Branch Presidents: 1920 to Present
Presidents of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Society of American Bacteriologists which became the Eastern Pennsylvania Branch of the American Society for Microbiology.
1 | Dr. David Bergey Univ of Pennsylvania | 1920-1922 | Began 24 February |
2 | Dr. Randle C. Rosenberger Jefferson Medical College | 1923-1924 | |
3 | Dr. A. C. Abbott Univ of Pennsylvania | 1925-1926 | |
4 | Dr. Eugene L. Opie Henry Phipps Institute | 1927-1928 | Served Until May 1928 |
5 | Dr. J. L.T. Appleton, Jr. Univ of Pennsylvania Dental School | 1928-1929 | Began in October |
6 | Dr. Joseph D. Aronson Henry Phipps Institute | 1930-1931 | Served Until October 1931 |
7 | Dr. Jefferson Clark Philadelphia General Hospital | 1931-1934 | November 1931 Until May 1934 |
8 | Dr. Evan L. Stubbs Univ of Pennsylvania Veterinary School | 1934-1935 | Began in October |
9 | Dr. Carl J. Bucher Thomas Jefferson Hospital | 1936-1937 | |
10 | Mr. Christopher G. Roos Sharp and Dohme Labs | 1938-1939 | |
11 | Dr. Stuart Mudd Univ of Pennsylvania | 1940-1941 | |
12 | Dr. William A. Kreidler Jefferson Medical College | 1942-1943 | |
13 | Dr. Earle H. Spaulding Temple Univ Sch of Medicine | 1944-1945 | |
14 | Dr. Harry E. Morton Univ of Pennsylvania | 1946-1947 | |
15 | Dr. William Verwey Sharp and Dohme Labs | 1948-1949 | |
16 | Dr. Amedeo Bondi Temple Univ Sch of Medicine | 1950-1951 | |
17 | Dr. James Harrison Biology Dept, Temple University | 1952-1953 | |
18 | Dr. Ruth E. Miller Women’s Medical College | 1954-1955 | |
19 | Dr. Kenneth Goodner Jefferson Medical College | 1956-1957 | |
20 | Dr. Morton Klein Temple Univ Sch of Medicine | 1958-1959 | |
21 | Dr. Joseph S. Gots University of Pennsylvania | 1960-1961 | |
22 | Dr. L. Joe Berry Bryn Mawr College | 1962-1963 | |
23 | Dr. Harold S. Ginsberg Univ of Pennsylvania | 1964-1965 | |
24 | Dr. Albert G. Moat Hahnemann Medical College | 1966-1967 | |
25 | Dr. George Warren Wyeth Laboratories | 1968-1969 | |
26 | Dr. Herman Friedman (deceased) Albert Einstein Medical Center | 1970-1971 | |
27 | Dr. James Prier (deceased) PA Department of Health Labs | 1972-1973 | |
28 | Dr. Richard L. Crowell Hahnemann Medical College | 1974-1975 | Jan 1974 Until June 1975 |
29 | Dr. Norman P. Willett (deceased) Temple Univ Sch of Medicine | 1975-1977 | July 1975 Until June 1977 |
30 | Dr. Robert J. Mandle (deceased) Jefferson Medical College | 1977-1979 | July 1977 Until June 1979 |
31 | Dr. Joseph F. Pagano Smith Kline and French Labs | 1979-1981 | July 1979 Until June 1981 |
32 | Dr. John C. McKitrick (deceased) Univ of Pennsylvania | 1981 | July 1981 Until October 1981 |
33 | Dr. Henry R. Beilstein (deceased) Philadelphia Public Health Dept | 1981-1983 | November 1981 Until June 1983 |
34 | Dr. Toby K. Eisenstein Temple Univ Sch of Medicine | 1983-1985 | July 1983 Until June 1985 |
35 | Dr. Donald D. Stieritz Hahnemann Medical College | 1985-1987 | July 1985 Until June 1987 |
36 | Dr. James A. Poupard Medical College of Pennsylvania | 1987-1989 | July 1987 Until June 1989 |
37 | Dr. Paul Actor (deceased) Smith Kline and French Labs | 1989-1991 | July 1989 Until June 1991 |
38 | Dr. Alan Evangelista Cooper Medical Center | 1991-1993 | July 1991 Until June 1993 |
39 | Dr. Linda A. Miller Holy Redeemer Hospital | 1993-1995 | July 1993 Until June 1995 |
40 | Mr. Paul Cerwinka (deceased) MetPath Laboratories (now Quest Diagnostis) | 1995-1997 | July 1995 Until June 1997 |
41 | Dr. Richard Rest MCP-Hahnemann Med School | 1997-1999 | July 1997 Until June 1999 |
42 | Dr. Irving Nachamkin Univ of Pennsylvania | 1999-2001 | July 1999 Until June 2001 |
43 | Dr. Donald Jungkind Thomas Jefferson University | 2001-2003 | July 2001 Until June 2003 |
44 | Dr. Olarae Giger Main Line Clinical Laboratories | 2003-2005 | July 2003 Until June 2005 |
45 | Dr. David A. Axler (deceased) Temple University | 2005-2006 | July 2005 Until June 2006 |
46 | Dr. Bettina Buttaro Temple Univ Sch of Medicine | 2006-2009 | July 2006 Until June 2009 |
47 | Dr. Laura Chandler Philadelphia VA Med Center | 2009-2011 | July 2009 Until June 2011 |
48 | Dr. Patrick J. Piggot (deceased) Temple Univ Sch of Medicine | 2011-2013 | July 2011 Until June 2013 |
49 | Dr. John Reyne USDA-ARS | 2013-2015 | July 2013 Until June 2015 |
50 | Dr. Simon Knight Univ of Pennsylvania | 2015-2017 | July 2015 Until June 2017 |
51 | Dr. Cagla Tukel Temple University | 2017-2019 | July 2017 Until June 2019 |
52 | Dr. Dieter M. Schifferli Univ of Pennsylvania | 2019-2021 | July 2019 Until June 2021 |
53 | Dr. Michelle Kutzler President-Elect Drexel University | 2021-2023 |