History

Please bear with us as we work to gather the details of our illustrious history for this website. We will update our postings as we are able to glean that information from our current members and from our records.

Standing, (L to R)
Jack Peacock (’65), “Shorty” McCague (’62), Harvey Milliken (’59), Earl Hawkins (’57), David Davis (’63), Joe McFayden (’52), Kenny Reed (’29), Will Noble (’23), Frank Rusk (’36), Melvin Bekins (’48), Sam Reynolds (’24), Willson Moody (’39), Virgil Haggart (’41), Herbert Davis (’56).

Seated (L to R)
S.R. Kirkpatrick (’64), Hal Berger (’61), “Shorty” Shaw (’60), Ralph Campbell (’58), Les Kizer (’54), Ernst Whitlock (’51), Elton Loucks (’49), Earl Burket (’43), Eugene Holland (’25), Richard Mallory (’30).

ProTem was founded in 1923 by (four) Omahans who were each very heavily involved in civic causes and charities. Many of the initial members had served on the City Council, or on the Chamber of Commerce, or in other prominent civic institutions. The four founding members were W.F. Noble, Sam W Reynolds, Eugene Holland, and J.L McCrory. They served as ProTem’s first four Presidents, each serving one year, in order.

This group wanted a way to gather for a strictly social purpose and the dues were used only for funding their various social functions. Prohibition ran from 1/17/1920 to 12/5/1933, so the early years were likely social lunches among business leaders.

If one looks through the list of past presidents (link below), he will find an impressive list of leaders and prominent figures in the history of Omaha’s growth and prosperity. In fact, one of ProTem’s “benefits” is that many of those civic leaders’ children and grandchildren are current members.

Over the years, ProTem held their meetings at various establishments. From the Omaha Club to the Omaha Country Club for meals, and from the field Club to the Omaha Country Club for golf.

Today, ProTem enjoys roughly 140 members and hosts five social events each year. Our membership is stable, we welcome from 5 to 10 new members each year, and our events continue to draw large numbers of members and guests.

Past Presidents
11923W.F. Noble
21924Sam W. Reynolds
31925Eugene Holland
41926Jas. L. McCory
51927Foy Porter
61928Walter S. Byrne
71929Kenneth FG. Reed
81930Richard H. Mallory
91931Sidney R. Gordon
101932Lawerence B. Holland
111933Donald K.Howe
121934Fred I. Archibald
131934Alan McDonald
141935Jess L. Thurmond
151936Frank Rusk
161937Walter C. Johnson
171938Edward J. Shoemaker
181939Eollson D. Moody
191940Max A. Miller
201941Virgil J. Haggart
211942Philip W. Downs
221943Earl H. Burket
231944Robert H. Garrett
241945Cyrus P. Mason
251946J. J. Hanighen Jr.
261947C. A. Abrahamson
271948Melvin Bekins
281949Elton C. Loucks
291950Robert A. Drum
301951Ernest Whitlock
311952Joseph H. McFayden
321953Earl C. Sage
331954T. Leslie Kizer
341955Dewey A. Hoadleuy
351956Herbert H. Davis, M.D.
361957Earl G. Hawkins
371958Ralph H. Campbell
381959Alfred C. Munger
391959Harvey E. Milliken
401960Lawrence I. Shaw
411961Hal W. Berger
421962Laurance M. McCague
431963David F. Davis
441964S. R. Kirkpatrik
451965J. B. Peacock
461966C. W. Cunningham
471967Varrow H. Rhodes
481968Edward T. Foster
491969Joe P. Muller
501970Grant L. Miller
511971Harold E. Roe
521972Richard W. Walker
531973John F. Day
541974Edward W. Lyman
551975Daniel J. Monen, Sr.
561976Edgar M. Morsman
571977Jackson Hoagland
581978Frederick M. Bekins
591979Charles A. Irvine
601980Clayton S. Nichols
611981Herbert Davis, Jr.
621982Clifton B. Bachelder
631983Gale E. Davis
641984Joseph Barker, Jr.
651985M. Thomas Crummer
661986Arthur W. Pinkerton
671987Joe H. Baker
681988John R. Maenner
691989Howard M. Lundgren
701990W. Russell Bowie, Jr.
711991Tyler B. Gaines
721992H. David Neely
731993Gerald K. Hall
741994L. K. Muller
751995Dan Loring
761996Stanley M. Trunlsen, M.D.
771997Harvey Hayes
781998Donald R. Ostrand
791999Arthur C. Jetter
802000Gary W. Radil
812001Robert H. Stitt
822002James Erixon
832003Dennis Lundgren
842004Joel B. Reynolds
852005Harry A Kock, Jr.
862006David A. Krecek
872007Thomas F. Kerr
882008John Webster
892009Edward D. Hotz
902010Lauren G. Faist
912011John S. Zeillinger
922012Donald M. Miller
932013Rod Anderson
942014Gary Kathol
952015Robert S Walker, Jr.
962016Kenneth Jarosz
972017Tom Baker
982018Tom Von Riesen
992019Okley Gibbs
1002020Robert H. Berger
1012021Robert H. Berger
1022022Jere Fonda
1032023John Fonda
1042024Chris Blunk
In Memoriam
1Harris G Vance1927
2George Stocking1931
3Walter F Halley1932
4#Lawrence B Holland1943
5Dr. S. R. Gifford1944
6Richard B Peters1944
7Hird Stryker1944
8Milo T Gates1947
9#Alan McDonald1947
10Linn P Campbell1948
11#Phil W Downes1948
12#Sidney R Gordon1948
13Allan A Turkley1948
14Rueesll Hopley1949
15#Edw. J Shoemaker1950
16#C A Abramson1951
17Mel Rhl Jr1951
18#Cyrus P Mason1951
19Paul V Shirley1952
20Theo J H Wrigand1952
21Victor B Caldwell1953
22#Robert H Garrett1953
23Christopher J Abbott1954
24Wm C Braden1954
25Russell Harris1954
26Marshall McArthur1954
27F F McCaffrey1955
28Chas E Peterson1955
29#F W Porter1955
30Tracy W Buckingham1956
31#Walter S Byrne1956
32#Robert A Drum1956
33Clarance T Spier1956
34Edward G Hinton1957
35Herbert B Kennedy1957
36Denman Kountze1957
37#Walter C Johnson1958
38#Alfred C Munger1959
39Chas C Shepard Jr.1959
40Wallace F Spear1959
41Wm H Smails1959
42Hayden W Ahmanson1960
43Francis S Gaines1960
44#Dr Earl Sage1961
45Elwood Stine1961
46W Clarke Swanson1961
47#Dewey Hoadley1961
48J T Stewart III1962
49C P Randall1962
50W E Shepard1962
51Victor L Toft1962
52John U Loomis1963
53P M McCullough1963
54George Gilmore1964
55Temple McFayden1964
56John R Rippey1964
57Robert P Samardick1964
58#J J Hanighen Jr1964
59George Grimes1964
60Voyle D Rector1964
61B O Holmquist1965
62Ellsworth Moser1965
63#Melvin Bekins1966
64C A Wynne1967
65John A Anderson1967
66#Frank E Rusk1967
67T S McAhane1967
68Gilbert C Swanson1968
69Harry I Dodson1968
70Clark W Carnaby1968
71J E Rutter1968
72#Elton C Loucks1969
73Wm D McHugh Jr1969
74#Virgil Haggart1969
75Lee Huff Jr1969
76Ernest T Tanner1969
77Robert B Edwards1970
78#Lawrence M McGauge1970
79#Joseph H McFayden1970
80J Cliff Rahel1970
81Albert Sibbernsen Sr1970
82Glenn I Voyles1970
83Kenneth Holland1970
84George Eggers1971
85harold Hutcheson1971
86Dr Wm J McMartin1971
87#Harvey Milliken1971
88Harry Coffee1972
89John F Davis1972
90Alexander McKie Jr1972
91Charles K Vorhees1972
92#J B Peacock1973
93Eugene J McNelly1973
94Tracy Peyck1973
95G Virgil Rector1973
96J Leroy Welsh1973
97Dr W A Cassidy1974
98J A C Kennedy Jr1974
99#S R Kirkpatrick1974
100Fred T Rahn1974
101H C Jack Young1974
102James A Butler1975
103Anan Raymond1975
104#Fred I Archibald1976
105Joe R Carnaby1976
106Stanley Michael1976
107#Max A Miller1976
108M J Zach Warren1976
109J F McCloud1977
110#Willson M Moody1977
111J Phil Redgwick1977
112WA Breckenridge Jr1977
113#Eugene Holland1978
114Joseph Huskins1978
115#Earel H Burket1978
116#Richard B Mallory1978
117#Varro H Rhodes1978
118#Kenneth Reed1978
119C A Jeffrey1979
120#Ralph H Campbell1979
121John C Rapp1979
122Peter Kiewit1979
123#Ernest Whitlock1979
124#C W Cunningham1980
125Webster E Pullen1980
126#Lawrence I Shaw1980
127Clarence L Landen1980
128#Richard W Walker1980
129#W F Noble1980
130Fred P Curtis1980
131Randall H Bigsby1980
132Roderie Crane1980
133Ambrose J Seitz1980
134Arthur R Klopp1981
135#Jackson Hoagland1981
136Leo A Daly1981
137William J Baird1981
138#James L McCrory1981
139#Clayton S Nichols1981
140Robert B Edwards Jr1982
141John C Anderson1982
142#Harold E Roe1982
143Howard H Agee1982
144#Dr Herbert H Davis1982
145#Earl Hawkins1983
146#Joe P Muller1983
147#Jess L Thurmond1983
148Harvey D Davis1984
149#Donald K Howe1984
150Mallory Kountze1984
151Richard J McFayden1984
152#Daniel J Monen Sr1984
153Stanley E Potter1984
154Albert Sibbernsen Jr1985
155Albert G "Duke" Schatz1985
156#T Leslie Kizer1985
157Erhart D Edquist1985
158#Edward T Foster1986
159Robert M Scoular1986
160J J Fuchs1986
161Emerson S Adams1987
162Ira L Couch Jr1987
163#David F Davis1987
164Casper Yost Offut1987
165McLellan L Gothard1987
166#Sam W Reynolds1988
167#Hal W Berger1988
168Edd H Bailey1988
169#Edgar M Morsman1989
170Dr Henry J Lenhoff Jr1989
171Boyd A Carnaby1989
172Dan W Campbell1989
173Herbert L Osborne1989
174George G Barker1990
175B F "Bing" Grunwald1990
176Lawrence R Hoaglan1990
177Thomas Kizer1990
178Henry Kleinkauf1990
179#Howard M Lundgren1990
180Addison Wilson1990
181#John F Day1991
182E C Reynolds1991
183William B Webster1991
184#Joseph Barker Jr1992
185Alfred Bloom1992
186Ben Butler1992
187#Gale E Davis1992
188Louis A Metz1992
189John L Offutt1992
190Donald L Pettis1992
191James A Sutherland1992
192Edwin Conine1993
193V J Skutt1993
194Charles Bressman MD1994
195James A Cook1994
196Robert R King1994
197Robert M Spire1994
198Robert L Clarke1995
199Wallace E Engdahl1995
200Howard M DeLaittre1995
201Thurman W Morsman1995
202James M Paxon1995
203Clyde M Sharret1995
204#Joe H Baker1996
205Alvin Berger1996
206Sanford B Cousins1996
207#M Thomas Crummer1996
208Alfred G Ellick1996
209John J Hanighen III1996
210Mourice Olson1996
211William A Waldie1996
212#John R Maenner1997
213Curtis D Hicks1997
214#Edward W Lyman1997
215Edward Sklenicka1997
216Robert Braun1998
217B H Hasrper1998
218Duane Hillmer1998
219#Grant Miller1998
220James B Moore1998
221Cecil Slocum1998
222Allan Davis MD1999
223Harris L Carnaby2000
224Robert G Fraser2000
225#Gerald K Hall2000
226John E Lauritzen2000
227J Paul Roach2000
228Thomas K Skutt2000
229#Clifton B Batchelder2001
230John D Coe, MD2001
231John Rasmussen MD2001
232Jerald R Shanken MD2001
233R J Drahota DDS2002
234Rodney Lindwall2002
235#W Russell Bowie Jr2002
236Robert D Mullen2002
237Paul V Shirley Jr2002
238John E "Bud" Velde2002
239Phillip A Weaver2002
240Anthony B Cudahy2003
241John G Gookouit2003
242#Herbert Davis Jr2003
243James E Hollander2003
244Charles Holmquist2003
245L Thomas Hood MD2003
246Edmund D McEachen2003
247Richard H Meissner MD2003
248robert A Slabaugh MD2003
249N Phillips Dodge2004
250William G Cambridge2004
251Daniel J Monen Jr2004
252Willis A Strauss2004
253John W Weeklyu2004
254Robert K Bock2004
255Thomas Belford2005
256#Arthur W Pinkerton2005
257Denman Kountze Jr2005
258Thomas Marshall2006
259Richard Crotty MD2006
260#Charles A Irvine2006
261#Donald R Ostrand2006
262R H Pickford Jr2006
263William A Sawtell Jr2006
264Richard Slabaugh2006
265Rufus T Amis2007
266Hird Stryker2007
267Robert M Garrett2007
268#Tyler B Gaines2007
269#Arthur C Jetter2007
270Norman Sample2007
271John R Barton2008
272Richard Benson2008
273Charles W Durham2008
274F Phillips Giltner2008
275Robert W Gorham2008
276#Robert H Stitt2008
277Richard C Byrne2009
278Joe Dennis2009
279Dean Miller2009
280Orville A Olson Jr2009
281Hal K Mardis MD2010
282timothy L Slattery2010
283Roy Sith2010
284Norbert W Wolke2010
285Robert Reins2010
286Robert H Berkshire2011
287#Frederick M Bekins2011
288Geof Heiden2011
289Clarence L Landen Jr2011
290Richard L Coyne2012
291Dean C Johnson2013
292Virgil J Haggart Jr2013
293John G Loucks2013
294Robert A Falk2014
295John P Bendon2014
296William F Boyle2014
297Lou Cimino2014
298#Dan Loring2014
299William March2014
300Drexel J Sibbernsen Jr2014
301John L Landen2015
302Philip S Kemp2015
303Richard Westin2015
304#L K Muller2015
305#Harvey Hayes2015
306Lee Seemann2015
307Stephen M Sawtell2015
308Fred H Hwkins2015
309Roger Kupka2015
310Harold W Anderson2016
311Joseph Barker III2016
312Edward K Conners MD2016
313William F Ginn2016
314Richard Holland2016
315Robert Joyce2016
316Kack K Lewis MD2016
317Charles M Root MD2016
318Everts S Sibbernsen2016
319Elliott E Gilmore2017
320Jerry E Roe2017
321George F Gilmore2018
322Clayton Byam2018
323Mark Ashford2018
324John B Davis MD2018
325#Dennis Lundgren2018
326John C Sage MD2018
327#Harry A Koch Jr2019
328#Bob Walker2020
329Bill Winstrom2020
330Curt Ralston2020
331JIm Maenner2020
332David Neely2020
333Bill Karrer2020
334#Gary Kathol2021
335#Stan Truehlson2022
336Kim Hawkins2023
337#Lauren Faist2023
338#Jim Erixon2023
339#Jere Fonda2023
340Bruce Lauritzen2024
341Roger Moore2024