APA Past PRedidents
1873-75: J.N. Smithee, Little Rock Gazette
1876-77: J.H. Sparks, Fort Smith Herald
1878: C.G. Newman, Pine Bluff Press
1879-80: Adam Clark, Arkadelphia Standard
1881-82: M.M. McGuire, Dardanelle Arkansan
1883: E.A. Warren, Prescott Dispatch
1884: C.C. Colburn, Ozark Democrat
1885: W.A. Webber, Little Rock Workman
1886: J.S. Thomas, Des Arc Crescent
1887: James R. Bettis, Little Rock Democrat
1888: W.W. Folsom, Augusta Vidette
1889: J.R. Newman, Harrison Times
1890: G.R. Williams, Fort Smith Times
1891: George Thornburg, L.R. Masonic Trowel
1892: B.F. Jones, Russellville Democrat
1893: Leon Roussan, Osceola Times
1894: O.C. Ludwig, Little Rock Press
1895: W.M. Kavanaugh, Little Rock Gazette
1896: I.M. Patridge, Fayetteville Sentinel
1897: C.M. Kinney, Judsonia Advance
1898: James Mitchell, Little Rock Democrat
1899: W. Theo Smith, Camden Herald
1900: W.A.H. McDaniel, Wynne Democrat
1901: W.B. Folsom, Brinkley Argus
1902: J.L. Wadley, Hot Springs News
1903: H.L. Cross, Bentonville Sun
1904: J.J. Baugh, Searcy Citizen
1905: P.H. Thomas, Warren Democrat
1906: A.M. Ward, Clarksville Herald
1907: William E. Spencer, Clarendon Sun
1908: John R. Jobe, Little Rock
1909: S.B. Baird, Hamburg Eagle
1910: R.E. Bradford, Lonoke Democrat
1911: J.A. Livingston, Russellville Courier Democrat
1912: John H. Hand, Yellville Echo
1913: T.E. Wood, Marianna Courier
1914: V.A. Beeson, Morrilton Headlight
1915: Claude Mann, Malvern Times-Journal
1916: C.A. Berry, Huttig News
1917: T.L. Pound, Danville Democrat
1918: L.B. White, Benton Courier
1919: Louis Spence, Piggott Banner
1920: W.B. Williams, Brinkley Citizen
1921: J.C. Jolly, Warren Eagle Democrat
1922: R.O. Schaefer, Little Rock Southwest News
1923: Frank Robins, Log Cabin Democrat, Conway
1924: H.M. Jackson, Marianna Courier-Index
1925: Erwin Funk, Rogers Democrat
1926: V.W. St. John, Mena Star
1927: Charles Goslee, Hot Springs New Era
1928: Curtis Hurley, Camden News
1929: John P. Stafford, Springdale News
1930: Ed McCorkle, Hope Star
1931: Alfred Hawn, Huntsville Record
1932: Tom Newman, Harrison Times
1933: Charles M. Young, Helena World
1934: O.E. Jones, Batesville Guard-Record
1935: Max Hampton, Booneville Democrat
1936: John Sallis, Clarksville Herald Democrat
1937: Donald Murry, Jonesboro Tribune
1938: James L. Bland, Walnut Ridge Times Dispatch
1939: E.W. Pate, Rogers Daily News
1940: Frank Robins, Jr., Log Cabin Democrat, Conway
1941: Ray Kimball, Magnolia Banner News
1942: Roy Elliott, Fordyce News Advocate
1943-44: E.W. St. John, Mena Star
1945: M.P. Jones, Jr., Searcy Citizen
1946: John Guion, Paris Express-Progress
1947: Ells Huff, Jackson County Democrat, Newport
1948: J.H. Beerstecher, Malvern Daily Record
1948: M.J. Gillespie, Lonoke Democrat
1949: W.L. Love, Warren Eagle Democrat
1950: Tom Allen, Brinkley Citizen
1951: C.A. VerBeck, Fordyce News Advocate
1952: A.P. Murray, Wynne Progress
1953: J.E. Dunlap, Jr., Harrison Headlight
1954: W.R. Whitehead, Magnolia Banner News
1955: R.L. Fisher, Danville Record
1956: Sam Hodges, Benton Courier
1957: Sam Gearheart, Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville
1958: Calvin Mannen, The Stuttgart Daily Leader
1959: Ellis Ramsey, Beebe News
1960: Louis Graves, Nashville News
1961: Keith Tudor, Arkadelphia Southern Standard
1962: Melvin Schexnayder, Dumas Clarion
1963: Ted Larimer, Green Forest Tribune
1964: Earl Causey, Star City Ledger
1965: Porter Young, Helena World
1966: Harlan Walker, McCrory Leader
1967: Cone Magie, Cabot Star-Herald
1968: Jay Jackson, Clinton Democrat
1969: Harry McDonald, The Jonesboro Sun
1970: Francis Murray, The Madison County Record, Huntsville
1971: George Gearhart, Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville
1972: Bill Sadler, Rison Herald
1973: Robert Chowning, Magnolia Banner News
1974: Frank Robins III, Log Cabin Democrat, Conway
1975: Marvin Caldwell, Marianna Courier-Index
1976: Bill Woods, Grand Prairie Herald, Hazen
1977: Thomas Gillespie, Atkins Chronicle
1978: Charles Sanders, Springdale News
1979: Fred Wulfekuhler, Paragould Daily Press
1980: Ross Pendergraft, Donrey Media, Fort Smith
1981: Charlotte Schexnayder, Dumas Clarion
1982: Bill Whitehead, Jr., Fordyce News-Advocate
1983: Orville Richolson, Newport Daily Independent
1984: Tom Riley, The Times, North Little Rock
1985: Joel Irwin, Cleburne County Times, Heber Springs
1986: Louie Graves, Nashville News
1987: David Fisher, Yell County Record, Danville
1988: Betty Magie, Cabot Star-Herald
1989: Derwood Brett, Helena Daily World
1990: Eddie Telford, Palmer Newspapers, Texarkana
1991: Jane Christenson, Harrison Daily Times
1992: George Anderson, Pine Bluff News
1993: Ron Kemp, KMB Publishers
1994: Steve Trolinger, Community Publishers, Inc., Bentonville
1995: Pat Jones, Batesville Daily Guard
1996: Ron Wylie, Johnson County Graphic, Clarksville
1997: Betty Woods, Grand Prairie Herald, Hazen
1998: Bill Rutherford, Grand Prairie Herald, Hazen
1999: Mark Magie, Magie Family Newspapers, Cabot
2000: Buddy King, Texarkana Gazette
2001: Charles Berry, Pine Bluff Commercial
2002: Jane Graves, Nashville News
2003: Frank Lightfoot, White Hall Journal
2004: Mike Brown, Benton County Daily Record, Bentonville
2005: Jeff Christenson, Harrison Daily Times
2006-07: David Cox, Villager Journal, Cherokee Village
2007-08: William Hager, Press Argus-Courier, Van Buren
2008-09: Roy Ockert Jr., The Sun, Jonesboro
2009-10: Barney White, Ashley News-Observer, Crossett
2010-11: Britt Talent, Cleveland County Herald, Rison
2011-12: Don Bona, The Daily Record, Little Rock
2012-13: Frank Fellone, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
2013-14: Bob Moore, Carroll County News, Berryville
2014-15: Mary Fisher, Fisher Publishing, Danville
2015-16: Rusty Fraser, Stone County Leader, Mountain View
2016-17: Nat Lea, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
2017-18: Byron Tate, The Sheridan Headlight
2018-19: Tom White, Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello
2019: John Bland, The Times Dispatch, Walnut Ridge
2020: Rusty Turner, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Fayetteville