Presidents of the Tournament of Roses Association
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The Tournament of Roses Parade
has become such a large event that it requires 65,000 hours of combined manpower
each year, or the equivalent of roughly 7.42 years of combined manpower. Fortunately for the Tournament of Roses Association
, the group has 935 members, each whom is assigned to one of 34 committees, and 38 student ambassadors.
This group is headed by a president, who wears the traditional red jacket. While the president is officially elected in the third week of January following the New Year's Day parade and the Rose Bowl college football game, in reality, they were selected when first named to the executive committee eight years earlier. They spend four years as a vice president, then become secretary, treasurer, and executive vice-president before being named president. The newly elected President of the Tournament of Roses has the duty of picking a theme for the forthcoming festivities and selecting a Grand Marshal
. The President also approves lists of floats, equestrian units, Rose Queen and the Royal Court
, and bands recommended by the various committees. The President has many duties including visiting each of the band participants during the year before the Parade and the many events in late December prior to the actual parade.
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
has become such a large event that it requires 65,000 hours of combined manpower
Manpower
Manpower may refer to:*Human resourcesOrganizations:*Manpower Inc., an international employment agency, headquartered in the United States*Manpower Incorporated, a criminal enterprise in the Honor Harrington science fiction series...
each year, or the equivalent of roughly 7.42 years of combined manpower. Fortunately for the Tournament of Roses Association
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, created by the efforts of Charles Frederick Holder and Francis F. Rowland, is the non-profit organization that has annually produced the New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade since 1895 and the Rose Bowl Game, since 1902...
, the group has 935 members, each whom is assigned to one of 34 committees, and 38 student ambassadors.
This group is headed by a president, who wears the traditional red jacket. While the president is officially elected in the third week of January following the New Year's Day parade and the Rose Bowl college football game, in reality, they were selected when first named to the executive committee eight years earlier. They spend four years as a vice president, then become secretary, treasurer, and executive vice-president before being named president. The newly elected President of the Tournament of Roses has the duty of picking a theme for the forthcoming festivities and selecting a Grand Marshal
Grand Marshals of the Tournament of Roses Parade
The following is a list of Grand Marshals of the Tournament of Roses Parade.The Disney family is the only family to have more than one member serve as Grand Marshal: Walt Disney was the 1966 Grand Marshal, then his nephew Roy E. Disney held the post in 2000....
. The President also approves lists of floats, equestrian units, Rose Queen and the Royal Court
Queens of the Tournament of Roses
Each year in September and early October, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses administers a selection process to determine which greater Pasadena-area girls will have the honor of being crowned Queen of the Tournament of Roses, or one of the members of her "Royal Court". Each year over 1000 girls...
, and bands recommended by the various committees. The President has many duties including visiting each of the band participants during the year before the Parade and the many events in late December prior to the actual parade.
Presidents of the Tournament of Roses Association
- 1889 - 1890: Edward R. Murrow
- 1890 - 1891: Dr. Charles F. HolderCharles Frederick HolderCharles Frederick Holder was the inventor of big-game fishing and a founder of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses and the Tuna Club of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island....
- 1891 - 1892: B. Marshall Wotkyns
- 1892 & 1893: Frank C. Bolt
- 1894 & 1895: Charles Daggett
- 1896 & 1897: Edwin Stearns
- 1898 & 1899: Martin H. Weight
- 1899-1900: Herman Hertel
- 1900-01: F.B. Weatherby
- 1901-02: James B. Wagner
- 1902-03: Charles Coleman
- 1904 & 1905: Charles Daggett
- 1905-06: Edwin D. Neff
- 1906-07: Edward T. Off
- 1908 - 1910: George P. Cary
- 1910-11: Frank G. Hogan
- 1912 & 1913: Edward T. Off
- 1913-14: R.D. Davis
- 1914-15: John B. Coulston
- 1915-16: Lewis H. Turner
- 1916-17: D.M. Linnard
- 1918 & 1919: B.O. Kendall
- 1920 & 1921: William L. Leishman
- 1922 & 1923: John J. Mitchell
- 1924 & 1925: W.F. Creller
- 1926 - 1928: Harry M. Ticknor
- 1928-29: Leslie B. Henry
- 1930 & 1931: C. Hal Reynolds
- 1932 & 1933: D.E. McDaneld
- 1933-34: George S. Campbell
- 1934-35: Charles Cobb (Deceased 10/14/34)
- 1935 & 1936: C. Elmer Anderson
- 1936-37: Cyril Bennett
- 1937-38: George S. Campbell
- 1938-39: Lathrop K. Leishman
- 1939-40: Harlan G. Loud
- 1940-41: J.W. McCall, Jr.
- 1941-42: Robert M. McCurdy
- 1942-43: James K. Ingham
- 1943-44: Frank M. Brooks
- 1944-45: Max H. Turner
- 1945-46: Charles A. Strutt
- 1946-47: William P. Welsh
- 1947-48: Louis R. Vinceti
- 1948-49: Harold C. Schaffer
- 1949-50: Drummond J. McCunn
- 1950-51: L. Clifford Kenworthy
- 1951-52: Leon Kingsley
- 1952-53: William H. Nicholas
- 1953-54: Harry W. Hurrry
- 1954-55: Elmer M. Wilson
- 1955-56: Dr. Alfred L. Gerrie
- 1956-57: John S. Davidson
- 1957-58: John H. Biggar, Jr.
- 1958-59: Stanley K. Brown
- 1959-60: Raymond A. Dorn
- 1960-61: Arthur W. Althouse
- 1961-62: H. Burton Noble
- 1962-63: Stanley L. Hahn
- 1963-64: Hilles M. Bedell
- 1964-65: Walter Hoefflin
- 1965-66: J. Randolph Richards
- 1966-67: Henry Kearns
- 1967-68: H.W. Bragg
- 1968-69: Gleeson L. Payne
- 1969-70: C. Lewis Edwards
- 1970-71: A. Lewis Shingler
- 1971-72: John J. Cabot (Deceased 1/21/71)
- 1971-72: Virgil J. White
- 1972-73: Otis H. Blasingham
- 1973-74: Edward Wilson
- 1974-75: Carl H. Hoelscher (Deceased 3/24/74)
- 1974-75: Paul G. Bryan
- 1975-76: Ralph S. Helpbringer
- 1976-77: Carl E. Wopschall
- 1977-78: Harrison R. Baker, Jr.
- 1978-79: Arthur D. Welsh
- 1979-80: Frank Hardcastle
- 1980-81: Millard Davidson
- 1981-82: Harold E. Coombes, Jr.
- 1982-83: Thornton H. Hamlin, Jr.
- 1983-84: Donald Judson
- 1984-85: James B. Boyle, Jr.
- 1985-86: Frederick D. Johnson, Jr.
- 1986-87: Fred W. Soldwedel
- 1987-88: Harriman L. Cronk
- 1988-89: John H. Biggar III
- 1989-90: Don W. Fedde
- 1990-91: Roy L. Coats
- 1991-92: Robert L. Cheney
- 1992-93: Gary K. Hayward
- 1993-94: Delmer D. Beckhart (deceased 6/20/93)
- 1994 & 1995: Michael E. Ward
- 1995-96: W.H. Griest Jr.
- 1996-97: William S. Johnstone Jr.
- 1997-98: Gareth A. Dorn
- 1998-99: Dick E. Ratliff
- 1999-2000: Kenneth H. Burrows
- 2000-01: Lorne J. Brown
- 2001-02: Ronald A. Okum
- 2002-03: Gary Thomas
- 2003-04: Michael K. Riffey
- 2004-05: Dave Davis
- 2005-06: Libby Evans Wright
- 2006-07: Paul Holman
- 2007-08: CL Keedy
- 2008-09: Ronald (Corky) H. Conzonire
- 2009-10: Gary J. DiSano (Deceased 9/20/2009)
- 2010-11: Jeffrey Throop
- 2011-12: Rick Jackson