VSOA History
This anecdotal history, with photos, was written by Eric Evans in celebration of VSOA's 50th birthday in 2013. Thanks Eric.....great job!
Past VSOA Presidents
1962 - Fred Streeter
1964 - Harold Boyden
1966 - Harry Loyzelle
1968 - Stewart Schmidt
1970 - Norman Messier
1972 - Richard Brown
1974 - Richard Stewart
1976 - John Witalec
1978 - Bob Parro
1980 - Fran Jaquith
1982 - Charles Memoe
1984 - Conrad Waite
1986 - Dan Adams
1988 - Jon Ratti
1990 - Jim Kiehle
1992 - Don Finck
1994 - John Stetzel
1996 - Tim Stewart
1998 - Joe Menoff
2000 - Gunther Sihler
2002 - George Cook
2004 - Randy Dewey
2006 - Dennis Miles
2008 - Joe Kamuda
2010 - Buster Kathan
2012 - Kirk Abrahamson
2014 - Eric Evans
2016 - Tom Cook
2018 - Bruce Schmidt
2020 - Jamie Falco
2022 - Pat Whalen
2024 - Carol Weston
1965 - Charles Jasman
1967 - Howard O'Neil
1969 - Bob Abrahamson
1971 - Richard Lumbra
1973 - Wade Mitchell
1975 - Gerald Gingras
1977 - Burns Page
1979 - Bill Duval
1981 - Mike Baker
1983 - Don Culver
1985 - Frank Martel
1987 - Bob Stevens
1989 - Joe O'Brien
1991 - Phil Acebo
1993 - Art Thompson
1995 - Steve Skilton
1997 - Dennis Filion
1999 - Spencer Noble
2001 - Dave Zehnacker
2003 - Rick Desorda
2005 - Dave Rousselle
2007 - Mike Kinsler
2009 - John Woodruff
2011 - Andy Gingras
2013 - B. Scott West
2015 - Jessica Christian
2017 - Dave Barra
2019 - Sonja Duncan
2021 - Bob Richardson
2023 - Carol Weston
2025 - Peter Boyd
Secretary/Treasurers
1962-1963 Stew Schmidt
1963-64 to 1977-78 Fred Streeter
1978-79 to 1985-86 Jim McWilliam
1986-87 to 1994-95 Bill Duval
1995-96 to 2012-13 Pete Roach
2013-14 to 2014-15 Miles Etter
2015-16 Terry Harlow
2016-17 to present Joe Gonillo
VSOA Founders
Harold Boyden
Hal Grieg
Charlie Jasman
Howie O'Neil
Dean Rippon
Stew Schmidt
Don Soderberg
Fred Streeter