SJU Past Student Government Presidents

Being a President in student government is no easy task. Through resignations, impeachment trials, drafts for wars, and remodeling of the student government, these presidents stuck through it all. Through the difficult moments, they also made strides in DEIJ work, healthcare at SJU, helped create the link bussing between CSB+SJU, and created a functioning government for the student body to voice their concerns.  The President of the student government has been the face of this organization, whether it is our current Saint John’s Senate, or the Student Forum back in 1938, they are always in the lead. Therefore, to show our appreciation for these leaders, the SJS decided to do some research, and develop a complete list of the presidents through the years.

We start off with the Saint John’s Senate Presidents (1981 – present), move on to the Student Executive Council Presidents (1973 – 1981), go back even further to the Undergraduate Student Government Presidents (1969 – 1972), eventually get to the Student Council Student Body Presidents (1943 – 1969), stop in on the Student Board Presidents (1939 – 1943), and finally end with the Student Forum Presidents (1938 – 1939). Take a look back through these great leaders, who have helped define CSB+SJU as we see it today!

Saint John's Senate (1981 - present)

 
 
Durran Thompson
2022 - 2023
Connor Kockler
2021 - 2022
Joseph Schwamm
2020 - 2021
Owyn Ferguson
2019 - 2020
David Johnson III
2018 - 2019
Jack Cummings
2017 - 2018
Ramond Mitchell
2016 - 2017
Alex Wald
2015 - 2016
Tyler Brown
2014 - 2015
Andrew Hovel
2013 - 2014
Patrick Stewart-Hester 
2012 - 2013
Kyle Glynn
2011 - 2012
Colman Silbernagel
2010 - 2011
Emmanuel McDonald
2009 - 2010 
Joe Daly
2007 - 2009
Kevin May
2006 - 2007
Joshua Robinson
2005
Maxwell Smith
2004
Michael Hahn
2003
Joshua Fiedler
2002
Lloyd Grieger
2000, 2001
John Borgen 
1999 
Tom Linnemann
1998
Tony Iannazzo
1997
Andy Shroepfer
1996
Mike Kraabel
1995 
 
Ryan McGovern
1995 - 1996
Pat Melvin
1994 - 1995
Terry Flynn
1993 - 1994
Andrew Tollefson
1992 - 1993
Kevin Jansen
1991 - 1992
Chris Diffley
1990 - 1991
Eric Trettel
1989 - 1990
Chris McGowan
1988 - 1989
Robert Christiansen
1987 - 1988
Ray Benning
1986 - 1987
 
Pat Belisle
1985 - 1986
 
Mike Klepper
1984 - 1985
 
Bill Lynch
1983 - 1984
 
Frank Forsberg
1981 - 1983 

Student Executive Council Presidents (1973 - 1981)

Jim Gleason
Spring 1981
Tom Lenard
Fall 1980
Jim McKeown
1979 - 1980
Tony Lusvardi
1978 - 1979 
Dave Hawkins
1977 - 1978
Tim Fristrom
1976-1977
John Mathias
1975 - 1976
Conrad Graff
1975
Mark Ginder
1973 - 1975

Undergraduate Student Government Presidents 1969-1972

Julian Whitley
1972 - 1973 
John Thavis
1972 
Thomas Farnham
1971 - 1972
Dave Van Landschoot
1970 - 1971
Terry Aronson
1969 - 1970

Student Council Student Body Presidents 1943 - 1969

Pat Ellingsworth
1968 - 1969
Jim Borgestad
1967-1968
John Van de North
1966 - 1967
Steve Askew
1965 - 1966
John Chenoweth
Fall 1964
Thomas Stockfish
Spring 1964
Jim Marrin
Fall 1963
Gar Mulroney
Spring 1963
Dick Steinbronn
1962
Bob Gavin
Fall 1961
Michael Murphy
Spring 1961
Henry Gallagher
Fall 1960
Mike Skwira
Spring 1960
Tom Campbell
Fall 1959
Bob Labat
Spring 1959
Bruce Cripe
Fall 1958
Larry Koll
Spring 1958
Bernard Kinnick
Fall 1957
Byron Johnson
Spring 1957
Jerry Hermsen
Fall 1956
Ronald Howard
Spring 1956
William Hobday
Fall 1955
Robert Krzmarzick
Spring 1955
John Galm
Fall 1954
Mike Donahue
Spring 1954
John Reilly
Fall 1953
Robert Shafer
Spring 1953
Robert Martinka
Fall 1952
Larry Donlin
Spring 1952
Dick Culhane
Fall 1951
Pat McGinnis
Spring 1951
Pat Bresnahan
Fall 1950
Bob Hutton
Spring 1950
Paul Mulready
Fall 1949
Jerry Tooley
Spring 1949
Pat McHale
Fall 1948 
John Simonett
Spring 1948
Gene Connelly
Fall 1947
Henry “Bruts” Welsch
Spring 1945 - Spring 1946
 
John Desmond
Fall 1944 - Spring 1945
 

Student Board Presidents 1939 - 1943

Ed Lucking
Fall 1943 - Spring 1944
James Cullen
Fall 1942 - Spring 1943
Ed Henry
Spring 1942 - Fall 1942
Mitchell Perrizo
Spring 1939 - Fall 1939
Val Marchildon
Fall 1941 - Spring 1942
George Grace
Spring 1941 - Fall 1941
George LePage
Spring 1940 - Spring 1941
John Kehoe
Spring 1940
George Grace
Fall 1939 - Spring 1940

Student Forum Presidents 1938 - 1939

John Schwab
Fall 1938 - Spring 1939
Mitchell Perrizo
Elected Spring 1938