Chairs of the Board
Here are the leaders who have given success to the Richardson Chamber over the years. Since the founding of the Richardson Chamber in 1946, the organization has been led by a volunteer president, until 1987 when the title was changed to chairman of the board.
Clifford Huffhines served with unselfish commitment and dedication. Born to a pioneering Richardson family, In 1946 his leadership led to the founding of the chamber. In 1993, he was awarded a lifetime membership in the chamber.
Roy Chick led the organizational efforts which founded the chamber in 1946 and served as the first president. Charles Boyle led efforts to redevelop the chamber after several years of inactivity. In 1957, he served as the first president after the reorganization.
1946
Roy Chick
Citizens Bank
1957
Charles Boyle
North Texas Lumber Co.
1958
W. R. Allen
Attorney
1959
William E. Herr
US Army, Retired
1960
Jack Vaughan
Texas Power & Light
1961
George Young
Restland Memorial Park
1962
John Mitchell
Collins Radio
1963
Marvin Youngblood
Texas Industries
1964
David Kaplan
Sun Rexall Drugs
1965
Jerry Owens
Owens Country Sausage
1966
E G Gatlin
Huffhines-Murphy & Gatlin
1967
Ben E. Jeffries
Collins Radio
1968
JJ Pearce
RISD
1969
Leo M. McCurdy
New York LIfe Insurance
1970
Werner J Beyen
Texas Instruments
1971
H.H. McJunkin, Jr
DalMac Company
1972
Tom Blakey
Texas Power and Light
1973-74
Charles West
Charles West & Assoc.
1975
Tom Means
RISD
1976
Frances Powell
Frances Powell's Gallery of Homes
1977
Earnest Randall
Vantage Companies
1978
Gene D. Jackson
J-N Construction
1979
Joe Dobbs
Richardson Heights, Inc.
1980
Hardy England
Texas Power & Light
1981
Wilson Sexton
Rusty Sexton, Inc.
1982
Ronald Harris
Anderson Clayton Foods
1983
Richard Dulaney
Atlantic Richfield
1984
Jim Rawles
Rawles Lumber Sales
1985
Diane Price
Rockwell International
1986
Bob Baillargeon
Baillargeon Ford
1987
Earl Blackwell
Blackwell Goodyear Tire Center
1988
Raymond Noah
Raymond Noah & Assoc
1989
Kenneth May
Richardson Medical Center
1990
Gene Teague
Teague Industries
1991
George McVay
Hunt Oil
1992
Don Dillard
Hunt Petroleum
1993
Donna Gray
Brookhollow National Bank
1994
Jim Carmichael
Rockwell International
1995
Joe Snayd
Fujitsu
1996
Max Kee
Nortel
1997
Frank Kozel
Diamondback, Inc.
1998
David R. Peters
Casey, Wolfe & Martin
1999
Charles L Johnston
Southwestern Bell
2000
David Blanchard
Chartered Financial Consultant
2001
Dave England
Alcatel USA
2002
Martha Ritter
Justice of the Peace
2003
Todd Jones
Transwestern Commercial
2004
Bob Kaiser
WageWorks
2005
Charles Eisemann
Eisemann Investments
2006
Paul Voelker
Hewlett Packard
2007
Richard Ramey
LegacyTexas Bank
2008
Dave Anderson
Reliable Chevrolet
2009
Steve Moon
Bank of Texas
2010
Jeanne Hooker
Atmos Energy
2011
Jim Strand
Avnet
2012
Ron Taylor
BlueCross BlueShield
2013
Chris Luna
MetroPCS
2014
Joe Costantino
Einstein's Eyes
2015
Charlie Chen
DFW Technology
2016
Ken Hutchenrider
Methodist Richardson
2017
Bryan Marsh
Digital Realty
2018
Amanda Rockow
UT Dallas
2019
Kory Aoyama
BlueCross BlueShield
2020
Stan Bradshaw
US Freedom Capital
2021
Eric Peltier
Prosperity Bank
2022
Manasseh Durkin
Durkin Enterprises
2023
Jan Arrant
Methodist Richardson Medical Center