History
AAPL unites close to 12,000 landmen and land professionals through 38 affiliated local associations across North America. We encourage fair trading terms that work in the interest of all parties, wise utilization of natural resources, and responsible stewardship of the land's surface.
EVOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENTS
1955 George Foster Brown*
1956 Miller Waggoner*
1957 Hamilton Rogers*
1958 Thomas G. Keliher*
1959 M. W. Hankinson*
1960 Ralph L. Cormany*
1961 George R. Bixler*
1962 Haden J. Upchurch, CPL*
1963 James A. Walker*
1964 Arthur S. Berger*
1965 James W. Beavers Jr., CPL*
1966 Robert G. Furse*
1967 Robert A. Mosbacher*
1968 Rex E. Tarr*
1969 Tom S. Yancey, CPL*
1970 J. Herb Hughes*
1971 E. N. Litman*
1972 C. J. Caskey, CPL
1973 William C. Albright*
1974 Allen Cook, CPL
1975 Wayne A. Blankenship Jr., CPL*
1976 Bernard L. House, CPL*
1977 J. F. Womack, CPL*
1978 Harold D. Carter, CPL
1979 D. L. (Don) Simasko, CPL
1980 E. J. (Gene) Wentworth, CPL*
1981 D. Calvin Blue Jr., CPL*
1982 Roland F. Champion, CPL*
1983 Harry Raney, CPL*
1984 Max H. Ernest III, CPL*
1985 Omer R. Humble, CPL*
1986 Jim L. Hanna, CPL*
1987 C. Phil Fleming, CPL*
1988 Frank J. Bavendick, CPL*
1989 James M. Perkins Jr., CPL/ESA
1990 Horace E. Rowold, CPL*
1991 Lee J. Molesworth, CPL/ESA
1992 Jack Sweeney, CPL
1993 James P. McGowen, CPL
1994 Willard B. Simmons Jr., CPL
1995 Russell W. Hawkins, CPL
1996 Leon Hirsch, CPL
1997 Donald L. Clark, CPL
1998 David R. Cape, CPL
1999 Carl A. Schellinger, CPL*
2000 Eric K. Hanson, CPL/ESA*
2001 Michael O. Conley, CPL
2002 Scott L. Stone, CPL
2003 S. Craig Young, CPL
2004 Harold J. Anderson, CPL/ESA
2005 David N. Frye, CPL
2006 Knute H. Lee Jr., CPL*
2007 M. Craig Clark, CPL
2008 Marshall E. Lochausen, CPL
2009 G. Rimmer Covington, CPL
2010 Steven D. Wentworth, CPL
2011 Jack C. Richards, CPL
2012 Jim R. Dewbre, CPL
2013 M. Don Key, CPL
2014 Roger A. Soape, CPL
2015 Marc R. Strahn, CPL
2016 Pamela D. Feist, CPL
2017 David W. Miller, CPL
2018 Michel E. Curry, CPL
2019 Jay W. Beavers III, CPL
2020 Lester A. Zitkus, CPL
2021 James T. Devlin, CPL
2022 Carl D. Campbell, CPL
2023 J. Brooks Yates, CPL
2024 Nancy C. McCaskell, CPL
2025 Kyle B. Reynolds, CPL
*deceased
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
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YEAR |
PRESIDENT | 1ST VP | 2ND VP | 3RD VP | SECRETARY | TREASURER |
| 1955 | George Foster Brown* | Miller Waggoner* | Tillson D. Craft | Robert E. Barnard | Ernest S. Wells, Jr. | Owen F. Stevens |
| 1956 | Miller Waggoner* | Hamilton Rogers* | Robert K. Summy | Jack W. Prothro | W. Paul Miller | William B. Beale |
| 1957 | Hamilton Rogers* | Paul M. Pope, Jr. | Emmet C. Wilson | S. W. Blount, III | Don Woodward* | W. Paul Miller |
| 1958 | Thomas G. Kelliher* | William H. Laird | Joseph H. Ware, Jr. | Robert M. Garst* | Don D. Ford | Charles G. Cary |
| 1959 | M. W. Hankinson* | Ralph L. Cormany* | Robert M. Garst* | John H. Folks | Ed Q. Smith | L. A. Bal |
| 1960 | Ralph L. Cormany* | George R. Bixler* | Emmett Williams | E. E. Gilbert | C. M. Cook | Dudley Couvillon |
| 1961 | George R. Bixler* | Haden J. Upchurch* | James A. Walker* | Robert N. Gadbois | Warren D. Henderson | Gerald E. Gotschall |
| 1962 | Haden J. Upchurch* | James A. Walker* | Jack M. West | Jack G. McQueen | Arthur E. Smith, Jr. | David M. Dayvault |
| 1963 | James A. Walker* | Arthur S. Berger* | John H. Folks | James W. Beavers, Jr.* | Herbert S. Harry | Clyde Parker |
| 1964 | Arthur S. (Art) Berger* | James W. Beavers, Jr.* | W. E. Farrar | Gerald E. Gotschall | Frank P. Castleberry | Joseph F. Hildebrand |
| 1965 | James W. Beavers, Jr.* | Robert G. Furse* | W. G Rogers, Jr. | Walter A. Perrin | Byron M. Rankin, Jr.* | James B. Bexley |
| 1966 | Robert G. Furse* | Robert A. Mosbacher* | H. F. Boles* | John Herbert Hughes* | Maynard W. Rafferty | George H. Ketchum |
| 1967 | Robert A. Mosbacher* | Rex E. Tarr* | Thomas S. Yancey* | Maynard W. Rafferty | Otis B. Trepagnier | Robert W. Armstrong |
| 1968 | Rex E. Tarr* | Thomas S. Yancey* | C. M. Van Zandt* | William C. Albright* | Arthur S. Brewster | M. Slayton Ermey |
| 1969 | Thomas S. Yancey* | John Herbert Hughes* | T. Verne Dwyer* | T. S. Cate | Glen Berger | James S. Young |
| 1970 | John Herbert Hughes* | E. N. Litman* | Tom Roberts | C. J. Caskey* | Charles S. Simpson | W. E. Golden |
| 1971 | E. N. Litman* | C. J. Caskey* | E. C. Lelouis | Warren F. Young | Richard D. Wagner | Jim W. Patterson* |
| 1972 | C. J. Caskey* | William C. Albright* | M. L. Posey, Jr. | Glen Burroughs | Charles E. Titus | Arnold D. Dethrow |
| 1973 | William C. Albright* | Allen Cook | Joe H. Cox | D. L. Simasko | Donald C. Apeland | Philip M. Keeley |
| 1974 | Allen Cook | Wayne A. Blankenship, Jr.* | Donald C. Apeland | E. J. Wentworth* | Bernard L. House* | Max H. Ernest, III* |
| 1975 | Wayne A. Blankenship, Jr.* | Bernard L. House* | J. F. Womack* | Jack R. Andrews | James M. White | Richard L. Sias |
| 1976 | Bernard L. House* | J. F. Womack* | William A. Cunningham | V. Ross Brown | Robert H. Northington | Dick Mason, III |
| 1977 | J. F. Womack* | Harold D. Carter | Franklin J. Bavendick* | Bobby L. Leach | D. Calvin Blue, Jr.* | Roland F. Champion* |
| 1978 | Harold D. Carter | D. L. Simasko | Gale C. Miller | Frank K. Young | Joe France* | Raymond S. Blunk |
| 1979 | D. L. Simasko | E. J. Wentworth* | James E. O'Byrne | B. J. Kilpatrick | Omer R. Humble* | Kenneth R. Good |
| 1980 | E. J. Wentworth* | D. Calvin Blue, Jr.* | T. B. Wilcox, III | Max H. Ernest, III* | George T. Warren | D. K. Galtney |
| 1981 | D. Calvin Blue, Jr.* | Roland F. Champion* | Jack R. Andrews | James E. Chaput | Charles C. Stanford | Edwin T. Stitt |
| 1982 | Roland F. Champion* | Harry Raney* | Joan Burk | H. E. Way | Horace E. Rowold* | Jacob I. Morrow |
| 1983 | Harry Raney* | Max H. Ernest, III* | Jim L. Hanna* | Don A. Nichols | Paul M. Thompson | C. Phil Fleming* |
| 1984 | Max H. Ernest, III* | Omer R. Humble* | James D. Collums | Charles M. Whitten | Thomas L. Hazen | John J. Prat, Jr. |
| 1985 | Omer R. Humble* | Jim L. Hanna* | Clifton Wilderspin | Maynard E. Robertson | Leon Hirsch | Lee J. Molesworth* |
| 1986 | Jim L. Hanna* | C. Phil Fleming* | Jack Brown | Nicola L. Carlson | Knute H. Lee, Jr. | Lowell W. Davis, Jr. |
| 1987 | C. Phil Fleming* | Frank J. Bavendick* | Lester J. Burkett | James C. Spradlin | Joseph A. Mayeaux | J. J. Sweeney |
| 1988 | Franklin J. Bavendick* | James Perkins, Jr. | Charles C. Stanford | Wilson H. Busby* | W. G. Van Bebber | H. James Whisnand |
| 1989 | James Perkins, Jr. | Horace E. Rowold* | James P. McGowen | John C. Krogmann, Jr. | Willard B. Simmons, Jr. | Martha Barnes |
| 1990 | Horace E. Rowold* | Lee J. Molesworth* | Tim R. Cumming | Beverly A. Cunningham | J. Fred Hambright* | Donald L. Clark |
| 1991 | Lee J. Molesworth* | J. J. Sweeney | Kenneth R. Good | G. Warren Thornell | Charles E. Still | Jerry K. Bramwell |
| 1992 | J. J. Sweeney | James P. McGowen | Russell W. Hawkins | Gary K. Montgomery | David L. Carnes | Allen T. Johnson |
| 1993 | James P. McGowen | Willard B. Simmons, Jr. | Knute H. Lee, Jr.* | Lynn V. Presley | David R. Cape | Paul D. Hall |
| 1994 | Willard B. Simmons, Jr. | Russell W. Hawkins | Jan T. Van Loon* | Bill H. Smith | Janin H. Jones | M. Don Key |
| 1995 | Russell W. Hawkins | Leon Hirsch | Alan H. Morgan | Robert N. Bergfeld | Owen Monty Barnhill | Carl A. Schellinger* |
| 1996 | Leon Hirsch | Donald L. Clark | Eric K. Hanson* | Kenneth R. Good | John Michael Richardson | Michael O. Conley |
| 1997 | Donald L. Clark | David R. Cape | Harold J. Anderson | Joe B. Thomas | Donna N. Keistler | Scott L. Stone |
| 1998 | David R. Cape | Carl A. Schellinger* | Pennye L. Conner | Jan T. Van Loon* | Jeanine Haller Piskurich | Robert J. Martin |
| 1999 | Carl A. Schellinger* | Eric K. Hanson* | Jane R. Crouch | Roger A. Soape | Georgia G. Kofoed | Peggy C. Kerr* |
| 2000 | Eric K. Hanson* | Michael O. Conley | S. Craig Young | Steven D. Wentworth | Roxanne Simpson | David N. Frye |
| 2001 | Michael O. Conley | Scott L. Stone | James K. Moore | William P. Moffitt | Lawrence J. Harrison, Jr. | Fred G. Seale, III |
| 2002 | Scott L. Stone | S. Craig Young | Richard R. Ryan | Stephen F. Pine | Gregory L. Jessup | M. Craig Clark |
| 2003 | S. Craig Young | Harold J. Anderson | James Couvillion | Pamela J. Reed | C. Rimmer Covington | Dale Douglas |
| 2004 | Harold J. Anderson | David N. Frye | Dora I. Soria | Douglas Black* | Michael M. Hinze | Jack C. Richards |
| 2005 | David N. Frye | Knute H. Lee, Jr.* | William F. Rex | James H. Warren | Arnold L. Schulberg | Marshall E. Lochausen |
| 2006 | Knute H. Lee, Jr.* | M. Craig Clark | J. E. Lefebvre | Lester A. Zitkus | Katherine S. Chalfant | David W. Miller |
| 2007 | M. Craig Clark | Marshall E. Lochausen | Richard A. Champion | Jim R. Dewbre | Gregory A. Zerkel | Curtis D. Horne |
| 2008 | Marshall E. Lochausen | G. Rimmer Covington | John E. Brown | Candace D. Robinson | Robert W. Hodge | Bryan E. Hennigan |
| 2009 | G. Rimmer Covington | Steven D. Wentworth | Rebecca S. Weber | Richard A. Hines | Marc Randal Strahn | Randall H. Nichols |
| 2010 | Steven D. Wentworth | Jack C. Richards | Eric D. Stinson | Todd Liebl | Gregory M. Riedl | J. Brooks Yates, Jr. |
| 2011 | Jack C. Richards | Jim R. Dewbre | Bernard J. Ulincy | Russell S. Shinevar | Pamela D. Feist | Houston J. Kauffman |
| 2012 | Jim R. Dewbre | M. Don Key | Owen Monty Barnhill | Mona D. Ables | Robert Browne | Matt W. Smith |
| 2013 | M. Don Key | Roger A. Soape | Michel E. Curry | Adam W. Robinson | James T. Devlin | Lester A. Zitkus |
| 2014 | Roger A. Soape | Marc Randal Strahn | Tom J. Havenstrite | William L. Porter | Mark B. Eppes | William C. Justice |
| 2015 | Marc Randal Strahn | Pamela Feist | Carl D. Campbell | Julie Woodard | Kevin Dickerson | Jay Beavers |
| 2016 | Pamela Feist | David W. Miller | Jeff Niemeyer | Trinidad M. Hernandez | W. Russell Shaw | James R. Bourbeau, Jr. |
| 2017 | David W. Miller | Michel E. Curry | Lindsey N. Miles | Nicholas D. Hess | Hamel B. Reinmiller | Glen Mauldin |
| 2018 | Michel E. Curry | Jay Beavers | Cranford D. Newell, Jr. | Aaron R. Yost | Charles D. Walton, Jr. | Michael A. Pisciotte |
| 2019 | Jay Beavers | Lester A. Zitkus | Wendy G. Dalton | Sean W. Marshall | Britney A. Crookshanks | Jason T. Maloy |
| 2020 | Lester A. Zitkus | James T. Devlin | Nancy McCaskell | Marc Tate | Andrew Cooper | Kyle B. Reynolds |
| 2021 | James T. Devlin | Carl D. Campbell | Gregory M. Riedl | William G. Boone | Sara A. Worsham | Cranford D. Newell, Jr. |
| 2022 | Carl D. Campbell | J. Brooks Yates, Jr. | Michelle L. Phillips | Michael A. Pisciotte | Kelly Kessler | Austin N. Frye |
| 2023 | J. Brooks Yates, Jr. | Nancy McCaskell | Rodney Black | Dick Vander Ploeg II | Brian Tolson | Jerris Johnson |
| 2024 | Nancy C. McCaskell | Kyle B. Reynolds | Mark H. Caponegro | William H. Hackett | Christine J. Touchstone | Amy L. Gwyn |
| 2025 | Kyle B. Reynolds | Julie Woodard | Travis Beavers | Lucy Wathen | Eli Huffman | Blaine Gamble |
*deceased
THE EVOLUTION OF A LANDMAN
How has the land profession changed since the 1950s? In 2022, AAPL developed an outreach video titled The Path of the Landman — Powering the World to help tell the historical and hopeful story of the land professional and the opportunities that exist for land professionals in the energy industry. View a clip of the video below or watch the complete video on AAPL's YouTube channel.