AFLA / USFA Presidents
President's Speech - AFLA
It is a pleasant tradition for the
president of the AFLA to send this annual greeting to the membership at the
opening of each fencing season. It is also an opportunity for comment and
exhortation which a new “brass hat” can hardly resist after a quarter of a
century (come next spring) of active membership in the League.
Miguel A. de Caprilles, AFLA President
15th and 22nd Steve Sobel 1972 - 1976 & 1992 - 1996
Mr. Sobel has led a distinguished life in fencing. A former President of the USFA, League Counsel, and past Vice President of the US Olympic Committee, Steve began his fencing achievements as the 1954 NCAA Saber champion for Columbia. He served as Chief of Mission for the US Pan American Games team and USOC Delegate to the Pan American Sports Organization.
AFLA / USFA Presidents
1 Dr. Graeme Hammond 1891 - 1925
2 Colonel Henry Breckinridge 1926 - 1929
3 F. Barnard O’Connor 1930 - 1933
4 Leon M. Schoonmaker 1934 - 1935
5 Harold Van Buskirk 1936 - 1939
6 John R. Huffman 1940 - 1943*
*7 Harold Van Buskirk 1944 Dr. Huffman unable to complete term of office
8 Dernell Every 1945 - 1948
9 Miguel A. de Capriles 1949 -1953
10 Jose R. de Capriles 1954-1957
11 Donald S. Thompson 1957- 1960
12 Dr. Paul Todd Makler Sr. 1960 - 1964
13 Norman Lewis l964 - 1968
14 Alan Miles Ruben 1968-1972
15 Steve Sobel 1972 - 1976
16 Irwin Bernstein 1976 - 1980
17 Emily Johnson 1980 - 1982
18 Michel Mamlouk 1982 - 1984
19 Lew Siegel 1984 - 1988 (Carl Borack)
20 Sam Cheris 1988 - 1990
21 Michel Mamlouk 1990 - 1992
22 Steve Sobel 1992 - 1996
23 Donald Alperstein 1996-2000
24 Stacey Johnson 2000-2004
25 Nancy Anderson 2004-2008
26 Kalle Weeks
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