The colorado Press Association's
Past Presidents
Our Past
Presidents
The Colorado Press Association has a long history of having strong industry leaders as its past presidents — from small to large publications — helping direct it on its path.
CPA Past Presidents at the 2017 Annual Convention
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An * notes the person has passed on.
*1878 — W.B. Vickers — Denver Tribune
*1879 — C.W. Bowman — Las Animas Leader
*1880 — R.M. Stevenson — Pueblo Chieftain
*1881 — O.H. Rothacker — Denver Tribune
*1882 — John Arkins — Rocky Mountain News
*1883 — B.W. Steele — Colorado Springs Gazette
*1884 — Gen. George West — Golden Transcript
*1885 — Charles P. Bryan Idaho — Springs Gazette
*1886 — W.G. Smith — Golden Globe
*1887-88 — J.D. Dillenbeck — Denver WNU; Denver Mercury
*1889 — Frank P. Sheafor — Canon City Clipper
*1890 — W.E. Pabor — Fruita Star
*1891-93 — A.E. Pierce — Denver Eye; A.O.U.W. Record
*1894 — J.E. Temple — Denver Western Newspaper Union
*1895 — C.H. Frowine — Manitou Daily Journal
*1896-98 — Charles S. Sprague — Colorado Springs Telegraph
*1899 — Clarence O. Finch — Castle Rock Journal
*1900 — Howard Russell — Ft. Collins Express
*1901 — I.N. Bunting — Grand Junction Sentinel
*1902 — J.T. Lawless — Lamar Sparks
*1903 — Otto H. Wangeli — Boulder Herald
*1904-05 — H.J. Holmes — Glenwood Springs Avalanche
*1906 — O.E. Blair — Trinidad Chronicle-News
*1907 — Charles E. Adams — Montrose Press
*1908 — Guy U. Hardy — Canon City Record
*1909 — George E. Hosmer — Ft. Morgan Herald
*1910 — Frank A. Moore Florence — Paradox
*1911 — Henry F. Lake, Jr. — Gunnison News-Champion
*1912 — John Barkhausen — Denver Democrat
*1913 — W.E. Cain — Cheyenne Wells Republican
*1914 — George McCormick — Fort Collins Express
*1915 — Charles H. Leckenby — Steamboat Pilot
*1916 — Roy Ray — Windsor Poudre Valley
*1917 — David C. Elliott — Colorado Springs Telegraph
*1918 — J.A. Barclay — Grand Junction News
*1919 — C.F. Wadsworth — Denver WNU; resigned (term completed by S.A. Crary, Lamar News)
*1920 — Lois F. Allen — Canon City Leader
*1921 — L.I. Griffin — Ordway New Era
*1922 — Edwin A. Bemis — Littleton Independent
*1923 — J. Leo Sterling — Canon City Record
*1924 — Patrick Byrnes — Pueblo Indicator
*1925 — John N. Green — Colorado Springs Farm News
*1926 — Arthur L. Craig — Greeley News
*1927 — R.J. Ball — Loveland Reporter-Herald
*1928 — A.W. Quin — Alamosa Journal
*1929 — R.B. Spencer — Ft. Morgan Times
*1930 — Mary H. Isham — Brighton Blade
*1931 — Ray Lanyon — Longmont Times
*1932 — M.O. York — Weldona Tribune; resigned (term completed by T.E. Nowels)
*1933-34 — T.E. Nowels — Colorado Springs Gazette & Telegraph
*1935 — Charles A. Stoddard — Craig Empire-Courier
*1936 — Charles E. Adams — Montrose Press
*1937 — Harold H. Smith — Julesburg Grit-Advocate; resigned (term completed by John L. Dier)
*1938 — John L. Dier — Alamosa Courier
*1940 — Preston Walker — Grand Junction Sentinel
*1941 — J. Ember Sterling — Hugo Plainsman
*1942 — Don Hardy — Canon City Record
*1943 — Rae L. Laird — Central City Register-Call
*1944 — Frank S. Hoag, Jr. — Pueblo Star-Journal & Chieftain
*1945 — Rial R. Lake — Gunnison News-Champion
*1946 — Clyde E. Moffitt — Fort Collins Coloradoan
*1947 — Roscoe Bullard — Wray Gazette
*1948 — James Madison — Sterling Farm Journal
*1949 — Dean Hammond — Del Norte Prospector
*1950 — Robert W. Spencer — Fort Morgan Times
*1951 — Richard G. Lyttle — Meeker Herald
*1952 — Lu P. Monroe — Boulder Camera
*1953 — C. Dewey Brown — Cortez Montezuma Valley Journal
*1954 — Al Burtis — La Junta Tribune-Democrat
*1955 — Lonnie Pippin — Monte Vista Journal
*1956 — Fred M. Betz, Jr. — Lamar News
*1957 — Maurice Leckenby — Steamboat Pilot
*1958 — Glen Edmonds — Pagosa Springs Sun
*1959 — Glenn Prosser — Estes Park Trail
*1960 — John E. Holden — Loveland Reporter-Herald
*1961 — Dale Cooley — Limon Leader
1962 — Charles A. Stoddard, Jr. — Craig Empire-Courier
*1963 — George E. Oyler — Salida Mountain Mail
*1964 — Joe Payton — Westcliffe Wet Mountain Tribune
1965 — Laurence T. Paddock — Boulder Camera
*1966 — John Jameson — Englewood Herald
*1967 — Coyne Cooley — Akron News-Reporter
1968 — Ken Johnson — Grand Junction Sentinel
1969 — Russ Brown — Cortez Newspapers
*1970 — Ed Lehman — Longmont Times-Call
1971 — Gene Wells — Delta County Independent
1972 — Roy Robinson Woodland — Park Ute Pass Courier
1973 — Robert W. Spencer Jr. — Fort Morgan Times
1974 — Charles J. Leckenby — Steamboat Pilot
*1975 — Wallace Foster — Gunnison Newspapers
*1976 — Tom Reeves — Loveland Reporter-Herald
1977 — Wilbur E. Flachman — Eagle Valley Enterprise
*1978 — Garrett Ray — Littleton Independent
1979 — Robert Sweeney — Craig Daily Press
*1980 — John Sheldon — Alamosa Valley Courier
1981 — Percy Conarroe — Louisville Times
*1982 — Ruth G. Lehman — Longmont Times-Call
1983 — Gibb Green — Windsor Beacon
1984 — Tom Betz — Lamar Daily News
1985 — Robert Rawlings — Pueblo Chieftain
1986 — Don Schlichting — Durango Herald
1987 — Robert Lombardi — Castle Rock Daily News-Press
1988 — Steve Haynes — Monte Vista Journal
1989 — Merle Baranczyk — Salida Mountain Mail
1990 — Barclay Jameson — Pueblo Chieftain
1991 — J.R. Thompson — Rocky Ford Gazette
1992 — Kay Turnbaugh — Nederland Mountain-Ear
1993 — Dennis Dressman — Rocky Mountain News
1994 — Jean Gray — The Haxtun-Fleming Herald
1995 — Bill Kezziah — The Monument Tribune
1996 — Barrie Hartman — Boulder Daily Camera
1997 — Bill Muldoon — Craig Daily Press
1998 — Jacque Scott — Golden Transcript
1999 — Richard Ballantine — Durango Herald
2000 — Jack Wyss — The Pueblo Chieftain
2001 — Ken Amundson — Lehman Communications
2002 — Dorothy Bland — Fort Collins Coloradoan
2003 — Suzanne Schlicht — Steamboat Pilot & Today
2004 — Suzy Meyer — Cortez Journal
2005 — Andy Stone — Colorado Mountain News Media
2006 — Randy Sunderland — Delta County Independent
2007 — Tom Bredehoft — The Flagler News
2008 — Steve Henson — The Pueblo Chieftain
2009 — Dean Lehman — Longmont Times-Call
2010 — Jeanette Chavez — The Denver Post
2011 — Bob Moore — Fort Collins Coloradoan
2012-13 — Brenda Brandt — The Holyoke Enterprise
2014 — Bryce Jacobson — The Greeley Tribune
2015 — Terri House — The Pagosa Springs Sun
2016 — Keith Cerny — Alamosa Valley Courier
2017 — Bart Smith — Greeley Tribune
2018 — Matt Lubich — Johnstown Breeze
2019 — Lisa Schlichtman — Steamboat Pilot & Today
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