Past Board Presidents & Chairs
Thanks to the men and women listed below, they have served the Chamber of Commerce as Chamber Chair/President for at least one term and countless months or years serving on the Board of Directors. Without these leaders we would not be where we are today.
| Name | Term Served | Business |
| Raymond Yost | 1943-44 | Yost 5 and 10 |
| W.T. Newton | 1944-45 | Newton Lumber |
| William R. Griffin | 1945-46 | Mayor of Cullman |
| Elbert Ponder | 1946-47 | Ponder Department Store |
| Dr. Charles Bishop | 1947-48 | Super Druges |
| Rev. Robert Sapp | 1948-49 | Bob Sapp Store |
| Robert A. Young | 1949-50 | C. Arnold & Son |
| Andrew Hodge | 1950 February - April | Brown Service Insurance Company |
| George Stiefelmeyer | 1950-51 | Stiefelmeyer Department Store |
| Rev. Julian McPhillips | 1951-52 | King Pharr |
| Russell S. Smith | 1952-53 | Smith & Grey Insurance |
| Roy Drinkard | 1953-54 | Drinkard Chevrolet |
| Dr. Lowell Clemmons | 1954-55 | Physician |
| Hugh Brindley | 1955-56 | Brindley Grocery |
| J.W. Arnold | 1956-57 | C. Arnold & Son |
| Dr. Frank Stitt | 1957-58 | Physician |
| G.W. Ponder, Jr. | 1958-59 | Ponder Warehouse |
| Dr. Lowell Clemmons | 1959 February - July | Physician |
| Leonard Lumsden | 1959-60 | Lumsden Oil Company |
| Claud Wood | 1960-61 | Cullman Electric Cooperative |
| G. F. Anderson | 1961-62 | Anderson Motel Larkwood |
| Elbert Ponder | 1962-63 | Subdivision/ Lanson Industries |
| O.M. Willoughby | 1963-64 | Willoughby Construction |
| Bert R. Morgan | 1964-65 | Morgan Oil Company |
| Charles Cook | 1965-66 | Cullman Savings & Loan |
| Charles Cook | 1966-67 | Cullman Savings & Loan |
| Dr. J.L. Below | 1967-68 | Chiropractor |
| Austin Dean | 1968-69 | Dean Oil Company |
| Bob Bryan | 1969-70 | The Cullman Times |
| Ed Oswald | 1970-71 | Americold |
| Bob Fields | 1971-72 | Central Bank |
| Ray Buchmann | 1972-73 | Buchmann Tire |
| Wallace Krout | 1973-74 | Central Bank |
| Ed Harbison | 1974-75 | Valiant Insurance |
| Johnny Fricke, Jr. | 1975-76 | Ware, Howell & Fricke |
| Carl Stiefelmeyer, Sr. | 1976-77 | Stiefelmeyer Department Store |
| Ray Buchmann | 1977-78 | Buchmann Tire |
| John J. Millins | 1978-79 | Central Bank |
| Elliot Free | 1979-80 | Knight-Free Insurance |
| Dr. James Bailey | 1980-81 | Wallace State Community College |
| Hubert Richter | 1981-82 | O.F. Richter & Sons |
| Hayden R. Battles | 1982-83 | Attorney-at-Law |
| Don Morgan | 1982-84 | Morgan Oil Company |
| Peggy Smith | 1984-85 | Cullman City Economic Development |
| Ed Harbison | 1985-86 | Valiant Insurance |
| Wallace Krout | 1986-87 | Krout Insurance |
| Barry McGriff | 1987-88 | McGriff Industries |
| Robin Cummings | 1988-89 | Peoples Bank of Alabama |
| Tommy Howard | 1989-90 | Howard Oil Company |
| Don David | 1990-91 | South Trust Bank |
| Chester Freeman | 1991-92 | Individual |
| Clark Branch, Jr. | 1992-93 | McGriff Industries |
| Dr. Jerry D. Galin | 1993-94 | Wallace State Community College |
| Larry Holt | 1994-95 | First Alabama Bank |
| Dr. Thomas Hancock, Jr. | 1995-96 | Cullman Area Vocational Center |
| June Holland | 1996-97 | Buettner Brothers Lumber Company |
| Steve Glasscock | 1997-98 | Merchants Bank of Alabama |
| Dr. Phil Freeman | 1998-99 | Cullman Internal Medicine |
| Mike Duke | 1999-00 | EvaBank |
| George Pennington | 2000-01 | Cullman Products |
| Steve Singleton | 2001-02 | Bryan Business Solutions |
| Sonya Hembree | 2002-03 | Sonya Hembree Agency |
| Susan Copeland | 2003-04 | Cullman Regional Medical Center |
| Paul Bussman, DMD | 2004-05 | Bussman Family Dentistry |
| Cheryl Conover | 2005-06 | The Final Touch |
| Ed Darling | 2006-07 | The Cullman Times |
| Laurie Ewing | 2007-08 | Wachovia Bank |
| Steve Murphree, DVM | 2008-09 | Cullman Veterinary Hospital |
| Dr. Vicki Hawsey | 2009-10 | Wallace State Community College |
| Mickey Parrish | 2010-11 | State Farm and Financial Services |
| Rickey Kreps | 2011-12 | Office Equipment Company, Inc. |
| Charlie NeSmith | 2012-13 | Merchants Bank of Alabama |
| Melissa Cartee | 2013-14 | Cullman Electric Cooperative |
| Jim Weidner | 2014 March - May | Cullman Regional Medical Center |
| Jason Grimmett | 2014-16 | Drinkard Development |
| Sammie Danford | 2016-17 | United Way of Cullman County |
| Jason Spann | 2017-18 | American Proteins, Inc. |
| Susan Copeland | 2018-19 | Wallace State Community College |
| Dr. T.J. Franey | 2019 March - May | Cullman County Schools |
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