Past Presidents
In 1946, a group of founding members chartered the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Society of Associated Industrial Editors (SAIE) which later became the Southeast Texas Industrial Editors (STIE) before it merged with and became an IABC chapter in 1970.
Since that time, presidents of the chapter have reflected the changes in the communications industry. Early leaders were almost exclusively from the energy industry and its supporting services companies. For the first 24 years, they were all men. Over the last 25 years, the industry mix has expanded to include a variety of industries, agencies and entrepreneurs. Our roles have evolved well beyond the industrial editor. And, clearly, there are a lot more women in leadership roles now.
The following list contains the names of some communicators who have become legends in our field. We salute these past presidents of IABC Houston for their contribution to our chapter and the profession.
| Year | President | Employer at the Time |
| 2024 | Shea Sullivan, SCMP | Comms at Work |
| 2023 | Anne Hedrich, SCMP | Chevron |
| 2022 | Deanna Werner | Pierpont Communications |
| 2021 | Lauren Blalock | Pierpont Communications |
| 2020 | Hayley Ross Decker | Speedcast |
| 2019 | Austin Staton | bp |
| 2018 | Andrew Van Chau | Quo Vadis Strategies |
| 2017 | John Harris | Houston First Corporation |
| 2016 | Jordan Pinson Nagel | bp |
| 2015 | Thomas Baen | Academy Sports and Outdoors |
| 2014 | Suzy Hartgrove | City of Houston Planning and Development |
| 2013 | Mark Hiebert | Hiebert Photography |
| 2012 | Mary Hardin Francis | Hardin-Francis Enterprises, LLC |
| 2011 | Elaine W. Krause* | Communications Outsourcing |
| 2010 | Nancy Trowbridge | The Menninger Clinic |
| 2009 | Joi Lecznar | BG Group |
| 2008 | Theresa Parker | Torma Communications |
| 2007 | Susan Burnell, APR | Imagination Ink |
| 2006 | Pam McConathy | Pierpont Communications |
| 2005 | Ginger Bertrand | Bertrand Communications, Inc. |
| 2004 | Joe Fournet | Ideas & More |
| 2003 | Ann Allen | Ann Allen, Inc. |
| 2001/02 | Becky Lowicki, ABC | Halliburton |
| 1999/00 | April Canik, ABC | Canik Communications |
| 1998 | Beth S. Miller, ABC | Comsys |
| 1997 | Patricia Schroeder, ABC | Schroeder Business Communications |
| 1996 | Suzanne Salvo | Salvo Photography |
| 1995 | Dana Durman | American Ref-Fuel Company |
| 1994 | Lin L. Fish | Linden Communications |
| 1993 | Kathleen Abel, ABC, APR | Shell Oil Company |
| 1992 | Jim Rutledge*, ABC, APR | Brown, Nelson & Associates, Inc. |
| 1992 | Teresa Wong | Museum and Arts Magazine |
| 1991 | Mark Singer | Shell Oil Company |
| 1990 | Wendy Adair | University of Houston |
| 1989 | Karin Knapp, ABC | Union Texas Petroleum |
| 1988 | Anne Feltus | Anne Feltus Communications |
| 1987 | Elaine McCasland | Enron Corp |
| 1985/86 | Alice Brink, ABC, APR | Coca-Cola Company |
| 1984 | Ethan Hirsh | Churchill Group, Inc. |
| 1983 | Susan Allen, ABC | Seiscom Delta, Inc. |
| 1982 | Anne Ribble, ABC | IBM Corporation |
| 1981 | Ben Wheatley, ABC, APR | Conoco Chemicals |
| 1980 | John Ziegmann | Baxter & Korge |
| 1979 | Ann Baird | Bank of the Southwest |
| 1978 | Beverly Freeman | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| 1977 | Mickey Driver, ABC | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| 1976 | Susan Hedding | Rowan Companies, Inc. |
| 1975 | Bill Lawrence | Texas Manufacturers Association |
| 1974 | Tom Torget | Burmah Oil Company |
| 1973 | Steve Sawyer | Tenneco, Inc |
| 1972 | Elizabeth Calderon* | Bank of the Southwest |
| 1971 | Lee Corkill | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1970 | Sara Betterton | Texas Gulf Sulfur Company |
| 1969 | Charles Riesen* | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1968 | Jerry Segal | Mandrel Industries, Inc. |
| 1967 | Bill Hogan* | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1966 | Tom Sneed | American General Contractors |
| 1965 | John Johnson | Trunkline Gas Company |
| 1964 | Russ Burget | Columbia Gulf Transmission Company |
| 1963 | Stan Hoig | Baroid |
| 1962 | Bill Askin | Texas Gulf Sulphur Company |
| 1961 | Bud Schaurte | Continental Gas Company |
| 1960 | Frank Praytor | Trunkline Gas Company |
| 1959 | J.B. LeRay | Ethyl Corporation |
| 1958 | Charles Bryant* | Baroid |
| 1957 | Al Smith | Tennessee Gas Transmission Company |
| 1956 | Gene Legler* | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1955 | Jay Rose* | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1954 | Jack Raglin | Continental Oil Company |
| 1953 | Downs Matthews* ABC | Schlumberger Well Services |
| 1952 | Frank Fields* | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1951 | Bob Burke | Foley’s |
| 1950 | Bob Latimer | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1949 | Guy Fausset* | Shell Oil Company |
| 1948 | Jack Shannon* | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| 1947 | Bill House* | Hughes Tool Company |
| 1946 | Michael Koury | Champion Paper Company |
| *deceased |
