1923 – Arizona became District 21

1950 – District 21 grew and redistricted into two districts, 21A and 21B.

1964 – Growth redistricted to three district, 21A, 21B and 21C.

1987 – Women afforded full membership as Lions and in 1999 Bessie Heron became governor.

2014 - Arizona's own Joe Preston becomes our Intrenational President of Lions International. .

2020 – Redistricted back to two districts, 21N and 21S, with ten former district 21A and 21C clubs realigned into 21B to form District 21S.

70 PDGs now accrued from 21B with two PDGs now from 21S.  15 PDGs who are now members of 21S clubs were inherited from other districts.  While many are no longer with us, what a pool of leaders!

1950-51 Gilbert Alvarez

1951-52 Harvey Simmons

1952-53 Orson Secrist

1953-54 Clyde A. Elrod**

1954-55 Lloyd Melter

1955-56 Ed Dorsey

1956-57 Dr. Jack Klein**

1957-58 Louis S. Rayes**

1958-59 Keith Hochhaus

1959-60 Ted Nelson**

1960-61 Vince Davis**

1961-62 Don Jackson

1962-63 Dale Lopshire

1963-64 Bob Briggs**

1964-65 Herb Newcomb

1965-66 Jerry Selinfreund

1966-67 Phil Sawala**

1967-68 PID Tom Clewes**

1968-69 James Kissinger**

1969-70 Bill Turnbull

1970-71 Vernon Faires

1971-72 J. S. Montgomery**

1972-73 Seneca L. Erman

1973-74 C.R. ‘Dick’ Boyce

1974-75 Byron Nelson

1975-76 E.L. Peterson Jr.**

1976-77 Henry Boas**

1977-78 Earl Becker

1978-79 Jack Stidham

1979-80 Jesus Escarcega

1980-81 PID Ernie Rizek**

1981-82 Ronnie Clark

1982-83 Val York 

1983-84 Walt Schmidt

1984-85 Earl Becker

1985-86 Conrad Atwood**

1986-87 Henry Tintos

1987-88 Joe Talvy**

1988-89 Donald White**

1989-90 Ron Rosinke

1990-91 Leon Brooks

1991-92 David Lenox III

1992-93 Art Ostrander**

1993-94 Van Bergen**

1994-95 George Hagedon**

1995-96 Joe Huntsman

1996-97 Guy Anderson**

1997-98 Ted Raszka

1998-99 Larry Colbert**

1999-00 Bessie Herron

2000-01 Curt Berg

2001-02 Ernie Soto**

2002-03 Lee Blaylock

2003-04 Donna Anderson**

2004-05 Gerson Gonzalez

2005-06 John Hart

2006-07 Norman Harbinson**

2007-08 Forrest Cheuvront

2008-09 Tom Spering

2009-10 Jim Brotherton

2010-11 Carl Johannesen

2011-12 Harold ‘Chip’ Kline**

2012-13 Karen Sell

2013-14 Sally Hanson**

2014-15   Larry Palmer

2015-16   Barbara Daily

2016-17   Jim Whelan

2017-18   Bobbie Ravenkamp

2018-19   Ray Clark

2019-20   Chris Gibbs

Redistricted to 21S July 1, 2020

2020-21   Keith Alexander

2021-22   Richard Hopkins

2022-23   Chris Gibbs

DG’s who served elsewhere but are now members in 21-B/21-S.

Les Daviet

Robyn Daviet

Fred Garmeson

Cathy Lee Hudson

Joel Keyte

Nancy Keyte

Johnny LaDue

Jim McCown

Joe Preston

David Pryce

Ron Robbins

Bob Stagger

Jim Sterenberg

Ron Wick

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