A Gathering of USWCA Presidents
An unprecedented gathering of former Presidents of the USWCA took place at the 2012 Fall Meeting in September in Madison, WI. Then current President Bridget Matzke (seated, second from the right) welcomed fourteen former Presidents during the Board of Representatives Meeting on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Many of these dedicated women continue to work for the organization to support the Mission.
Front Row Seated L-R: Bonnie Dixon, '08-'09, Peg Jacobs, '88-'89, Bridget Matzke, '12-'13, Diane Firari, '76-'77
Middle Row L-R: Doris Eberlein '84-'85, Jennifer Stannard '09-'10, Judy Maier, '96-'97, Carla Casper, '00-'01, Nancy Seitz, '10-'11, Anne Robertson, '97-'98, Janet Farr, '02-'03
Back Row L-R: Margie Knitter, '04-'05, Maureen Guay, '11-'12, Donna Purkey, '94-'95, Star Pfiffner, '06-'07
* denotes deceased
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Name |
Club |
Date |
* |
Bernie Roth |
Wauwatosa Granites |
1947-49 |
* |
Millie Kochs |
Indian Hill |
1949-50 |
* |
Kay French |
Wauwatosa Granites |
1950-51 |
* |
Bea Wentcher |
Glenview Witches |
1951-52 |
* |
Helen Hill |
The Country Club |
1952-53 |
* |
Mary Tobin |
Milwaukee Curling Club |
1953-54 |
* |
Beulah Fitzgerald |
Utica Glengarries |
1954-55 |
* |
Ellen Sprowl |
Skokie Thistles |
1955-56 |
* |
Marge Siebert |
Winchester Wicks |
1956-57 |
* |
MaryLou Freytag |
Exmoor Highlanders |
1957-58 |
* |
Bee Evans |
Appleton Tam O'Shanter's |
1958-59 |
* |
May Jackson |
The Country Club |
1959-60 |
* |
Florence Setchell |
Waltham Curlerettes |
1960-61 |
* |
Marion Leifer |
Madison Torries |
1961-62 |
* |
Gert Kittredge |
Brae Burn Country Club |
1962-63 |
* |
Tea Long |
Glenview Witches |
1963-64 |
* |
Marian Bruett |
Wauwatosa Granites |
1964-65 |
* |
Laura Swick |
Schenectady C.C. |
1965-66 |
* |
Helen Dixon |
Saddle & Cycle |
1966-67 |
* |
Florence Lindholm |
St. Paul C.C. |
1967-68 |
* |
Shirley Elwell |
Milwaukee Kilties |
1968-69 |
* |
Ruth Bridge |
The Country Club |
1969-70 |
* |
Jean Bulger |
Indian Hill Squaws |
1970-71 |
* |
Harriet Hahne Carlson |
Virginia C.C. |
1971-72 |
* |
Lois Schulenberg |
Appleton Tam O'Shanter's |
1972-73 |
* |
Connie Marsh Kelly |
Nutmeg Curling Club |
1973-74 |
* |
Isabel Pollen |
Chicago Heathers |
1974-75 |
|
Ruth Saranen |
Virginia Curling Club |
1975-76 |
|
Diane Taylor Firari |
Portage Tartans |
1976-77 |
* |
Bunny Porter |
Wellesley Curling Club |
1977-78 |
* |
Marylyn Rustman |
North Shore Curling Club |
1978-79 |
* |
Rose Marie Barton |
St. Paul Curling Club |
1979-80 |
* |
Mary Van Ess |
Wauwatosa Granites |
1980-81 |
* |
Renee Spencer |
Winchester Country Club |
1981-82 |
* |
Jean Farner |
Mayfield Country Club |
1982-83 |
|
Dorothy Ensign |
Duluth Curling Club |
1983-84 |
|
Doris Eberlein |
Wausau Highlanders |
1984-85 |
* |
Anne Winslow |
The Country Club |
1985-86 |
* |
Ann Brown |
Exmoor Country Club |
1986-87 |
* |
Winnie Bloomquist |
Drayton C.C. |
1987-88 |
|
Peggy Jacobs |
Blackhawk Brooms |
1988-89 |
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Joanne Owens |
Nutmeg Curling Club |
1989-90 |
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Barbara Moses |
Chicago Heathers |
1990-91 |
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Rose Marie Lacher |
Virginia C.C. |
1991-92 |
* |
Audrey Peterson |
Madison Torries |
1992-93 |
|
Peggy Rotton |
Utica Glengarries |
1993-94 |
* |
Donna Purkey |
Chicago Heathers |
1994-95 |
* |
Margaret Otto |
Arden Hills Cairn Lassies |
1995-96 |
|
Judy Maier |
Kettle Moraine Kettles |
1996-97 |
|
Anne Robertson |
The Country Club |
1997-98 |
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Georgia West |
Exmoor Country Club |
1998-99 |
* |
Isobel Rapaich |
Duluth Curling Club |
1999-00 |
* |
Carla Casper |
Green Bay Curling Club |
2000-01 |
* |
Judy Melzer |
Chesapeake Curling Club |
2001-02 |
|
Janet Farr |
Cleveland Curling Club |
2002-03 |
* |
Shirley Coe |
Curl Mesabi |
2003-04 |
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Margie Knitter |
Milwaukee Curling Club |
2004-05 |
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Flo Springstead |
Albany Curling Club |
2005-06 |
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Star Pfiffner |
North Shore Curling Club |
2006-07 |
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Linda Draper |
Granite Curling Club |
2007-08 |
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Bonnie Dixon |
Kettle Moraine Curling Club |
2008-09 |
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Jennifer Stannard |
Nutmeg Curling Club |
2009-10 |
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Nancy Seitz |
Cleveland Curling Club |
2010-11 |
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Maureen Guay |
Arden Hills Cairn Lassies |
2011-12 |
|
Bridget Matzke |
Madison Curling Club |
2012-13 |
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Shelley Dropkin |
Broomstones Curling Club |
2013-14 |
* |
Jeannie Borland |
Mayfield Curling Club |
2014-15 |
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Donna Pearson |
Grand Forks Curling Club |
2015-16 |
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Carol Stevenson |
Kettle Moraine Curling Club |
2016-17 |
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Dawn Gutro |
Broomstones Curling Club |
2017-18 |
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Martha Mazzarella |
Bowling Green Curling Club |
2018-19 |
|
Karen Brattesani |
Granite Curling Club |
2019-20 |
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Beth Lepping |
Madison Curling Club |
2020-21 |
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Naida Leslie |
Nutmeg Curling Club |
2021-22 |
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Leslie McGregor |
Chicago Curling Club |
2022-23 |