MAS Officers and Founders
Here we honor the many MAS members that have served as officers of the society and those whose contributions to the society were exceptional they were awarded Founder Member status by the MAS Board.
MAS Founders
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Luverne Armfield | 1932 |
| Edward Halbach | 1965 |
| Ralph Buckstaff | 1948 |
| Herbert Cornell | 1961 |
| Walter Zinn | 1968 |
| A.R.(Ray) Ball | 1971 |
| William Albrecht | 1978 |
| Harvey Lindemann | 1980 |
| Philip Glaser | 1981 |
| Darrell Moore | 1986 |
| Fr. Milton Lange | 1988 |
| Jim Toeller | 1993 |
| Scott Jamieson | 2004 |
| Gerry Samolyk | 2004 |
| Thomas Schmidtkunz | 2004 |
| Brian Ganiere | 2015 |
| Gene Hanson | 2015 |
| Paul Borchardt | 2019 |
| John Asztalos | 2023 |
| Lee Keith | 2023 |
MAS Officers
| Year | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Observatory Director | Asst Obs Dir | Newsletter Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932-33 | E.A. de la Ruelle | Elizabeth Wight | Luverne Armfield | Luverne Armfield | - | ||
| 1933-34 | E.A. de la Ruelle | George Parkinson | Luverne Armfield | Frank Dieter | - | ||
| 1934-35 | George Parkinson | Ray Cooke | Luverne Armfield | Frank Dieter | - | ||
| 1935-36 | Ray Cooke | Herbert Cornell | Luverne Armfield | Ed Halbach | - | ||
| 1936-37 | Herbert Cornell | M.J.W. Phillips | Luverne Armfield | Ed Halbach | - | ||
| 1937-38 | Ed Halbach | M.J.W. Phillips | Luverne Armfield | Pauline Royt | Cornelius M. Prinslow | ||
| 1938-39 | Ed Halbach | M.J.W. Phillips | Luverne Armfield / Elizabeth Wight | A.R. Ball | Cornelius M. Prinslow | ||
| 1939-40 | M.J.W. Phillips | Elizabeth Wight | John Ball | A.R. Ball | Cornelius M. Prinslow | No Publication | |
| 1940-41 | M.J.W. Phillips | Elizabeth Wight | Robert Geise / Luverne Armfield | A.R. Ball | Cornelius M. Prinslow | No Publication | |
| 1941-42 | M.J.W. Phillips / Elizabeth Wight | Luverne Armfield | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | ||
| 1942-43 | Elizabeth Wight | Armfield / Cornell | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | ||
| 1943-44 | L.E. Peterson | Dr. Ross Bardell | Herbert Cornell | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | |
| 1944-45 | L.E. Peterson | Dr. Ross Bardell | Marie Antoli | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | |
| 1945-46 | L.E. Peterson | Dr. Ross Bardell | Herbert Cornell | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | |
| 1946-47 | Dr. Ross Bardell | Ralph Buckstaff | Marie Schoenke | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | |
| 1947-48 | Dr. Ross Bardell | Roy L. Dodd | Chas Sturtzen | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | |
| 1948-49 | Roy L. Dodd | Dr. Ross Bardell | Chas Sturtzen | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | No Publication | |
| 1949-50 | Roy L. Dodd | Roy Lee | Chas Sturtzen | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1950-51 | Roy Lee | Dr. Ross Bardell | Chas Sturtzen | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1951-52 | Roy Lee / Herbert Cornell | Dr. Ross Bardell | Chas Sturtzen | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1952-53 | Bill Albrecht | Chas Sturtzen | Marie Schoenke | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1953-54 | Ralph Buckstaff | Mary Ball | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1954-55 | Chas Sturtzen | Elizabeth Wight | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1955-56 | William Konig | Arpad Elo | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht * | No Publication |
| 1956-57 | William Konig | Arpad Elo | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1957-58 | Richard Fink | Robert James | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | No Publication |
| 1958-59 | Richard Fink | Philip Glaser | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | Unknown |
| 1959-60 | Robert James / Richard Wend | Richard Wend | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht / Bob James | Unknown |
| 1960-61 | Richard Wend | Carl Matthies | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Richard Wend | Unknown |
| 1961-62 | Bill Albrecht | Carl Matthies | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Len Schaefer | Joe Sara |
| 1962-63 | Alvin R. Klann | Bill Albrecht | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Len Schaefer | Joe Sara |
| 1963-64 | Philip Glaser | Harry Pease | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Len Schaefer | Joe Sara |
| 1964-65 | Ralph Brichta | Stephan Kliman | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht ** | Joe Sara |
| 1965-66 | Ralph Brichta | Stephan Kliman | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | Joe Sara |
| 1966-67 | Ralph Brichta | Stephan Kliman | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | Joe Sara |
| 1967-68 | Harvey Lindemann | Bill Collins | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1968-69 | Harvey Lindemann | Bill Collins | Carolyn Kliman | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1969-70 | Bill Collins | Raymond Zit / Virgil Tangney | Carolyn Kliman / Mary Ann Tangney | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Bill Albrecht | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1970-71 | Bill Collins | Virgil Tangney | Mary Ann Tangney | A.R. Ball | Ed Halbach | Virgil Tangney | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1971-72 | Bill Collins | James Toeller | Mary Ann Tangney | Al Brouillette | Ed Halbach | Virgil Tangney | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1972-73 | Bill Collins | James Toeller | Mary Ann Tangney | Al Brouillette | Ed Halbach | Virgil Tangney | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1973-74 | James Toeller | Dr. Geo Wagner | Mary Ann Tangney | Anne Albrecht | Ed Halbach | Virgil Tangney | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1974-75 | James Toeller | Virgil Tangney | Mary Ann Tangney | Anne Albrecht | Ed Halbach | Virgil Tangney | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1975-76 | Virgil Tangney | Tom Renner | Kathie Collins | Anne Albrecht | Ed Halbach | Virgil Tangney | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1976-77 | Tom Renner | Harvey Kuehn | Kathie Collins | Anne Albrecht | Ray Zit & Robert James | Virgil Tangney | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1977-78 | Dwight Harris | Tom Renner | Mary Ann Tangney | Anne Albrecht | Ray Zit | Dwight Harris | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1978-79 | Dwight Harris | Franscisco Roldan | Mary Ann Tangney | James Toeller | Ray Zit | Dwight Harris | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1979-80 | Franscisco Roldan | Jim Greenwald | Mary Ann Tangney | James Toeller | Ray Zit | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1980-81 | Franscisco Roldan | Jim Greenwald | Mary Ellen Fromm | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1981-82 | Franscisco Roldan | Dan Fromm | Mary Ellen Fromm | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1982-83 | Franscisco Roldan | Eileen Korenic | William Tuerck | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1983-84 | Peter Smitka | Eileen Korenic | Brian Ganiere | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1984-85 | Peter Smitka | Eileen Korenic | Brian Ganiere | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1985-86 | Dan Koehler | Sharon Mason | Brian Ganiere | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1986-87 | Dan Koehler | Richard Wiesen | Karen Wesener | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1987-88 | Dan Koehler | Richard Wiesen | Karen Wesener | James Toeller | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1988-89 | Richard Wiesen | Matt McNeely | Karen Wesener | Dan Koehler | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1989-90 | Richard Wiesen | Matt McNeely | Karen Wesener | Dan Koehler | Gerry Samolyk | John Asztalos | LeRoy Simandl |
| 1990-91 | Richard Wiesen | Matt McNeely | Dorothy Kube | Dan Koehler | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Tom Gill & Matthew McNeeley |
| 1991-92 | Richard Wiesen | Matt McNeely | Dorothy Kube | Dan Koehler | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Tom Gill & Matthew McNeeley |
| 1992-93 | Richard Wiesen | Matt McNeely | Dorothy Kube | Dan Koehler | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Tom Gill & Matthew McNeeley |
| 1993-94 | Matt McNeely | Tim Burrus | Dorothy Kube | Martin Brunet | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Tom Gill |
| 1994-95 | Matt McNeely | Jim Kube | Mary Ann Tangney | Martin Brunet | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Ernie Mastroianni / Dan Koehler |
| 1995-96 | Lee Keith | Martin Brunet | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Dan Koehler | ||
| 1996-97 | Lee Keith | Bill Jollie | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Lee Keith | Scott Jamieson | Margret Warner | Dan Yanko | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Rudy Poklar |
| 1998-99 | Scott Jamieson | Lee Keith | Margret Warner | Dan Yanko | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Rudy Poklar |
| 1999-2000 | Scott Jamieson | Lee Keith | Margret Warner | Dan Yanko | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Rudy Poklar |
| 2000-01 | Scott Jamieson | Lee Keith | Margret Warner | Dan Yanko | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Rudy Poklar |
| 2001-02 | Scott Jamieson | Lee Keith | Henry Gerner | Dan Yanko | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Rudy Poklar |
| 2002-03 | Scott Jamieson | Vern Hoag | Henry Gerner | Dan Yanko | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Gary Parson |
| 2003-04 | Scott Jamieson | Vern Hoag | Henry Gerner | Chris Weber | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Gary Parson |
| 2004-05 | Bob Manske | Steve Diesso | Henry Gerner | Chris Weber | Gerry Samolyk | Paul Borchardt | Jerry Bialoznski |
| 2005-06 | Paul Borchardt | Steve Diesso | Henry Gerner | Brian Ganiere | Gerry Samolyk | Henry Gerner | Jerry Bialoznski / Neil Simmons |
| 2006-07 | Steve Diesso | Dave Weier | Henry Gerner | Brian Ganiere | Gerry Samolyk | Henry Gerner | Neil Simmons |
| 2007-08 | Steve Diesso | Rebecca Sher | Henry Gerner | Brian Ganiere | Gerry Samolyk | Henry Gerner | Neil Simmons / Rebecca Sher |
| 2008-09 | Steve Diesso | Rebecca Sher | Henry Gerner | Brian Ganiere | Gerry Samolyk | Henry Gerner | Rebecca Sher |
| 2009-10 | Neil Simmons | Tim Burrus | Henry Gerner | Dan Yanko | Gerry Samolyk | Henry Gerner | Rebecca Sher / Bob Manske |
| 2010-11 | ------------ | Brian Ganiere | Lana Silke | Neil Simmons | Gerry Samolyk | Henry Gerner | Virgil & Merri Tangney |
| 2011-12 | Henry Gerner | Brian Ganiere | Agnes Keszler | Neil Simmons | Gerry Samolyk | Russell Chabot | Tamas Kriska |
| 2012-13 | Henry Gerner | Brian Ganiere | Agnes Keszler | Neil Simmons | Gerry Samolyk | Russell Chabot | Tamas Kriska |
| 2013-14 | Scott Jamieson | Brian Ganiere | Agnes Keszler | Russell Chabot | Gene Hanson | Jill Roberts | Tamas Kriska |
| 2014-15 | Scott Jamieson | Brian Ganiere | Agnes Keszler | Dennis Roscoe | Gene Hanson | Jill Roberts | Tamas Kriska |
| 2015-16 | Scott Jamieson / Tamas Kriska | Sue Timlin | Agnes Keszler | Dennis Roscoe / Sue Timlin | Gene Hanson | Jill Roberts / Jeff Kraehnke | Tamas Kriska |
| 2016-17 | Tamas Kriska | Sue Timlin | Agnes Keszler | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt | Jill Roberts / Jeff Kraehnke | Tamas Kriska |
| 2017-18 | Tamas Kriska | Sue Timlin | Agnes Keszler | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt | Jeff Kraehnke | Tamas Kriska |
| 2018-19 | Tamas Kriska | Sue Timlin | Agnes Keszler | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt | Jeff Kraehnke | Tamas Kriska |
| 2019-20 | Tamas Kriska | Lee Keith | Agnes Keszler | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt | Jeff Kraehnke | Tamas Kriska |
| 2020-21 | Tamas Kriska | Lee Keith | Agnes Keszler | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt | Russ Blankenburg | Tamas Kriska |
| 2021-22 | Tamas Kriska | Jeff Kraehnke | Agnes Keszler | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt | Russ Blankenburg | Tamas Kriska |
| 2022-23 | Jill Roberts | Sue Timlin | Matthew Ryno | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt | Russ Blankenburg / Lee Keith | Matthew Ryno |
| 2023-24 | Jill Roberts | Sue Timlin | Matthew Ryno | Sue Timlin | Paul Borchardt/Lee Keith | Russ Blankenburg / Lee Keith | Matthew Ryno |
| 2024-25 | Mathew Ryno | Russ Blankenburg | Brian Ganiere | John Koors | Lee Keith | Russ Blankenburg | Matthew Ryno |
** Starting in 64-65, Albrecht's position was Observatory Grounds, Buildings, Plans. Effectively, he was the Assistant Observatory Director.