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July 2, 2009

Chairpersons

The Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction, in its 63rd year this year, has been under the direction of more than 45 different chairpersons. Thee have been 12 different women serving in the position with Rena Rothschild becoming the first in 1978 and Karen Shuster and Lisa Pretko handling chairperson duties this year.

Here’s a year-by-year look at the people who have served as auction chairpersons:

1947 – Howard Risley

1948 – Howard Risley

1949 – Howard Risley

1950 – Durelle T. Scott Jr.

1951 – Harry Ohlman

1952 – Chick Smith

1953 – Charles Thuss

1954 – Robert Bachman

1955 – William Wright

1956 – Howard Risley

1957 – Raymond Hedden

1958 – Charles Frantz

1959 – Donald Smith

1960 – Myron Baker

1961 – Lester Jordan

1962 – Richard Emmy

1963 – Robert Fleming

1964 – Frank Huttman

1965 – Merl Faegenberg

1966 – Jerome Gardner

1967 – Harry Lefko

1968 – Donald Anthony

1969 – George McCutcheon

1970 – Robert Richardson

1971 – John Castner

1972 – Clarke Bittner

1973 – William Umphred

1974 – James Anzalone

1975 – John Sheehan

1976 – Howard Strom

1977 – Kerry Freeman

1978 – Rena Rothschild

1979 – William Spurlin

1980 – Joyce Krivenko

1981 – James Eason

1982 – Joseph Killeen

1983 – Joanne Freeman

1984 – James Anzalone

1985 – Monty Evans

1986 – John Shaskas

1987 – Debbie Dinger

1988 – John Shaskas

1989 – John Shaskas

1990 – Connie Scott

1991 – Monty Evans

1992 – Connie Scott

1993 – Bill Jones

1994 – Joe Kluger

1995 – Peggy Harvey

1996 – Ernest Ashbridge

1997 – Joe Stager

1998 – Ruth Tetschner

1999 – John and Sue Oswalt

2000 – Ernest Ashbridge and Joe Stager

2001 – Ron and Charlotte Bartizek

2002 – Don Faegenburg

2003 – Paul Sabol

2004 – Paul Nicholson and Joe Dwinchick

2005 – Paul Nicholson and Joe Dwinchick

2006 – Carol Sweeney

2007 – Carol Sweeney

2008 – Clarence Michael

2009 – Karen Shuster and Lisa Pretko

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