Legacy
The North Texas Association of Air Force Academy Graduates was founded in 1979 under the mentorship of
Tom McNeil, USMA '45 and MGen (ret) Ed Rafalko, USMA ‘45, with Jerry Smith, USAFA ‘62 serving as the first President. Since then, many Grads have served as President, Officers, Board Members and Committee Chairpersons, guiding our Chapter to being named “Distinguished Chapter” in every year the award has been presented. |
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| Past Presidents | Founding Members | Gone But Not Forgotten | |
| 1980 | Jerry Smith, '62 | Gerald L. Ahmann '63 | Ed Rafalko '45 (USMA) |
| 1981 | Mike Gibbons, '63 | T. Lance Ammon '70 | Tom McNeil '45 (USMA) |
| 1982 | B J Bjorklund, '70 | Rick R. Barton '71 | Larry Jolly '59 |
| 1983 | Bill Reemtsma, '63 | John D. Batchelor '68 |
Hal Brost '60
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| 1984 | Ron Hale, '70 | Richard Bjorklund '70 | Jim Clark '60 |
| 1985 | Manny Cardenas, '64 | Raymond E. Brannan '71 | Bill Flynn '63 |
| 1986 | Jerry Ahmann, '63 | David F. Brigman '71 | Mike Gibbons '63 |
| 1987 | Ron Schillereff, '66 | Laurence L. Casada '71 | Dave Morgan '63 |
| 1988 | Rick Barton, '71 | Sidney A. Cook '65 | Bill Reemtsma '63 |
| 1989 | Lance Ammon, '70 | Robert A. Daly '68 | Wesley White '63 |
| 1990 | Stephen Pruss, '76 | Michael F. Gibbons '63 | Bill Skaer '64 |
| 1991 | John Quincy, '70 | Charles Hamm '52 (USMA) | Bill Blitt '66 |
| 1992 | Jim Kuhn, '63 | Klem F. Kalberer '63 | Robert Brost '66 |
| 1993 | H Ownby, '69 | James C. Kuhn '63 | Charlie Weinert '66 |
| 1994 | Richard Fairlamb, '61 | Stephen P. Muller '64 | Jim Davies '67 |
| 1995 | Glen Shaffer, '63 | H. Ownby '69 | Larry Ratliff '67 |
| 1996 | John Kuenzel, '60 | Edmund Rafalko '45 (USMA) | Bob Daley '68 |
| 1997 | Jeff Wilson, '80 | William Reemtsma '63 | H Ownby '69 |
| 1998 | John Dallas, '79 | Jerry L.Smith '62 | Bill Purcell, '71 |
| 1999 | Frank Moore, '68 | Thomas Stites '72 | Charlie Richardson '72 |
| 2000 | Bill Brandt, '77 | Mike Nishimuta '73 | |
| 2001 | Randy Caraway, '75 | Bill Casement '74 | |
| 2002 | Bob Pavelko, '68 | Rich Estes '74 | |
| 2003 | Buddy Lott, '76 | Jim Dolan '76 | |
| 2004 | John Visser, '77 | Richard Murray '77 | |
| 2005 | Ed Kirkham, '78 | Larry Weaver '77 | |
| 2006-2007 | Lev Prichard, '89 | Vince Wilcox '78 | |
| 2008-2009 | Mike McGinnis, '76 | Paul "Sluggo" Williams '78 | |
| 2010-2012 | Kirk Bell, '76 | Robert Skeans '82 | |
| 2013-2015 | Mike Giles, '67 | David Nelson '83 | |
| 2016-2025 | Rick Wright, '74 | Chuck Mladenka '89 | |
| Gaylon Richter '89 | |||
| Mark Lishman '90 | |||
| Rory Shrum '90 | |||
| MIke Schriever '97 | |||
| Michael Morales '99 | |||
| Cody Hatch '02 | |||
| Steve Beaulieu '09 | |||
| Capt Mark Weber '11 | |||
| C4C Tim Barber '20 | |||
| C2C Nick Duran '23 | |||
| Ava Moore '29 Appointee | |||
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This bench was donated to the Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD) by our North Texas Chapter of the Association of Graduates |