The Past President’s Advisory Council (PPAC) was formed in 2017 as an advisory/advocacy group whose mission is to support the association, mentor new board members, and otherwise help move MPLA forward in current initiatives. The group is comprised of past presidents of the association. Read more about the PPAC at https://mpla.us/documents/bylaws-and-manual-of-procedure.pdf (page 62).
Quarterly meetings are held throughout the year and an in-person gathering is held at each MPLA conference. Past president’s are encouraged to consider making a donation to MPLA at https://mpla.us/assets/machform/view.php?id=17579 to help further association goals and support important initiatives such as MPLA’s Leadership Institute https://mpla.us/leadership/.
Past presidents who are not currently members are encouraged to join again at https://mpla.us/community/membership/. Retiree memberships are only $15! This is the only way MPLA has of keeping current contact information for past presidents.
| Years | Name | Library/Institution | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | Brenda Hemmelman | South Dakota State Library | South Dakota |
| 2021-2022 | Robin Newell | Emporia Public Library | Kansas |
| 2019-2021 | Stephen Sweeney | Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary | Colorado |
| 2018-2019 | Leslie Langley | Southeast Oklahoma Library System | Oklahoma |
| 2017-2018 / 2014-2015 | Annie Epperson | University of Northern Colorado | Colorado |
| 2016-2017 | Mickey Coalwell | LSSI | Kansas |
| 2015-2016 | Eric Stroshane | North Dakota State Library | North Dakota |
| 2013-2014 | Wendy Wendt | Grand Forks Public Library | North Dakota |
| 2012-2013 | JaNae Kinikin | Weber State University | Utah |
| 2011-2012 | Dana Braccia | Scottsdale Public Library System | Arizona |
| 2010-2011 | Elvita Landau | Brookings Public Library | South Dakota |
| 2009-2010 | Eileen Wright | Montana State University-Billings Library | Montana |
| 2008-2009 | Robert Banks | Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library | Kansas |
| 2007-2008 | Wayne Hanway | Southeastern Public Library System | Oklahoma |
| 2005-2007 | Sharon Osenga | Meridian Library System | Nebraska |
| 2004-2005 | Beth Avery | Western State College of Colorado | Colorado |
| 2003-2004 | Carol Hammond | Thunderbird: American Graduate School of International Management | Arizona |
| 2002-2003 | Jean Hatfield | Johnson County Library | Kansas |
| 2001-2002 | Debbie Iverson | Sheridan College Library | Wyoming |
| 2000-2001 | Linda Rea | Hastings Public Library | Nebraska |
| 1999-2000 | Marilyn Hinshaw | Eastern Oklahoma District Library System | Oklahoma |
| 1998-1999 | Roann Masterson | University of Mary | North Dakota |
| 1997-1998 | Carol Connor | Director Lincoln Public Library | Nebraska |
| 1996-1997 | Judy Kulp | Asst. Director Central Colorado Library System | Colorado |
| 1994-1996 | Blaine H. Hall | Brigham Young University Library | Utah |
| 1993-1994 | Ronelle Thompson | Director Augustana College Library | South Dakota |
| 1992-1993 | Bunny (Alma) Morrison | Librarian Skyview High School Library | Montana |
| 1991-1992 | Corky Walters | Wyoming State Library | Wyoming |
| 1990-1991 | J. Dennis Day | Director Salt Lake City Public Library | Utah |
| 1988-1990 | Jerry Kaup | Director Minot Public Library | North Dakota |
| 1987-1988 | Sara Parker | Montana State Librarian (Resigned July 1987 to become Pennsylvania State Librarian.) | Montana |
| 1986-1987 | Duane F. Johnson | Kansas State Librarian | Kansas |
| 1985-1986 | Thomas T. Jones | Director Bismarck Public Library | North Dakota |
| 1984-1985 | Dorothy M. Liegl | Deputy State Librarian South Dakota State Library | South Dakota |
| 1983-1984 | Donna R. Jones | Director Colby Public Library | Kansas |
| 1982-1983 | Dorothy Middleton | Librarian East High School | Wyoming |
| 1980-1982 | Jane Kolbe | Director Sioux Falls College Library | South Dakota |
| 1979-1980 | Joseph J. Anderson | Director Nevada State Library | New Mexico |
| 1978-1979 | Jim Dertien | Director Bellevue Public Library | Nebraska |
| 1977-1978 | H. Robert Malinowsky | University of Kansas Library | Kansas |
| 1976-1977 | Wilfred L. (Vern) West | Jefferson County Library (Appointed to replace Gus Hannibal.) | Colorado |
| 1975-1976 | August (Gus) Hannibal III | U. of Utah Library (Resigned May 10 1976 for poor health.) | Utah |
| 1974-1975 | Herschel V. Anderson | Director South Dakota State Library | South Dakota |
| 1973-1974 | Kathlyn K. Lundgren | Nebraska Western College Library | Nebraska |
| 1972-1973 | Wilmot C. McFadden | Rock Springs Public Library | Wyoming |
| 1971-1972 | Kilbourne L. Janecek | Director North Dakota State U. Library | North Dakota |
| 1970-1971 | Harold G. Morehouse | Director U. of Nevada Libraries | New Mexico |
| 1968-1969 | Evelyn Brewster | Colorado State Library | Colorado |
| 1966-1968 | Charles E. Dalrymple | Director Lincoln City Libraries | Nebraska |
| 1965-1966 | Frank J. Anderson | Director Kansas Weslyan University Library | Kansas |
| 1963-1965 | Russell L. Davis | Director Utah State Library | Utah |
| 1961-1963 | Stuart Baillie | Director School of Librarianship U. of Denver | Colorado |
| 1960-1961 / 1969-1970 | Ford A. Rockwell | Director Wichita City Library | Kansas |
| 1959-1960 | Milton C. Abrams | Director Utah State Agricultural College Library | Utah |
| 1958-1959 | Robert E. Thomas | Director Hutchinson Kansas Public Library | Kansas |
| 1957-1958 | Lora Crouch | Director Sioux Falls Public Library | South Dakota |
| 1956-1957 | Leonard J. Kirkpatrick | Director U. of Utah Library | Utah |
| 1955-1956 | N. Orwin Rush | Director U. of Wyoming Library | Wyoming |
| 1954-1955 | Eulalia D. Chapman | Director Bibliographical Center for Research | Colorado |
| 1953-1954 | Arthur H. Parsons | Director Omaha Public Library | Nebraska |
| 1952-1953 | H. Dean Stallings | Director North Dakota Agricultural College Library-Fargo | North Dakota |
| 1951-1952 | Jerome Cushman | Director Salina Public Library | Kansas |
| 1950-1951 | Frank A. Lundy | Director U. of Nebraska Library-Lincoln | Nebraska |
| 1949-1950 | Ruth V. Tyler | Director Salt Lake County Library | Utah |
| 1948-1949 | Ralph T. Esterquist | Asst. Director U. of Denver Libraries | Colorado |