at the Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GA
1989 G. Carey Hauenstein, CLU, State Mutual of 16,792
America, Laurel, MS. Meeting at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
1990 *David H. Hilton, CLU, ChFC, Northwestern 16,393
Mutual Life, Chicago, IL. Meeting at the San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
1991 Seymour Petrovsky, CLU, Business Mens 16,297
Assurance, Phoenix, AZ. Meeting at the New
Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
1992 William T. ODonnell, MassMutual, Chicago, IL. 15,957
Meeting at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
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YEAR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
1993 Charles D. Marks, CLU, ChFC, Prudential of 15,721
America, New Orleans, LA. Meeting at the Hynes
Convention Center, Boston, MA
1994 Lyle L. Blessman, Northwestern Mutual, Engle- 15,686
wood, CO. Meeting at the Dallas Convention
Center, Dallas, TX
1995 Robert B. Plybon, CLU, ChFC, Phoenix Home 15,703
Life, Greensboro, NC. Meeting at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
1996 Walter G. Schnee III, Phoenix Home Life, 18,784
Pasadena, CA. Meeting at the Anaheim
Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
1997 John W. Cruikshank III, CLU, Northwestern 18,815
Mutual, Deereld, IL. Meeting at the Atlanta
Civic Center, Atlanta, GA
1998 Gene L. Mahn, CLU, ChFC, MassMutual, 19,182
Tousand Oaks, CA. Meeting at McCormick
Place, Chicago, IL
1999 Reginald N. Rabjohns, CLU, ChFC, New 21,262
England Financial, Chicago, IL. Meeting at
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New
Orleans, LA
2000 Brian H. Ashe, CLU, Independent, Lisle, IL. 23,341
Meeting at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium,
San Francisco, CA
2001 Tony Gordon, Independent, Bristol, England, 25,037
UK. Meeting at Metro Toronto Convention
Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2002 Marvin H. Feldman, CLU, ChFC, New York 28,282
Life, East Liverpool, OH. Meeting at Gaylord
Opryland Resort and Convention Center,
Nashville, TN
2003 Richard H. Sullenger, GenAmerica Financial, 27,665
Bakerseld, CA. Meeting at Paris and Ballys
Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
2004 George B. Pickett, J.D., CLU, ValMark Securities, 29,652
Jackson, MS. Meeting at the Anaheim Conven-
tion Center, Anaheim, CA
2005 Adelia C. Chung, CLU, ChFC, Chung Insurance 33,297
and Investment Group, Honolulu, HI.
Meeting at the Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center, New Orleans, LA
2006 Stephen O. Rothschild, CLU, ChFC, 35,781
Rothschild & Sale, St. Louis, MO. Meeting at the
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
YEAR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
2007 Philip E. Harriman, CLU, ChFC, Lebel and 35,662
Harriman, Falmouth, ME. Meeting at
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
2008 James E. Rogers, CLU, CFP, Rogers Group 39,340
Financial Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada. Meeting at Metro Toronto Convention
Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2009 Walton W. Rogers, CLU, ChFC, 31,857
W. Rogers and Associates, Annapolis, MD.
Meeting at Indiana Convention Center,
Indianapolis, IN
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