NDA Leadership
Past Presidents
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Honoring Our Past Presidents
For more than a century, the National Dental Association has been guided by visionary leaders whose dedication, courage, and commitment have advanced the cause of oral health equity and professional excellence.
A Legacy of Excellence
Our past presidents represent generations of dentists who have shaped the future of our profession, strengthened our communities, and upheld the values that define the NDA.
We honor their legacy, celebrate their achievements, and continue to build on the foundation they so powerfully laid.
NDA Past Presidents 1913-2024
Over a century of dedicated leadership and service to the dental profession
- 1913-1918David A. Ferguson
- 1918-1920Charles H. Dunstan
- 1920-1922Stephen J. Lewis
- 1922-1923J. Mercer G. Ramsey
- 1923-1924Isaac M. Lawrence
- 1924-1926William B. Reed
- 1926-1928George H. Butcher
- 1928-1929A. Otis Reid
- 1929-1930Henry A. McAllister
- 1930-1932Ellwood D. Downing
- 1932-1933David A. Ferguson
- 1933-1934Melanethon D. Wiseman
- 1934-1935Charles W. Dorsey
- 1935-1936William B. Reed
- 1936-1937Jackson L. Davis
- 1937-1938Reginald E. Beamon
- 1938-1939Simmons C. Hamilton
- 1939-1940Waldo J. Howard
- 1940-1941J. Leroy Baxter
- 1941-1942Leon A. Reid
- 1942-1944William O. Claytor
- 1944-1946Donley H. Turpin
- 1946-1947Robert H. Thomas
- 1947-1948Ernest W. Taggert
- 1948-1949Russell A. Dixon
- 1949-1950William D. Giles
- 1950-1951Martin L. Walton
- 1951-1952William M. Springer
- 1952-1953Audley M. Mackel
- 1953-1954Clarence L. Thomas
- 1954-1955James E. Carter, Jr.
- 1955-1956James. E. Bowman
- 1956-1957Leroy W. R. Gates
- 1957-1958Harry T. Penn
- 1958-1959Charles E. Williams, Sr.
- 1959-1960H. Medley Proffitt
- 1960-1961William K. Elliott
- 1961-1962James B. Singleton, Jr.
- 1962-1963Richard Layne, Sr.
- 1963-1964Matthew Mitchell
- 1964-1965William J. Walker, Sr.
- 1965-1966H. Raymond Primas
- 1966-1967James A. Catchings
- 1967-1968Frank E. Chowning
- 1968-1969James C. Wallace, Jr.
- 1969-1970James W. Holley, III
- 1970-1971Clyde R. Broadus
- 1971-1972Robert W. Smith
- 1972-1973Eddie G. Smith, Jr.
- 1973-1974Manning W. Rosemond
- 1974-1975Frank L. Shuford
- 1975-1976Charles E. Williams, Jr.
- 1976-1977Harvey Webb, Jr.
- 1977-1978Walter Tucker
- 1978-1979James E. Lassiter, Jr.
- 1979-1980Walker Moore
- 1980-1981Elisha R. Richardson
- 1981-1982Wilfred Ralph
- 1982-1983Stanley A. Boucree
- 1983-1984John E. Maupin, Jr.
- 1984-1985Alvin O. Walker
- 1985-1986Roosevelt Brown
- 1986-1987J. Arthur Kelly
- 1988-1989Hugo A. Owens
- 1989James H. Henderson, Sr.
- 1990William H. Gibson, Jr.
- 1991Joseph J. Oliver, Jr.
- 1992Joel V. Turner
- 1993Eugene J. Jordan
- 1994Chester A. Aikens
- 1995Winthrop A. Holder
- 1996Stephen B. Towns
- 1997Hazel J. Harper
- 1998Joseph S. Gay
- 1999Cynthia E. Hodge
- 2000Franklyn Scott
- 2001Edward R. Scott, II
- 2002Gregory A. Stoute
- 2003Romell J. Madison
- 2004Joy A. Jordan
- 2005Aljernon J. Bolden
- 2006Leslie E. Grant
- 2007Robin R. Daniel
- 2008Nathan L. Fletcher
- 2009Michael F. Battle
- 2010Walter R. Owens
- 2011Sheila R. Brown
- 2012Roy L. Irons
- 2013Edward H. Chappelle, Jr.
- 2014Alison P. Riddle-Fletcher
- 2015Carrie B. Brown
- 2016Judy Greenlea Taylor
- 2017Kim B. Perry
- 2018Joe D. O'Neal
- 2019John T. Daniels. II
- 2020Sheila L. Armstrong
- 2021Pamela Alston
- 2022Cheryl Y. Lee-Butler
- 2023Marlon D. Henderson
- 2024Nicole Cheek