Several dedicated individuals have served the Michigan Chapter SLA during its history. These past presidents have shown their commitment to the organization by serving the members of the Chapter in its highest capacity. This list indicates the diversity of people and organizations that make up the Michigan Chapter SLA.
| Michigan Chapter SLA Presidents |
| 1929-30 |
Ford M. Pettit |
The Detroit News |
| 1930-31 |
Caroline W. Lutz |
General Motors Corp. |
| 1931-33 |
Frances E. Curtiss |
The Detroit News |
| 1933-34 |
Charles M. Mohrhardt |
Detroit Public Library |
| 1934-36 |
Mrs. Louis P. Dorn |
Detroit Edison Company |
| 1936-37 |
Esther N. Hooper |
The Detroit News |
| 1937-38 |
Helene Thorne |
Detroit Public Library |
| 1938-39 |
Dorothea Dawson |
Detroit Public Library |
| 1939-40 |
Mary Giblin |
Detroit Edison Company |
| 1940-41 |
Mary Giblin Quilhot |
Detroit Edison Company |
| 1941-43 |
George A.R. Gilfillan |
The Detroit News |
| 1943-45 |
William L. Powlison |
Automobile Manufacturers Assoc. |
| 1945-47 |
Louise C. Grace |
Grant Advertising Agency |
| 1947-48 |
Merle Manning |
Detroit Edison Company |
| 1948-50 |
Eleanor V. Wright |
Chrysler Corporation |
| 1950-52 |
Florence H. Armstrong |
Ross Roy Inc. |
| 1952-53 |
Ruth P. Braun |
The Detroit News |
| 1953-54 |
Katherine LaMont |
Ford Motor Company |
| 1954-55 |
Rachel MacDonald |
Ford Motor Company |
| 1955-56 |
Robert Armstrong |
Detroit Public Library |
| 1956-57 |
Dorothy J. Forman |
GM Research Laboratories |
| 1957-58 |
Robert Diehl |
The Detroit News |
| 1958-59 |
Walter Forster |
Detroit Public Library |
| 1959-60 |
Eleanor Potter |
Detroit Public Library |
| 1960-61 |
Kenneth Metcalf |
Henry Ford Museum |
| 1961-62 |
Mary Montgomery |
GM Research Library |
| 1962-63 |
Ernest Horne |
GM Research Library |
| 1963-64 |
Mildred K. Hulme |
Dearborn Public Library |
| 1964-65 |
Annetta D. Ohlson |
National Bank of Detroit |
| 1965-66 |
Gloria M. Evans |
Parke, Davis & Company |
| 1966-67 |
Forrest H. Alter |
Flint Public Library |
| 1967-68 |
Phyllis Sears |
Chrysler Corporation |
| 1968-69 |
Theodore A. Rupprecht |
Bendix Corporation |
| 1969-70 |
Forrest H. Alter |
Flint Public Library |
| 1970-71 |
Doris Detwiler |
Detroit Public Library |
| 1971-72 |
Barbara Becker |
Parke, Davis and Company |
| 1972-73 |
Delores Maximena |
GM Research Library |
| 1973-74 |
Elizabeth Moore |
Burroughs Corporation |
| 1974-75 |
Frank MacDougall |
Michigan State University |
| 1975-76 |
John W. Weigel II |
University of Michigan |
| 1976-77 |
Joanne Hansen |
Eastern Michigan University |
| 1977-78 |
Rita Sparks |
Oakland University |
| 1978-79 |
Elizabeth Smith |
Campbell-Ewald Company |
| 1979-80 |
Lucille Kelly |
Parke Davis |
| 1980-81 |
Emily Mobley |
General Motors Corp. |
| 1981-82 |
Judith J. Field |
Flint Public Library |
| 1982-83 |
Jennie B. Cross |
Oakland Intermediate School District |
| 1983-84 |
Catherine Cochran |
General Motors Corp. |
| 1984-85 |
Stephen Lucchetti |
Ford Motor Company |
| 1985-86 |
Steven Wecker |
National Bank of Detroit |
| 1986-87 |
Paulette Groen |
Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
| 1987-88 |
Diane M. Rockall |
Detroit News |
| 1988-89 |
April Vossberg |
Ross Roy Communications |
| 1989-90 |
Beth Stanton |
Comerica, Inc. |
| 1990-91 |
Margaret Shepard |
General Motors Corp. |
| 1991-92 |
Patricia Yocum |
University of Michigan |
| 1992-93 |
Paulette Groen |
Ford Motor Company |
| 1993-94 |
Sylvia Graham |
Henry Ford Hospital |
| 1994-95 |
Patrice Merritt |
Wayne State University Libraries |
| 1995-96 |
Hillary Handwerger |
Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
| 1996-97 |
Tracy Primich |
Ford Motor Company |
| 1997-98 |
Carol Tower |
Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
| 1998-99 |
Agnes Bongero |
Henry Ford Hospital, Sladen Library |
| 1999-2000 |
Pam MacKintosh |
University of Michigan |
| 2000-01 |
Mary Beall |
Southfield Public Library |
| 2001-02 |
Susan Pritts |
Access/AIC Services |
| 2002-03 |
Linda Skolarus |
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village |
| 2003-04 |
Kathy Irwin |
University of Michigan-Dearborn |
| 2004-05 |
Joel Scheuher |
General Motors Corp. |
| 2005-06 |
Charlene Stachnik |
University of Michigan |
| 2007 |
Laura Mancini |
Oakland County Library |
| 2008 |
Paula Storm |
Eastern Michigan University |
| 2009 |
Sophia Guevara |
W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
| 2010 |
Nathan Rupp |
University of Michigan |
| 2011 |
Karly Szczepkowski |
Wayne State University |
| 2012 |
Breezy Silver |
Michigan State University |
| 2013 |
Joe Anteau |
Consumers Energy |
| 2014 |
Jennifer Lammers Zimmer |
University of Michigan |
| 2015 |
Randy Dykuis |
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services |
| 2016 |
Merle Rosenzweig |
University of Michigan |
| 2017 |
Jane Potee |
Gale Group |
| 2018 |
Danguole Kviklys |
University of Michigan |
| 2019 |
Shelia Bryant |
Michigan State University |