NameDate
Senator L. Heisler BallMay 1924
Maj. Gen. Harry TaylorJune 1924 – 1926
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin1926 – 1929
Mr. Frederic A. Delano1929 – 1942
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, III1942 – 1949
Mr. William W. Wurster1949 – 1950
Vacant1951
Mr. John A. Remon1952
Mr. Joseph D. Lohman1953
Mr. Harland Bartholomew1953 – 1960
Dr. Archibald M. Woodruff, Jr.1960 – 1961
Mrs. Elizabeth U. Rowe1961 – 1968
Mr. Phillip G. HammerJuly 1968 – October 1969
Vacant1970
Dr. G. Franklin Edwards (Acting)1971
Mr. Ben Reifel1972
Mr. William H. Press1973 – 1974
Mr. Ray I. Nixon (Acting)1974 – 1975
Mr. David M. ChildsJune 1975 – February 1981
Mrs. Helen M. ScharfFebruary 1981 – March 1983
Mr. Glen T. UrquhartMarch 1983 – January 1995
Mr. John G. Parsons (Acting)January 1995 – April 1995
Mr. Harvey B. GanttApril 1995 – December 2000
Mr. Richard FriedmanDecember 2000 – June 2001
Mr. John V. Cogbill, IIIJune 2001 – August 2009
Mr. L. Preston Bryant Jr.September 2009 – January 2019
Mr. Thomas M. Gallas (Acting)*January 2019 – December 2020
Mr. Paul E. DansJanuary 2021 – February 2021
Ms. Elizabeth A. “Beth” White (Acting)*February 2021 – January 2023
Ms. Elizabeth A. “Beth” WhiteNovember 2021 – January 2023
Teri Hawks GoodmannFebruary 2023 - June 2025
* Only the President may appoint the Chair. In the absence of a Chair, at the beginning of each meeting, the Commission elects a Commissioner (usually the Vice-Chair) to conduct monthly meetings, listed here as “Acting.”