Maryland State Council “Honorees”

ConventionYearHonoree’s NameState Deputy
66th 1963-1964McFarland
67th1964-1965McFarland
68th 1965-1966 Frederick M. GossmanMcFarland
69th 1966-1967John P. Bauernschub, PSD Gilligan
70th 1967-1968 Frank A. FieldGilligan
71st 1968-1969Heiner
72nd 1969-1970Heiner
73rd1970-1971Zeunges
74th1971-1972Zeunges
75th1972-1973Sierco
76th1973-1974Sierco
77th1974-1975Reese
78th1975-1976Rev. Ross A. LaPortaReese
79th1976-1977Lovenstein
80th1977-1978Lovenstein
81st1978-1979Clayton
82nd1979-1980Clayton
83rd1980-1981John J. Schwarz, PSDZeller
84th1981-1982Francis G. “Bud” McFarland, PSDZeller
85th1982-1983Sauro
86th1983-1984Rev. James H. Dowdy, Jr.Sauro
87th1984-1985Fr. Robert F. HopkinsBumsted
87th1984-1985     & Walter E. Kennedy, PSDBumsted
88th1985-1986Hon. John H. Griffin, MD., KSG., KHSBumsted
89th1986-1987Rev. James H. Dowdy, Jr.Bartolomei
90th1987-1988John Magruder, Exec Sec to State CouncilBartolomei
90th1987-1988    & James M. Rebel, Sec to State DeputyBartolomei
91st1988-1989Frank J. Heier, Jr., PSDBauer
92nd1989-1990Michael J. Sierco, PSDBauer
93rd1990-1991Joseph A. Sauro, PSDOlivarri
94th1991-1992Rev. Brien R. McCarthy, State ChaplainOlivarri
95th1992-1993William B. Clayton, PSDFeeley
96th1993-1994Most Rev. William H. KeelerFeeley
97th1994-1995Herbert F. Behrens, Exec Sec to State CouncilGlynn
98th1995-1996William G. Fisher, FDD, Retention ChairmanGlynn
99th1996-1997Most Rev. Michael A. Saltarelli, DD, Bishop of WilmingtonAlbright
100th1997-1998His Eminence James Cardinal Hickey, Archbishop of WashingtonAlbright
101st1998-1999Francis G. “Bud” McFarland, PSDAsplen
101st1998-1999    & Rev. Ross A. LaPortaAsplen
102nd1999-2000Rev. Richard P. WojciechowskiAsplen
102nd1999-2000    & Rev. Robert Zylla, OSCAsplen
103rd2000-2001Richard C. Bumsted, PSDGauthier
104th2000-2001Charles E. GagenGauthier
105th2002-2003Most Rev. Leonard J. Olivier, SVDSherbert
105th2002-2003    & Joseph A. Sauro, PSDSherbert
106th2003-2004Rev. Richard P. WojciechowskiSherbert
106th2003-2004    & Rev. Martin E. FieldSherbert
107th2004-2005Francis M. Feeley, PSDWhite
108th2005-2006Romeo Gauthier, PSDWhite
109th2006-2007Owen “Mac” McGinley, FDD, PCPHaynes
110th2007-2008John A. Normn, FDD, PCPHaynes
111th2008-2009Edward Padgett, FDDSiejack
112th2009-2010Peter O’Sullivan, FDDSiejack
113th2010-2011Gary Armbuster, FDD, Membership DirDavio
114th2011-2012John Trainor, FDDDavio
115th2012-2013James Olivarri, PSDKuchmas
116th2013-2014Ronald B. White, PSDKuchmas
117th2014-2015Fr. Michael Roach, Former State ChaplainAdamczyk
117th2014-2015    & Mary Jo Sierco, FFLAdamczyk
118th2015-2016Gil Boisvert, FDDCohen
119th2016-2017Philip Asplen, PSDCohen
120th2017-2018Bill Norton, FDD, Asst to Exec SecCohen
121st2018-2019Jean & Carolyn Domingue, FDDTrott
122nd2019-2020Vernon & Etoile Hawkins, FDDTrott
123rd2020-2021Joseph & Gail Sauro, PSDGrauso
124th2021-2022Jack & Phyllis Giacalone, Sec to the State DeputyGrauso
125th2022-2023Joe & Brenda Murtha, FM & Protocal ChairmanPowers
126th2023-2024Romeo & Pat Gauthier, PSD, Former Exec Secretary
to the State Council
Powers
127th2024-2025Edgar D. Haynes, PSD, FMSalvemini
128th2025-2026
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