SAGE REMEMBRANCES
By Bill T Russell, DPS Archivist
DPS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
10/24/91

The DPS was founded by Chester Versteeg in l94l (see history articles in 210 to 214). The Section consisted of those who had climbed the designated seven peaks but it had no formal structure. It adopted bylaws and had interim officers in 1946; the first recorded election of officers is in the Southern Sierran of Feb 1947.
Early bylaws called for five officers by title Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and "one other member". In 1953 the offices of Secretary and Treasurer were combined; this reduced the management committee to four members. In 1963 the committee was again extended to five members and they were to be elected by mail ballot. The elected decided among themselves upon the allocation of positions. The Jobs were specified as Chair, Vice Chair, Sec/Tres, and two "Members-at-Large". A bylaw change in 1970 turned one of the Members-at-Large into a Program chair. The other Member-at-Large was variously celled Liason, Banquet Chair or Council Rep. In 1984, the Sec/Tres was split into two positions and the remaining "Other Officer" was eliminated.
Until 1961, elections were done at annual meetings held in Dec or Jan and the administrative year was the calendar year. In 1963 the activity year was changed to end in May and therefore the management committee served for 17 months.
The data given here were obtained from minutes of meetings and copies of the SAGE that are in the official DPS records. The records are reasonably complete for the elected offices but are not so for the appointed positions. Some of the minutes or news items are of the type "The new management team was introduce" but they fail to give the names of the people.

Year Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Other Officer
46 James Tow Freda Walbrecht Harry Paley Niles Werner Chester Versteeg
47 Freda Walbrecht Harry Paley Parker Severson Henry Greenhood
48 Parker Severson Henry Greenhood Bill Henderson Lloyd Balsam
49 Henry Greenhood Bill Henderson Lloyd Balsam Antonio Gomero Bob Bear
50 Bill Henderson Lloyd Balsam A. Van Papplandam Parker Severson Henry Greenhood
51 Bob Bear Antonio Gomero John Delmonte Marie Smith Bill Henderson
52 John Delmonte Lloyd Balsam Rosie Balsam Walter Heninger Bob Bear
Sec/Treas
53 Lloyd Balsam Willard Dean Emily Bear John Delmonte
54 Willard Dean Margie Henderson June Kilbourne Lloyd Balsam
55 Parker Severson Jerry Zagorites Marion Dean Willard Dean
56 Bill Henderson Bob Bear Dorothy Cutler Parker Severson
57 Bob Bear Dick Kenyon Trudie Hunt Bill Henderson
58 Dick Kenyan Ralph Merten Freda Walbrecht Bob Bear
59 Ralph Merten Trudie Hunt Joanne Jones Dick Kenyon
60 Walt Wheelock Harry Melts Polly Conable Ralph Merten
61 Harry Melts John Robinson Monroe Levy Walt Wheelock
63 John Robinson Walt Wheelock Bob Greenawalt Harry Melts
Members-at-Large
64 Trudie Hunt Abe Siemans Hugh Parshall Andy Smatko Harry Melts
65 Bob Greenawalt Arkel Erb Gene Gail Andy Smatko John Robinson
66 Gene Gail Parker Severson Ernie Spiehler Arkel Erb Bob Greenawalt
67 Bud Bingham Frede Jensen Ruth Erb Gordon MacLeod Dick Sykes
68 Abe Siemans John Thornton Bob Van Allen Hugh Parshall John Robinson
69 Gordon MacLeod Bill Banks Ben Romero Art de Goode Dick Sykes
 
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