Our Past Directors and Keynote Speakers
| Year | Conference Directors | Keynote Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Jack Rhodes | David Zarefsky |
| Bruce Gronbeck | ||
| Scott Nobles | ||
| 1981 | George Ziegelmueller | Stephen Toulmin |
| 1983 | David Zarefsky | Wayne Brockriede |
| 1985 | J. Robert Cox | Micheal C. McGee |
| Charles A. Willard | ||
| 1987 | Joseph Wenzel | Micheal Leff |
| Frans H. van Eemeren | ||
| 1989 | Bruce Gronbeck | Sally Jackson |
| 1991 | Donn Parson | G. Thomas Goodnight |
| 1993 | Raymie E. McKerrow | Joseph Wenzel |
| 1995 | Sally Jackson | Malcolm Sillars |
| 1997 | James F. Klumpp | David Zarefsky |
| Bruce Gronbeck (Plenarist) | ||
| 1999 | Thomas A. Hollihan | Walter R. Fisher |
| 2001 | G. Thomas Goodnight | Catherine H. Palczewski |
| 2003 | Charles A. Willard | Thomas B. Farrell |
| Lenore Langsdorf | ||
| 2005 | Patricia Riley | James F. Klummp |
| 2007 | Scott Jacobs | Fred Kauffeld |
| 2009 | Dennis Gouran | Dale Hample |
| 2011 | Robert Rowland | Thomas A. Hollihan |
| 2013 | Catherine H. Palczewski | Carol Winkler |
| 2015 | Randall Lake | Carole Blair and V. William Balthrop |
| 2017 | Carol Winkler | Robert Asen |
| 2019 | Dale Hample | Ronald Greene |
| 2025 | Ronald Walter Greene | Dalip Gonchar |