Part II - Business, a supplement to the Big Rapids Pioneer Newspaper. Used with permission.



PAST CHAMBER PRESIDENTS

The presidents of the Mecosta County Area Chamber of Commerce

1935 - A.A. Worchester, Attorney

1936 - J.J. Hammer, Sinclair Oil

1937-38 - C.L. Scholler, Optometrist

1939 - Eugene Ward, Attorney

1940-41 - Don Worchester, Attorney

1942 - Russ Hagan, Gamble Store

1943 - Nuel N. Donley - Attorney

1944 - Loren Hanchett, Hanchett Company

1945 - Irving Kingsley, Kingsley Food Stores

1946 - Evar Swarvar, MichCon

1947 - Irving Kingsley, Kingsley's Food Store

1948 - Arthur Wilson, Wilson's Store

1949-50 - John Rosander, Rosander's Chevrolet

1951 - George Pratt, Big Rapids Greenhouse

1952 - Stan Maney, Maney's Jewelry Store

1953 - Stan Michael, Michael's Oil Company

1954 - Royal Klein, Klein's Furniture Store

1955 - Milton Kelly, Attorney

1956 - Frank Hall, Hall's Store

1957 - Gregory Cahill, Scott Store

1958 - John Keen, Wolverine Electric Co-Op

1959 - S. J. Turille, Ferris State College Instructor

1960 - Norman Silvernail, First National Bank

1961 - Carl M. Schuberg, Schuberg Agency

1962 - I.O. Gammons, Chiropractor

1963 - Lyle McCann, Big Rapids Finance Company

1964 - C.R. Losey, Michigan Cigar Company

1965 - Homer VanderKolk, Consumers Power Company

1966-67 - Robert Horan Jr., Triangle Auto Sales

1968 - Kenneth J. Hicks, Central Concrete Products

1969 - Lawrence J. Jensen, Dentist

1970-71 - Lawrence J. Brown, Rieth Riley Construction

1972 - Robert Evrin, College Inn Motel

1973 - Dave Hyde, Binney Auto Parts

1974 - Melvin Smith, First National Bank

1975 James Adams, AAA

1976 - John Ariss, Ariss Insurance Agency

1977 - Robert Stanton, Attorney
1978 - David Graham, The Family Room

1979 - James Bruskotter, The Pioneer

1980 - David Pickel, Central Michigan Bank

1981 - Tom Orlow, AAA

1981-82 - William Scheible, Ferrris State College

1982-83 - Gary Gilbert, Whistle Stop Restaurant

1984-85 - George Keen, SKE, Inc.

1986-88 - P. Martin Roshak, MichCon.

1989-90 - Robert J. Hampson Jr., Lerner & Associates

1991- Jack Batdorff, The Pioneer Group

1992 - Karl Linebaugh, Chemical Bank Central

1993 - Kay A. Smith, Kay A. Smith Communications

1994 - Rex Schuberg, Schuberg Insurance Agency 1995 - Tom Hogensen, Mecosta County General Hospital

1996 Sueann Walz, Mutual Savings Bank

1997 - Linda Stevens, PDS Phone Guide

1998 - Dan Hurley, Ferris State University

2000 - Deb Szot, Big Rapids Printing/Kopy Korner

2001 - Tom Everin, Individual

2002 - (Resigned July 2) John Hill, Big Rapids Public Schools

2002-July 2003 April- Chris Schwandt, Carter's Plus

2003-04 - Kevin Roe, Rogers Jewelers

2005 - John Norton, Pioneer Group

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