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FEDA's Past Presidents Since FSEI was founded in 1933, it has elected 37 officers to serve as its president. In the early years, officers served anywhere from two to four-year terms but today each president serves a two-year term. The following is a list of past presidents in order of service. Sam Anoff, Albert Pick & Co. Mark R. Thompson, Thompson-Winchester Co. H.F. (Sandy) Sanderson, Brucken Co., Inc. Morris Shapiro, Reliable Glassware & Equipment Co. S.R. Sperans, Straus-Duparquet, Inc. Danny Dreeben, General Hotel Supply B.C. Roby, E.B. Adams Co. Arthur Schultz, Arthur F. Schultz Co. Ivan Stern, H. Friedman & Sons H. Hack W. Whipple Harry Caplen, National Products Co. James H. Brown, Brown-Wright Hotel Supply Corp. Saul Gerber, Gerber's Restaurant Supply Co. S.J. Casper, S.J. Casper Co., Inc. Milton Novak, Interstate Restaurant Equipment Co. Robert Don, Edward Don & Co. William Boelter, The Boelter Companies, Inc. Harry M. Stern, H. Friedman & Sons James F. Touhey, Jr., John Kolbe Inc. Arnie Thoreson, Brodie/Dohrmann Henry Singer, Singer Equipment Co. Walter Simon, General Hotel & Restaurant Supply Corp. Kenneth R. Gill, Gill Group, Inc. Jack Byczek, Byczek's Paul Ellingson, Bargreen-Ellingson Howard Fishman, S.S. Kemp & Co. Michael Curtis, Curtis Restaurant Equipment, Inc. Harold Gernsbacher, Gernsbacher's Marc Fuchs, M. Tucker Co. Rick Ellingson, Bargreen-Ellingson Bruce Gulbas, National Restaurant Supply Jim Hanson, Best Restaurant Equipment & Design Inc. Kimberley Gill Rimsza, TriMark Gill Marketing Co. Stephen McGarry, Paramount Restaurant Supply Corp. *Jim Hanson (Served a partial second term, due to Stephen McGarry stepping down.) 42 FEDA News & Views Past FEDA President Henry Singer, center, has been a respected member of the foodservice equipment industry for many years. In 2006, he received FEDA's highest honor, the Sam Anoff Lifetime Achievement award, for his dedication to the Association and his passion for the industry. Here, Singer poses with NAFEM nobles after receiving the Doctorate of Foodservice Medallion at the NAFEM Show. Over the years, Bargreen-Ellingson COO Rick Ellingson (left) has gained a reputation for his fun-loving antics and outspoken support of the dealer community. "One of the reasons I've always liked Rick Ellingson," wrote FER publisher Robin Ashton, "is that he's never been afraid to tell you what he thinks." Also pictured is Past President and FE&S 2009 Hall of Fame Inductee Bill Boelter (far right).