SVC Past Presidents (Year indicates start of 2-Year Term)

2022
F. Papa
GP Plasma

2020
E. Wegener
DHF Technical Products

2018
C. Stoessel
Eastman Chemical Company

2016
G. Vergason
Vergason Technology, Inc.

2014
W. Diehl
Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST (retired)

2012
Ludvik Martinu
Polytechnique Montréal

2010
F. T. Zimone
Angstrom Science

2008
H. A. Macleod
Thin Film Center

2006
P. Martin
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2004
C.I. Bright
3M Company

2002
J.T. Felts
Nanoscale Surface Systems, Inc.

2002
J.B. Fenn, Jr.
Bekaert Specialty Films, LLC (resigned)

2000
A.A. Broomfield
Valmet General

1998
J.W. Seeser
Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.

1996
D.J. McClure
3M Company

1994
J.R. Marcantonio
Leybold Technologies, Inc.

1992
A.H. Plaisted
Soleras Ltd.

1990
M.A. Hansen
Donnelly Corporation

1988
P.R. Denton
Denton Vacuum, Inc.

1986
N.M. Poley
IBM Corporation

1984
N.M. Poley
IBM Corporation

1982
D.L. Chambers
Amvac Corporation

1980
C.L. Willson
GMC

1978
H.K. Dolan
Eyelet Specialty Company

1976
H.K. Dolan
Eyelet Specialty Company

1974
H. Schroeder
Xerox Corporation

1972
P.M. Cohen
Premier Vacuum Process Corporation

1970
R.J. Amis
VacTec Coatings, Inc.

1968
G. Nixon
Red Spot Paint & Varnish

1966
R.J. Perkel
Jema-American Company

1964
J. Scharnberg
Bee Chemical Company

1962
B.C. Hineline
Xerox Corporation

1960
H. Farrow
NRC Equipment Company

1958
T.J. LaBounty
Midwest Tungsten Service, Inc.