The South Dakota Automobile Dealers Association has progressed at all times under an elected president/chairpersons working through a duly elected board of directors representing all the franchised dealers in the state. Listed here are the past presidents/chairpersons who have been instrumental in maintaining the success of the South Dakota Automobile Dealers Association.
2024-2025 Travis Vesely, Rapid City
2022-2023 Bob Beadle, Bowdle
2019-2021 Doug Knust, Winner
2018-2019 Steve Biegler, Aberdeen
2017-2018 Jim Burgess, Rapid City
2016-2017 Doug “Dutch” Van Santen, Sioux Falls
2015-2016 Bruce Eide, Sioux Falls
2014-2015 Trace Beck, Pierre
2013-2014 Scott Peterson, Belle Fourche
2012-2013 Mark McKie, Rapid City
2011-2012 John Hagemann, Yankton
2009-2011 David Hersrud, Sturgis
2008-2009 Dan Lamb, Onida
2007-2008 Mike McCormick, Salem
2006-2007 Marty Rypkema, Rapid City
2004-2006 Jim Wegner, Pierre
2002-2004 John Deniger, Huron
2000-2002 Tom Mahan, Groton
1998-2000 Steve Paula, Brookings
1996-1998 John Roskos, Rapid City
1995-1996 Kevin Randall, Rapid City
1993-1995 Jim Jacobsen, Sturgis
1992-1993 Steve Stewell, Webster
1991-1992 Dean Kjelden, Sioux Falls
1990-1991 Don Schoenhard, Huron
1989-1990 John Ehret, Yankton
1988-1989 Merlin Fauth, Rapid City
1987-1988 Tom Graham, Sioux Falls
1986-1987 Roger Davidson, Mobridge
1985-1986 Milo Rypkama, Rapid City
1984-1985 Dan Cotton, Beresford
1983-1984 Mark Mollers, Rapid City
1982-1983 Bob Zahniser, Madison
1981-1982 Louis Wudel, Yankton
1980-1981 Lee Schoniger, Philip
1979-1980 Vernon Jones, Huron
1979 Les Triggs, Rapid City
1978-1979 Howard Johnson, Aberdeen
1977-1978 Morris Hersrud, Sturgis
1976-1977 Eddie Reiss, Mobridge
1975-1976 Ward Bichler, Watertown
1974-1975 Don Jacobsen, Sturgis
1973-1974 Charles Balcom, Mitchell
1972-1973 E.W. Holst, Pierre
1971-1972 Rich Hodgson, Aberdeen
1970-1971 Grant Amundson, Watertown
1969-1970 Al Deneger, Salem
1968-1969 L.T. Van Sync, Belle Fourche
1967-1968 Vince Jones, Huron
1966-1967 Ernie Tetrault, Spearfish
1965-1966 Louis Harding, Pierre
1964-1965 George Fillbach, Faulkton
1963-1964 Bill Edwards, Aberdeen
1962-1963 Leon Miller, Winner
1961-1962 Paul McKean, Sioux Falls
1960-1961 Lou Vidal, Rapid City
1959-1960 Don Bowles, Webster
1958-1959 Irwin Dybdahl, Brookings
1956-1958 Henry A. Billion, Sioux Falls
1955-1956 Don Liffengren, Pierre
1954-1955 Forrest Frie, Brookings
1953-1954 Chris Hogan, Rapid City
1952-1953 W.E. Cummings, Sioux Falls
1950-1951 A.S. Christenson, Rapid City
1949-1950 Keith Wyman, Vermillion
1948-1949 W.E. McKean, Sioux Falls
1947-1948 E.O. Johnson, Aberdeen
1946-1947 Mike Pfeifer, Yankton
1945-1946 John Mahar, Pierre
1944-1945 Elmer Judy, Aberdeen
1943-1944 H.I. Tufty, Sioux Falls
1942-1943 R.D. Albaugh, Winner
1941-1942 Guy Harding, Pierre
1940-1941 Leo Rozum, Mitchell
1939-1940 J.J. Verschoor, Mitchell
1938-1939 E.R. James, Rapid City
1937-1938 Guy Miller, Winner
1936-1937 E.P. Fitzgerald, Yankton
1935-1936 George Rozum, Watertown
1934-1935 W.K. Rierden, Sioux Falls
1933-1934 E.E. Papke, Lemmon
1932-1933 A.M. Parker, Madison
1931-1932 E.R. Judy, Aberdeen
1930-1931 Joe Wood, Mitchell
1929-1930 Jim Wintersteen, Sioux Falls
1928-1929 Fred Varie, Deadwood
1924-1928 Dan Urquhart, Huron
1922-1923 O.M. Phelps, Huron
