Past Presidents
Past Presidents
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1. Cef Suarez (VVM*) 2. Dave Zellers ** 3. Jack Devine 4. Randy Wright 5. Dan McMahon 6. Ted Dziengelewski 7. Ron Lane 8. Mark Spooner 9. Phil Gannia 10. Joe O’Rouke 11. “L.Z.” Bill Dybek 12. Bob Bobee 13. Dave Trevino 14. Mark Spooner 15. Mike Sand 16. Paul Palazzolo |
1980 – 1981 1981 – 1982 1982 – 1984 1984 – 1985 1985 – 1986 1986 – 1987 1987 – 1989 1989 – 1993 1993 – 1994 1994 – 1996 1996 – 1998 1998 – 2004 2004 – 2010 2010 – 2012 2012 – 2014 2014 – Present |
* First President but not elected under the VVA bylaws
** First VVA elected President
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3 Detroiters win scholarships backed by Vietnam Veterans Chapter
Three Detroit students have won unique $2,500 scholarships thanks to a partnership between Detroit Chapter #9 of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA9) and the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. The longstanding VVA9 donated $10,000 to the foundation to provide the...
Vietnam Veterans Group to Help Equip New Workers in Skilled Trades
A local veterans group has teamed with a major corporation and large trade group to shore up the potential hiring pool for the skilled trades. Detroit Chapter #9 of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA9) will provide $220 each to 62 students at the A. Phillip Randolph...
A Scholarship Fuels Young Woman’s Race for Space
It is not every day you hear someone say that they really enjoy researching and analyzing particles, or that their life goal is to be a nuclear or rocket scientist. Yet you could hear just that from 19-year-old Catherine Ballard. With encouragement from her parents to...