Grand Presidents

Peter W. Ackers

Grand Worthy President
Folsom, California #929

Mary Gutierrez

Grand Madam President
Santa Fe, New Mexico #2811

 

 

Peter W. Ackers

Peter W. Ackers, Grand Worthy President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, joined the organization in February 1994 and is currently a member of Folsom, Calif., Aerie #929.

Ackers has served nine terms as Worthy President of the Folsom Eagles, serving his first during the 1995-1996 fraternal year. In 2009, he served his first year in the California State Aerie in the role of State Worthy Trustee.

In 2012, Ackers was installed as California’s State Worthy President and in 2014-15, served as the Western Regional Aerie President.

He ascended to the Grand Aerie level in July 2016 in Reno, Nev., where he was formally installed as the Grand Worthy Inside Guard and was officially installed as the Grand Worthy President at the 2024 International Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Peter's charities for his year as Grand Worthy President are University of Iowa Parkinson's Research and the Mighty Oaks Foundation.

Mary Gutierrez

Mary Gutierrez, Grand Madam President, joined Santa Fe Auxiliary #2811 in 1987. She held most of the Auxiliary chairs and was local President in 1995-1996. As local President, she worked with the local Sheriff’s Department, collecting 2,000 stuffed toys to be distributed to children who were involved in domestic disputes.

She also held most of the New Mexico State Auxiliary chairs and served as New Mexico State Auxiliary President in 2009-2010. She and her counterpart helped raise $40,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Mary has served on various committees, both at the local level, as well as the State level. She served as Four Corners Regional Madam President in 2012-2013 and was Regional Chairman for the F.O.E. Diabetes Research Center for several years.

She is a member of the Way Out West Conference, served as WOW Secretary for three years and was the New Mexico State Auxiliary Representative for 2 years.

Mary holds the office of Madam Vice-President at the local level. She is a member of the local Past President’s Club and the Retired Eagles Activity Club.

Mary married her husband Tedd in 1980 and together, they have two wonderful children. After 38 years as a civil servant with the Bureau of Land Management, Mary retired as a Public Contact Representative in 2006. She currently manages and maintains the family rental properties in downtown Santa Fe.

Mary believes in maintaining the integrity of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in upholding and nourishing the values of home, family and community and as an Eagle to assure that we are People Helping People.

She and her husband continue to attend Eagle events locally, statewide and at the national level. Mary’s other interests include reading, playing Sudoku and traveling.

Grand Presidents' Charities

Peter W. Ackers

Parkinson's Fund - University of Iowa Neuroscience

Peter is raising money through the year for the University of Iowa Neuroscience Research center to benefit Parkinson's research.

Mighty Oaks Foundation

Mighty Oaks is a veterans-based charity committed to serving those suffering from PTSD through intensive peer-based discipleship through programs, outpost meetings, speaking events and more. Warriors attending retreats are fully sponsored for training, meals and lodging so they can focus entirely on their recovery.

All donations can be sent to:
F.O.E. Charities Department
1623 Gateway Circle S.
Grove City, Ohio 43123

Please make checks out to F.O.E. Charity Foundation and put either GWP - Parkinson's or GWP - Mighty Oaks in the memo line.

Mary Gutierrez

F.O.E. Charity Foundation Cancer Fund

Mary will be raising money throughout the year for cancer research through the Fraternal Order of Eagles Charity Foundation Cancer Fund.

Camp Enchantment

Camp Enchantment is a week-long camp in New Mexico for children with cancer or in cancer survivorship. It offers respite for campers and their families through various activities and support from a dedicated team of volunteers.

All donations can be sent to:
F.O.E. Charities Department
1623 Gateway Circle S.
Grove City, Ohio 43123

Please make checks out to F.O.E. Charity Foundation and put GMP - Cancer Fund or GMP - Camp Enchantment in the memo line.

Peter W. Ackers

Peter's travel schedule is updated to the Web site on a monthly basis. For more information on Peter's travel, please contact the Grand Worthy President's Office at 614-883-2198 or at gwp@foe.com.

If you are interested in submitting photos or memories of Peter' s trip to your Aerie, please send memorabilia to Peter's historian:

Cynthia Hauwert
1121 Park Ave.
Port Hueneme, CA 93041
hauwerter@gmail.com

 

Mary Gutierrez

For more information on the tour, please contact the Grand Madam President's Office at 614-883-2168 or at gmp@foe.com.

If you are interested in submitting photos or memories of Mary's trip to your Auxiliary, please send memorabilia to Mary's historian:

Carol Jakubowski
4444 Fairview Dr.
Toledo, OH 43612
carolann51@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 


Past Grand Worthy Presidents

Year Name State/Province
1898 John Cort* Washington
1899 John W. Considine* Washington
1900 H.R. Littlefield* Oregon
1901 Del Cary Smith* Washington
1902 Del Cary Smith* Washington
1903 Timothy D. Sullivan* New York
1904 John F. Pelletier* Missouri
1905 Hy D. Davis* Ohio
1906 E.W. Krause* Delaware
1907 Theo A. Bell* California
1908 B.J. Monaghan* Pennsylvania
1909 Frank E. Hering* Indiana
1910 Thomas F. Grady* New York
1911 Frank E. Hering* Indiana
1912 William J. Brennan* Pennsylvania
1913 Thomas J. Cogan* Ohio
1914 Conrad H. Mann* Wisconsin
1915 William L. Grayson* Georgia
1916 Rex B. Goodcell* California
1917 Carl G. Winter* Indiana
1918 A.B. Duncan* Missouri
1919 Elbert D. Weed* Montana
1920 Elbert D. Weed* Montana
1921 John M. Morin* Pennsylvania
1922 Herbert I. Choynski California
1923 Howard N. Ragland* Ohio
1924 Otto P. Deluse* Indiana
1925 Charles C. Guenther* Pennsylvania
1926 Michael O. Burns* Ohio
1927 L.V. Westerman* Washington
1928 Edward J. Ryan* Pennsylvania
1929 Charles J. Chenu* California
1930 Robert E. Proctor* Indiana
1931 J.C. Canty* Texas
1932 Henry J. Berrodin* Ohio
1933 George Nordin* Minnesota
1934 George F. Douglas* Pennsylvania
1935 George Nordin* Minnesota
1936 Dr. H.B. Mehrmann* California
1937 John W. Heller Jr.* Pennsylvania
1938 Dr. Fred C. Dilley* Indiana
1939 John A. Abel* Ohio
1940 Charles P. McCann* New Jersey
1941 George C. Tank* Iowa
1942 Lester H. Loble* Montana
1943 Robert W. Hansen* Wisconsin
1944 John W. Young* Pennsylvania
1945 Edward F. Poss* Ohio
1946 James W. Bryan* Washington
1947 Raymond McElroy* Rhode Island
1948 DeVere Watson* Iowa
1949 William Mostyn* New York
1950 William Hornblower* California
1951 William P. Wetherald* Ohio
1952 Ray A. Rhode* Illinois
1953 Robert W. Hansen* Wisconsin
1954 Carl McGriff* Indiana
1954 James Cheetham *^ California
1954 Walter J.S. Laurie *^ British Columbia
1954 John J. Rice *^ Massachusetts
1955 Maurice Splain Jr. * Pennsylvania
1956 Lawrence Leahy* Washington
1957 Martin Mol* Michigan
1958 Andrew J. Halloran* Massachusetts
1959 J. Phillip Bigley* Wisconsin
1960 Leo V. Connell* Indiana
1961 Paul N. Hoffman* Ohio
1962 Carl Thacker* Washington
1963 Herschel McWilliams* Kansas
1964 Harry E. Burns* Minnesota
1965 Max F. Schroeder Jr.* New Jersey
1966 D.D. Billings* Utah
1967 William A. McCawley* Illinois
1968 Harry B.A. Ford* Tennessee
1969 Steven V. Thomas Jr. * Pennsylvania
1970 Maynard Floyd* Ohio
1971 Ken Stewardson* British Columbia
1972 J.C. Mitchell* Kentucky
1973 James J. Bailey* Massachusetts
1974 Lewis Reed* Iowa
1975 Joseph E. Fournier* California
1975 Arthur S. Ehrmann*^ Wisconsin
1976 Clyde J. Schmieg* Minnesota
1976 Michael T. Gaffney*^ Wisconsin
1976 Al T. Williams*^ Pennsylvania
1977 Anthony Angelo* Pennsylvania
1978 D.D. "Doc" Dunlap* Michigan
1979 Leo Lentsch* Colorado
1980 Kenneth Amsbaugh* Ohio
1980 Paul E. Eichman*^ Ohio
1981 James I. Mason* Missouri
1982 Ben E. Packard* Washington
1983 Peter Scagnelli* Massachusetts
1984 Russell E. Clark* Nebraska
1985 B.J. Sims* Texas
1986 Jerry W. Wilson* Indiana
1987 Vincent Cherry* Illinois
1988 Laverne T. Weber* New York
1989 Dale E. Webster* North Dakota
1990 Ken Cross* Washington
1991 John Lester Zimmerman* Ohio
1992 Sherm Spears* Kansas
1993 Henry M. Funk* Pennsylvania
1994 E.L. "Bud" Collett* Florida
1995 George F. Ziebol* Minnesota
1996 D. R. "Jim" West Kentucky
1997 William "Bill" Blum* Washington
1998 Andrew Vollmer* Illinois
1999 Larry Hanshaw* Iowa
2000 W.P. "Pete" Harty* New Mexico
2001 Ed Bollenbacher* Ohio
2002 Fred E. Smith Michigan
2003 Wayne D. Clark Virginia
2004 Orville "Sonny" Crawford* Indiana
2005 Chris Lainas* California
2006 Robert "Bob" Wahls+ Pennsylvania
2007 John Potter Alberta
2008 Jim Roberts Kansas
2009 Mike Lagervall Washington
2010 Phil Tice* West Virginia
2011 Mel Fry* Pennsylvania
2012 Ron Stine Ohio
2013 David Tice* Wisconsin
2014 Elwin "Bud" Haigh Michigan
2015 Chuck Lang* North Dakota
2016 Jerry L. Sullivan* Virginia
2017 Thomas McGrath Vermont
2018 H. Carl Burnett New Mexico
2019 Ron Malz Minnesota
2020 Dave Smith British Columbia
2021 Chuck Cunningham+ Ohio
2021 Brian Rogers Arizona
2022 Rick Powell Ohio
2023 Chuck Weber Wyoming
* - Deceased
^ - Honorary
+ - Ten-Year Grand Secretary

Past Grand Madam Presidents

Year Name State/Province
1952 Alta Smith* Ohio
1952 Kay Guy* Pennsylvania
1953 Mary Dunn* Ontario
1954 Carol Bennett* California
1955 Virginia Turner* Wyoming
1956 Chloe Honeycutt* Indiana
1957 Elizabeth Baum* Ohio
1958 Stella Moorehouse* Illinois
1959 Lois Nelson* North Dakota
1960 Adaline Navarra* Pennsylvania
1960 Georgia Walker*^  
1961 Evelyn Schreier* Wisconsin
1962 Cora Rigg* Nebraska
1963 Isabel Vallie* Michigan
1964 Juanita Dix* Idaho
1965 Frances Vanis* Ohio
1966 Kay Williamson* California
1967 Nora Belle Goodman* West Virginia
1968 Alta Lewin* Iowa
1969 Yvonne Magnan* Quebec
1970 Dorothy Wilding* Utah
1971 Ruby Bigoni* Oregon
1972 Lucille Lewis-McGovern* Pennsylvania
1973 Vera Dailey* Illinois
1974 Imogene Harac* Michigan
1975 Clara Johnson-Harding* Washington
1976 Verna Funke* Iowa
1977 Delores Cloclough* Ohio
1978 Bonnie Quatkemeyer* Florida
1979 Ruth Elderbrook* Wisconsin
1980 Millie Johnson* Texas
1981 Paula Wilson* California
1982 Doris Anderson* Minnesota
1983 Bess Lenarduzzi* British Columbia
1984 Marcella James* Kansas
1985 Jacquelin "Jackie" Spahn Maryland
1986 Joanne Rott* North Dakota
1987 Catherine Wilson Colorado
1988 Jean Dockall* Texas
1989 Kathy Gonzagowski* Wisconsin
1990 Barbara Cyphers* Michigan
1991 Shirley Johnson* Montana
1992 Alta Haslow* Nebraska
1993 Joyce Avery Nevada
1994 Iris McDermott New York
1995 Lorraine Grimes* Missouri
1996 Carol Inge* Oklahoma
1997 Sharon Sabourin* Florida
1998 Doris Bateson Kansas
1999 Linda Heffner Maryland
2000 Judy Sanders Ohio
2001 Bettie Williams Clark Arkansas
2002 Carleen Corum Iowa
2003 Peggy L. Carver* Oregon
2004 Pat Lazenby Utah
2004 Dottie Beattie*^  
2005 Roxann Alley McGovern Maine
2006 Stephanie Smith Illinois
2007 Margaret Cox Tennessee
2008 Pat Durham Washington
2009 Jean Kerr Saskatchewan
2010 Mary Myers Michigan
2011 Gwen Stallkamp Minnesota
2012 Sally Villalva Colorado
2013 Katie Ziebol Utah
2014 Gloria Mason Indiana
2015 Penny Skinner West Virginia
2016 Judy Johnson Kansas
2017 Helen Poehner Ohio
2018 Althea Lane California
2019 Gloria Williams Oregon
2020 Jacque Wahl Arizona
2021 Brenda Garrioch Alberta/Saskatchewan
2022 Elaine Regi Pennsylvania
2023 Becky Wilson Missouri
* - Deceased
^ - Honorary