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Mission:
To ensure the continued existence of major symphony orchestras in North America through volunteerism.
AMSOV BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
1937-1939
Conference City 1937 - St. Louis
Chair - Mrs. Charles M. Rice
1939-1941
Conference City 1939 - Rochester, NY
Chair - Mrs. Robert Ranlet
1941-1943
Conference City 1941 - Philadelphia, PA
Chair - Miss Frances N. Wister
1943-1945
Conference City 1943 - Washington
Chair - Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe
1949-1951
Conference City 1949 - Pittsburgh, PA
Board
Mrs. John T. Hoelzel, Pittsburgh
Mrs. Grayson Carroll, St. Louis
Mrs. Lytle Hull, New York
Mrs. Fred Lazarus, Cincinnati
Mrs. Arthur Lehman
Mrs. Roy Whitehead
Frances Wistar, Philadelphia
1955-1957
Conference City 1955 - Minneapolis, MN
Board
Mrs. Leo R. Pflaum (Rosalynd), Minneapolis
Mrs. Stanley T. Wallbank, Denver
Mrs. Rembert Marshall, Atlanta
Mrs. Melvin G. Patton, PittsburghMrs. C. Sterling Bunnell, New York
Mrs. Alan Valentine, Washington
Mrs. Ima Hogg, Houston
1961-1963
Conference City 1961 - Cleveland, Ohio
Board
Mrs. Dorothy Humel Hovorka, Cleveland
Libby Bishop, San Antonio
Mrs. Joseph dePencier, Toronto
Mrs. Wm. Covington, Chicago
Mrs. James Ewart, New York
Mrs. Harold Hungerford, St. Louis
Mrs. Robert Millonzi, Buffalo
1945-1947
Conference City 1945 - New York, NY
Board
Mrs. Lytle Hull , New York
Mrs. Edmund Boyd
Mrs. Alter Howe
Mrs. A. Lehman
Mrs. Roy B. Whitehead, Toronto
1951-1953
Conference City 1951 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Board
Mrs. Fred Lazarus, III, Cincinnati
Mrs. Albert Jones, Houston*
Mrs. Grayson Carroll, St. Louis
Mrs. Arthur Lehman
Mrs. Stanley Wallbank, Denver
Mrs. Roy Whitehead, Toronto
Mrs. Lytle Hull, New York, Honorary Member
1957-1959
Conference City 1957 - Atlanta, Georgia
Board
Mrs. Rembert Marshall, Atlanta
Mrs. Melvin Hatfield, Philadelphia
Mrs. Henry Miller, Dallas
Mrs. Melvin Patton, Pittsburgh
Rosalynd Pflaum, Minneapolis
Mrs. Braxton Ross, Denver
Mrs. Willis Tomlinson, Indianapolis
1963-1965
Conference City 1963 - San Antonio, Texas
Board
Mrs. Louis Bishop (Libby), San Antonio
Dorothy Humel Hovorka, Cleveland
Mrs. Wm. Covington, Chicago
Mrs. C. Sterling Bunnell, New York
Mrs. James Ewart, New York
Mrs. Harold Hungerford, St. Louis
Mrs. Robert Millonzi, Buffalo
Mrs. Lloyd Stevens Nix, Los Angeles
1947-1949
Conference City 1947 -Toronto, Canada
Board
Mrs. Roy B. Whitehead, Toronto
Mrs. John Hoelzel, Pittsburgh
Mrs. Lytle Hull, New York
Mrs. A. Lehman
Mrs. Telfer MacArthur
1953-1955
Conference City 1953 - Houston, Texas
Board
Mrs. Albert P. Jones, Houston
Ima Hogg, Houston
Mrs. Grayson Carroll, St. Louis
Mrs. Holcolmbe Genung, Philadelphia
Mrs. Fred Lazarus, Cincinnati
Rosalynd Pflaum, Minneapolis
Mrs. Stanley Wallbank, Denver
1959-1961
Conference City 1959 - Denver, Colorado
Board
Mrs. W. Braxton Ross, Denver
Mrs. Joseph dePencier, Toronto
Mrs. Ralph Gunn, Houston
Dorothy Humel, Cleveland
Mrs. Melvin Patton, Pittsburgh
Synette Scheyer, Seattle
Mrs. Willis Tomlinson, Indianapolis
1965-1967
Conference City 1965 - New Orleans, LA
Board
Mrs. Herbert B. Rothschild, New Orleans
Libby Bishop, San Antonio
Mrs. W. N. Burdick, Chicago
Edith Lynch, New York
Mrs. M. T. Launius, Houston
Mrs. Clyde Nichols, Kansas City
Mrs. Howard Whitney, Minneapolis
Mrs. Frederick Wilkens, Rochester
1967-1969
Conference City 1967 - New York, New York
Board
Mrs. Philippe Bouriez (Edith Lynch), New York
Mrs. James Dern, Chicago
Mrs. Arthur Doty, Pittsburgh
Mrs. Clyde Nichols, Kansas City
Barbara Rausher, Seattle
Mrs. Donald Ross, Toronto
Mrs. Herbert Rothschild, New Orleans
Mrs. Samuel Shelburne, Dallas
1973-1975
Conference City 1973 - Montréal. Canada
Board
Mrs. Michael Bell (Rosemary), Montréal
Shirley Brashler, Chicago
Holly Brooks, New York
Betty Fuller, Atlanta
Marian Jones, Buffalo
Hessie Sargent, Boston
Annette Strauss, Dallas
Jane White, Milwaukee
1979-1981
Conference City 1979 - Houston, Texas
Board
Mrs. Edward W. Kelley (Ellen), Houston
Polly Bruner, Cleveland
Betty Fuller, Atlanta
Jean Gratton, Montréal
Patty Manhard, Boston
Polly Newbold, Philadelphia
Mrs. Richard Oughton, Chicago
Kay Stoever, Los Angeles
Mrs. Harry Taylor, Detroit
1969-1971
Conference City 1969 - Chicago, Illinois
Board
Mrs. Paul W. Oliver, Chicago
Mrs. James Dern , Chicago
Mrs. Stanley Frank, San Antonio
Mrs. Dow Gumerson, Oklahoma
Mrs. John R. Hall, Atlanta
Mrs. Newman Halvorson, Cleveland
Mrs. Timothy Hinckley (Helen), Cinti.
Edith Lynch, New York
Annette Strauss, Dallas
1975-1977
Conference City 1975 - Buffalo, NY
Board
Mrs. Ralph Jones, Jr. (Marian), Buffalo
Rosemary Bell, Montréal
Miggie Brown, Philadelphia
Betty Fuller, Atlanta
Margaret Hansen, Indianapolis
Betty Hoyt, Los Angeles
Ellen Kelley, Houston
Virginia Perkins, St. Louis
Shirley Whiteman, Minneapolis
1981-1983
Conference City 1981 - Philadelphia, PA
Board
Mrs. John S. Newbold (Polly), Philadelphia
Mrs. Bruce Alexander, Toronto
Darlene Bjerke, Honolulu
Mrs. Charles W. Hoppe, National
Ellen Kelley, Houston
Carolyn Lewis, Seattle
Paula Root, New York
Ann Ruebeck, Indianapolis
Mrs. Geo. Schoedinger, St. Louis
1971-1973
Conference City 1971 - Dallas, Texas
Board
Mrs. Theodore H. Strauss (Annette), Dallas
Rosemary Bell, Resumee
Mrs. Joseph Coyne, Baltimore
Mrs. James Dern, Chicago
Mrs. Stanley Frank, San Antonio
Mrs. Albert Goodhue, Boston
Mrs. Briscoe Hoffman, Oklahoma
Mrs. Sheridan Ing, Honolulu
1977-1979
Conference City 1977 - Atlanta, Georgia
Board
Gail Arace, Phoenix
Frieda Finley, Toronto
Nin Florian, Chicago
Judy Harrison, Milwaukee
Marian Jones, Buffalo
Ellen Kelley, Houston
Ruth Mills, New York
Mrs. Wm. Seaman (Martha), Cincinnati
1983-1985
Conference City 1983 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Board
Ann Ruebeck, Indianapolis
Mrs. Wm. Beck, New Orleans
Kathy Buchanan, San Francisco
Mrs. Philip Burke, Baltimore
Mary Anne Butter, Milwaukee
Mrs. Fred B. Dowker, Montréal
Mrs. August R. Meyer, Boston
Polly Newbold, Philadelphia
Janet Scott, Dallas
1985-1987
Conference City 1985 - San Francisco, CA
Board
Mrs. W. John Buchanan (Kathy), San Francisco
Jeanne Dawson, San Antonio
Helen Greenleaf, Cleveland
Marion Hart, Toronto
Carolyn Hazen, Philadelphia
Jean Koch, Boston
Sue Mercy, New York
Isa Nelson, Seattle
Ann Ruebeck Strong, Indianapolis
1991-1993
Conference City 1991 - Seattle, Washington
Board
Mrs. Burton A. Nelson (Isa), Seattle Dolores Barzune, Dallas
Lois Gundlack, San Francisco
Marion Hart, Toronto
Mado Lie, Detroit
Fran Muir, Los Angeles
Elaine Spence, San Antonio
Alex Pennington, Philadelphia
Beth Van Howe, Indianapolis
1997-1999
Conference City 1997 - Baltimore, Maryland
Board
Mrs. Charles F. Angelino (Fran), Baltimore
Janet Conomos, Pittsburgh
Ginny Cushman, Los Angeles
Mitzi Freidheim, Chicago
Evie Magill, Toronto
Lisa Monihan, Cleveland
Marilyn Morgan, Seattle
Georgia Nardi, Minneapolis
Carolyn Roper, Montréal
2003-2005
Conference City 2003 - Washington, DC
Board
Juanita Wallace Jackson, National
Patti Choby, Cleveland
Suzanne Driggs, Utah
Dawn Fazli, Indianapolis
Nancy Kempf, Chicago
Linda Lee, St. Louis
Charlene Morse, Cincinnati
Sue Raschella, Seattle
Sydney Stevens, Philadelphia
1987-1989
Conference City 1987 - Boston, MA
Board
Mrs.Carl Koch (Jean), Boston
Jean Brumley, Atlanta
Kathy Buchanan, San Francisco
Ginny Cushman, Los. Angeles
Marion Hart, Toronto
Carolyn Hazen, Philadelphia
Bonnie Jones, Baltimore
Anna Lea Kerckhoff, St. Louis
Nancy Nelson, Dallas
Beth Van Howe, Indianapolis
1993-1995
Conference City 1993 - Dallas, Texas
Board
Mrs. Lawrence S. Barzune (Dolores), Dallas
Ginny Cushman, Los Angeles
Mitzi Freidheim, Chicago
Katy Hughes, Toronto
Linda Lewis, St. Louis
Isa Nelson, Seattle
Julie Reiersgaard, Oregon
Jannie Roher, National
Reva Wurzberger, New York
1999-2001
Conference City 1999 - Chicago, Illinois
Board
Mitzi Freidheim, Chicago
Fran Angelino, Baltimore
Sandy Cotterman, Atlanta
Juanita Wallace Jackson, National
Linda Lee, St. Louis
Heather Moore, Dallas
Charlene Morse, Cincinnati
Helen Shaffer, Houston
Michelle Willax, Buffalo
2005-2007
Conference City 2005 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Board
Charlene Morse, Cincinnati
Mary Britton, San Francisco
Sandy Charles, St Louis
Judy Clough, Pittsburgh
Susan Hutton, Baltimore
Juanita Wallace Jackson, National
Lois McFarquhar, Toronto
Heather Moore, Dallas
Beverly Shlapak, Atlanta
1989-1991
Conference City 1989 - Toronto, Canada
Board
Mrs. Marion J. Hart, Toronto
Dolores Barzune, Dallas
Beata Boodell, Chicago
Rosemary Ellis, Oregon
Jean Koch, Boston
Isa Nelson, Seattle
Lilly Pryor, Houston
Sue Sackman, Cleveland
JoEllen Saylor, Minnesota
1995-1997
Conference City 1995 - Los Angeles, CA
Board
Mrs. John C. Cushman (Ginny), Los Angeles
Fran Angelino, Baltimore
Dolores Barzune, Dallas
Adrienne Coombs, Utah
Candy Falk, Rochester
Carol Frei, Ft. Lauderdale
Phyllis Gottfried, San Francisco
Susie Robinson, Philadelphia
Marjorie Saulson, Detroit
2001-2003
Conference City 2001 - St. Louis, Missouri
Board
Linda Lee, St. Louis
Sue Clauss, Los Angeles
Ardeth Dreshfield, San Francisco
Mitzi Freidheim, Chicago
Caryn Hastings, Kansas City
Michelle Pare, Montréal
Juanita Wallace Jackson, National
Gladys Waterhouse, Phoenix
Sara Woodward, Pittsburgh
2007-2009
Conference City 2007 - Dallas, Texas
Board
Heather Moore, Dallas
Judy Konen, Chicago
Peggy Krinsky, Cleveland
Peggy Miller, Buffalo
Mike Minor, Kansas City
Charlene Morse, Cincinnati
Patricia Quinn, Indianapolis
Renee Salama, Montréal
Marjorie Saulson, Detroit
2009-2011
Conference City 2009 - Detroit, Michigan
Board
Marjorie Saulson, Detroit
Linda Hartman, Kansas City
Heather Moore, Dallas
Judy Konan, Chicago
Juliana Pleines, Montréal
Ann Philbin, Boston
Helen Shaffer, Houston
Linda Stevens, Seattle
Linda Tojek, Milwaukee
2015-2017
Conference City 2015 - Philadelphia, PA
Board
Sally Bullard, Philadelphia
Sheri Gill, Los Angeles
C. Michel Minor (Mike), Kansas City
Margaret Penhallegon (Marge), Baltimore
Jo Dee Wright, Houston
Sandra Leister, San Francisco
Marena Gault, Dallas
Carmen Stull, National
Charles Jack (Charlie), Boston
2011-2013
Conference City 2011 - Houston, Texas
Board
Helen Shaffer, Houston
Marjorie Saulson, Detroit
Charles Cagle, Nashville
Mary deTray, National
Deborah Brown, Dallas
Mike Minor, Kansas City
Iris Harvie, Cleveland
Arlyss Burkett, Los Angeles
Sally Bullard, Philadelphia
2017-2019
Conference City 2017 - Los Angeles, California
Board
Sheri Gill, Los Angeles
Marena Gault, Dallas
Sally Bullard, Philadelphia
Lis Hugh, Cleveland
Jo Dee Wright, Houston
Patty Wagner, Cincinnati
Carolyn Stadfeld, Baltimore
Joanne Colbourne,Toronto
Patricia Bibler, Kansas City
2013-2015
Conference City 2013 - Kansas City, Missouri
Board
Mike Minor, Kansas City
Helen Shaffer, Houston
Sally Bullard, Philadelphia
Suzanne Prévost, Montréal
David Clark, Los Angeles
Nancy Wagner, Cincinnati
Pam Hicks, Indianapolis
Nancy Greenbach, San Francisco
Lenna Hughes Recer, Fort Worth
2019-2022
Conference City 2019 - Dallas, Texas
Board
Marena Gault, Dallas
Carmen Stull, Washington, D.C.
Sheri Gill, Los Angeles
Nancy Galloway, Philadelphia
Irena Witt, Houston
Patty Wagner, Cincinnati
Jonathan Adamany, Pacific
Patricia Bibler, Kansas City
2022-2024
Conference City 2022 - Washington, D.C.
Don Dagenais, Kansas City
Venise Stuart, Dallas
Marena Gault, Dallas
Debra Walker, Toronto
Jeff Huth, Seattle
Nancy Wagner, Cincinnati
Vikki Sung, Los Angeles
Patricia Bibler, Kansas City