Past Potentates

1972 - Ellsworth Stewart

1973 - Ellsworth Stewart

1974 - Wilburn E. Gaither *

1975 - Eli J. Allen *

1976 - William C. Yizar

1977 - James D. Evans *

1978 - Thomas Alford, Jr. *

1979 - James T. Young *

1980 - John W. Dunn *

1981 - Edward L. Woods *

1982 - Alan F. Hendrix

1983 - Richard Gilliard

1984 - Thomas F. Jessamy *

1985 - George F. Gause *

1986 - Clarence Ford *

1987 - Robert E. P. Harris

1988 - Donald O. Waters

1989 - Clarence Evans *

1990 - William Short

1991 - Willie Joe Thompson*

1992 - Earlie Albright*

1993 - Vernon Perry

1994 - William Austin, Sr.

1995 - William Beidleman*

1996 - Clarence Hayes*

1997 - John W. Forde

1998 - Charles E. Hill, Sr.

1999 - Andre F. Baker, Sr.

2000 - Lewis W. Jones

2001 - Walter C. King, Jr.

2002 - George Jeffries

2003 - Arthur Lee Pringle

2004 - Duane P. Walker

2005 - James Carter

2006 - Philip F. Howard

2007 - Marvin Shands

2008 - Jerry Sylvester

2009 - David Damon

2010 - Christopher Smith

2011 - Ronald L. Smalls

2012 - George W. Brown

2013 - David H. Smith

2014 - Charles E. Cotton, Jr.

2015 - Fabian Yearwood

2016 - Darrow T. Morrisey

2017 - Roy N. Stamps

2018 - Delvin L. Hodges, Sr.

Honorary Past Potentates

Willie E. Cook*            Carlton Garrett             Raifford Orr*

Donald M. Cooper*     Ralphn Gulliver            Ralph Parker

Willie Faulkner            Clarence W. High, III    George Pope

Robert Felder             Sylvester Hudson         Roger Porter

James Fuller               Percy McPherson        George Robinson

Floyd J. Lewis            Tommy Wheeler