NIYA Officers

From 1922 to the Present

NIYA Presidents & Commodores (1922–Present)

YearPresident / Commodore
1922Chris Meyer
1923E.C. Waller Jr.
1924No meeting
1925C. Van Dyke
1926John Buckstaff
1927R. Wells
1928C.F. Laper
1929No records
1930H. Powelk
1931Simson
1932No meeting
1933Perry Fess
1934Starke Meyer
1935Fred Jungbluth
1936Fred Jungbluth
1937Ben Lampert
1938Ben Lampert
1939Ben Lampert
1940Ben Lampert
1941James Kimberly
1942James Kimberly
1943–1946World War II – No Commodore Listed
1947Melville C. Jones
1948Eugene C. Rettke
1949Howard Parker
1950O.T. Havey
1951O.T. Havey
1952Howard Boston
1953William Perrigo
1954Jack Moran
1955Gene Leichty
1956Harvey Hayes
1957Gerry Scott
1958Robert Brenneke
1959Robert Brenneke
1960Art Frank
1961Elmer A. Millenbach
1962Robert Pegel
1963Harley Disbrow Jr.
1964Wallace E. Cross
1965Roger Derusha
1966Bill Mattison
1967Bernie Swindeman
1968David Rosten
1969LaMarr Lundberg
1970Paul Krueger
1971Tim Fredman
1972Roger Derusha
1973Dick Slates
1974Bob Bjorkland
1975Jim Smith
1976Lorne Sherry
1977Jere Sullivan
1978Arlan LaFortune
1979Arlan LaFortune
1980Bill McCormick
1981Joe Norton
1982Joe Norton
1983Greg Whitehorse
1984Burley Brellenthin
1985Jane Pegel
1986Chuck Miller
1987Iver Johnson
1988Bill Dale
1989Dan Bierman
1990Dave Nelson
1991Fritz Button
1992Tom Hyslop
1993Steve Schalk
1994Bill Hanson
1995Lou Loenneke
1996Lloyd Angwall
1997Dave Lallier
1998Ron Rosten
1999Jim Nordhaus
2000Jeff Seeboth
2001Peter Lundt
2002Jeff Lallier
2003Jerry Simon
2004Rick Hennig
2005Bob Cave
2006Bob Cave
2007Jay Yaeso
2008Tim McCormick
2009Chip Sawyer
2010Geoff Sobering
2011Rick Pappas
2012Greg Simon
2013Greg Simon
2014Ken Whitehorse
2015Mike Peters
2016Mike Peters
2017Mike Peters
2018Mike Peters
2019Mike Peters
2020Mike Jankowski
2021Vacant
2022Vacant
2023Vacant
2024Vacant
2025Mike Derusha
2026Daniel Hearn

NIYA Secretary/Treasurers

Unlike the annually elected Commodores, Secretary/Treasurers often served for extended periods, providing continuity to the Northwestern Ice Yachting Association’s operations. Below is a historical list of those who served in that role.

  • C.H. Marquart (1922–1926)
  • C.J. Meyer (1927–1934)
  • O. Lyman Dwight (1935–1940)
  • Frank A. Myers (1941–1953)
  • Jack Moran (1954)
  • Gloria Melges (1955–1959)
  • Jim Robinson (1960)
  • Gale Bennett (1961)
  • Cora Millenbach (1962–1974)
  • Paul Krueger (1975–2016)
  • Steve Schalk (2017–Present)