IACP Past Presidents
In 2015, the IACP began recording the experiences of the IACP Past Presidents in order to preserve the history of the organization. Each Past President described their time in office including what made them want to run for IACP President and what was the most challenging part of their presidency. To view these stories, click on the blue hyperlinked names.
IACP Past Presidents
IACP Past Presidents
Wade
Carpenter
Immediate Past President
2023-2024
John
Letteney (Ret.)
Thomasville, GA
2022-2023
Dwight E.
Henninger
Vail, CO
2021-2022
Cynthia E.
Renaud
Santa Monica, CA
2020-2021
Steven R.
Casstevens
Buffalo Grove, IL
2019-2020
Paul M.
Cell
Montclair, NJ
2018-2019
Louis M.
Dekmar
LaGrange, GA
2017-2018
Donald W.
De Lucca
Doral, FL
2016-2017
Terrence M.
Cunningham
Wellesley, MA
2015-2016
Richard M.
Beary
Orlando, FL
2014-2015
Yousry (Yost)
Zakhary
Woodway, TX
2013-2014
Craig
Steckler
Fremont, California
2012-2013
Walter
McNeil
Quincy, Florida
2011-2012
Mark
Marshall
Smithfield, Virginia
2010-2011
Michael J.
Carroll
West Goshen, Pennsylvania
2009-2010
Russell
Laine
Algonquin, Illinois
2008-2009
Ronald C.
Ruecker
Sherwood, Oregon
2007-2008
Joseph
Carter
Boston, Massachusetts
2006-2007
Mary Ann
Viverette
Gaithersburg, Maryland
2005-2006
Joseph G.
Estey
Hartford, Vermont
2004-2005
Joseph
Polisar
Garden Grove, California
2003-2004
Joseph
Samuels
Richmond, California
2002-2003
William B.
Berger
North Miami Beach, Florida
2001-2002
Bruce D.
Glasscock
Plano, Texas
2000-2001
Michael D.
Robinson
Michigan State Police
1999-2000
Ronald S.
Neubauer
St. Peters, Missouri
1998-1999
Bobby D.
Moody
Marietta, Georgia
1997-1998
Darrell L.
Sanders
Frankfort, Illinois
1996-1997
David G.
Walchak
Concord, New Hampshire
1995-1996
John T.
Whetsel
Choctaw, Oklahoma
1994-1995
Sylvester
Daughtry
Greensboro, North Carolina
1993-1994
Steven R.
Harris
Redmond, Washington
1992-1993
C. Roland
Vaughn
Conyers, Georgia
1991-1992
Lee P.
Brown
New York, New York
1990-1991
Charles A.
Gruber
Elgin, Illinois
1989-1990
Charles D.
Reynolds
Dover, New Hampshire
1988-1989
Joe D.
Casey
Nashville, Tennessee
1987-1988
Robert W.
Landon
Helena, Montana
1986-1987
John J.
Norton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1985-1986
Thomas J.
Sardino
Syracuse, New York
1984-1985
Howard L.
Runyon
Longhill Township, New Jersey
1983-1984
Leo
Callahan
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1982-1983
James P.
Damos
University City, Missouri
1981-1982
William F.
Quinn
Newton, Massachusetts
1980-1981
Joseph S.
Dominelli
Rotterdam, New York
1979-1980
Wilson E.
Speir
Austin, Texas
1978-1979
Howard C.
Shook
Levittown, Pennsylvania
1977-1978
Edward M.
Davis
Los Angeles, California
1976-1977
Richard C.
Clement
Toms River, New Jersey
1975-1976
Rocky
Pomerance
Miami Beach, Florida
1974-1975
Francis B.
Looney
Nassau, New York
1973-1974
Don R.
Derning
Winnetka, Illinios
1972-1973
George A.
Murphy
Oneida, New York
1971-1972
John R.
Shyrock
Kettering, Ohio
1970-1971
Curtis
Brostron
St. Louis, Missouri
1969-1970
Thomas J.
Cahill
San Francisco, California
1968-1969
Leonard G.
Lawrence
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1967-1968
William H.
Morris
Springfield, Illinois
1966-1967
Philip
Purcell
Newton, Massachusetts
1965-1966
Herbert T.
Jenkins
Atlanta, Georgia
1964-1965
Daniel S. C.
Liu
Honolulu, Hawaii
1963-1964
Stanley R.
Schrotel
Cincinnati, Ohio
1962-1963
Frank A.
Sweeney
Jenkinstown, Pennsylvania
1961-1962
Robert V.
Murray
Washington, District of Columbia
1960-1961
C. W.
Woodson
Richmond, Virginia
1959-1960
Alfred T.
Smalley
Highland Park, New Jersey
1958-1959
John D.
Holstrom
Berkeley, California
1957-1958
George A.
Otlewis
Chicago, Illinois
1956-1957
Walter E.
Headley
Miami, Florida
1955-1956
I. B.
Bruce
Colorado Spring, Colorado
1954-1955
Carl F.
Hansson
Dallas, Texas
1953-1954
Cyrille
Leblanc
Gardner, Massachusetts
1952-1953
Emile E.
Bugnon
Wood Ridge, New Jersey
1951-1952
Walter F.
Anderson
Raleigh, North Carolina
1950-1951
John M.
Gleason
Greenwich, Connecticut
1949-1950
Homer
Garrison
Austin, Texas
1948-1949
Charles W.
Dullea
San Francisco, California
1947-1948
T. P.
Sullivan
Chicago, Illinois
1946-1947
Fred A.
Roff
Morristown, New Jersey
1945-1946
D. Colburn
Draper
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1944-1945
Michael F.
Morrissey
Indianapolis, Indiana
1943-1944
Joseph T.
Owens
Rome, New York
1942-1943
Donald S.
Leonard
Detroit, Michigan
1941-1942
Ernest W.
Brown
Washington, District of Columbia
1940-1941
Robert B.
Jordan
Richmond, Virginia
1939-1940
William
Quinn
San Francisco, California
1938-1939
George
Reyer
New Orleans, Louisiana
1937-1938
Leon V.
Jenkins
Portland, Oregon
1936-1937
Andrew J.
Kavanaugh
Wilmington, Delaware
1935-1936
Peter J.
Siccardi
Hackensack, New Jersey
1934-1935
Charles A.
Wheeler
Bridgeport, Connecticut
1933-1934
Alfred
Seymour
Lansing, Michigan
1932-1933
Hugh D.
Harper
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1931-1932
Joseph A.
Gerk
St. Louis, Missouri
1930-1931
Philip T.
Bell
Kearney, New Jersey
1929-1930
James L.
Beavers
Atlanta, Georgia
1928-1929
John A. Curry
John A. Curry
Niagara Falls, New York
1927-1928
Daniel J.
O'Brien
San Francisco, California
1926-1927
Samuel J.
Dickson
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1925-1926
Albert A.
Carroll
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1924-1925
William P.
Rutledge
Detroit, Michigan
1923-1924
Philip T.
Smith
New Haven, Connecticut
1922-1923
August
Vollmer
Berkley, California
1921-1922
Joseph M.
Quigley
Rochester, New York
1919-1921
Michael T.
Long
Newark, New Jersey
1917-1919
Michael
Regan
Buffalo, New York
1915-1917
Richard
Sylvester
Washington, District of Columbia
1901-1915
A. H.
Leslie
Washington, District of Columbia
1899-1901
J. T.
Janssen
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1897-1899
Benjamin P.
Eldridge
Boston, Massachusetts
1895-1897
Webber S.
Seavey
Omaha, Nebraska
1893-1895