Our membership consists of educators, hobbyists and ceramic technicians who reside throughout the United States, including Hawaii. We are proud that some of our past presidents were the influential forces within ceramic art of the 20th and 21st centuries and that we continue to be leaders of the current ceramic culture.
Who are our members? Some of our members, such as William Manker, Vivika and Otto Heino, Harrison McIntosh, Susan Peterson, Raul Coronel, Frank Matranga, Tom McMillan, Patrick Shia Crabb, Kevin Myers, John Hopkins and Stephen Horn are nationally and internationally renowned artists and educators. They were and currently are faculty members of California State University at Dominguez Hills, California State University at Fullerton, California State University at Northridge, California State University at Pomona, Chouinard Art Institute, East Los Angeles College, Glendale Community College, Loyola Marymount University, Orange Coast College, Otis College of Art and Design, Pierce College, Riverside Community College, Santa Ana College, Scripps College, University of California at Los Angeles, and University of Southern California.
| Listed are our presidents and the year(s) they served. | |
|---|---|
| 1945-48 | William Manker |
| 1948 | Helen Zilgitt |
| 1949 | LaGardo G. Tackett |
| 1950 | Richard Petterson |
| 1951 | Helen Hargett |
| 1952 | Jane Elllis |
| 1953 | Bernard Kester |
| 1954 | Jeanne Ward |
| 1955 | Al King |
| 1956 | Susan Peterson |
| 1957 | Chester Jelly |
| 1958 | Al Driscoll |
| 1959 | Vivika Heino |
| 1960 | Lou McLain |
| 1961 | Raul Coronel |
| 1962 | Harlan Chinn |
| 1963 | Dennison Herring |
| 1964 | Ward Youry |
| 1965 | Earnest Sherrill |
| 1966 | Tom McMillin |
| 1967 | George Alsop |
| 1968 | John Blough |
| 1969 | Roland Schutt |
| 1970 | Ken Catbagan |
| 1971 | Bill Davis |
| 1972 | Wilburt Fenner |
| 1973 | Bob Jessup |
| 1974 | Bob Brent |
| 1975 | Joan Hill |
| 1976 | Frank Matranga |
| 1978 | Committee |
| 1979 | Norma Paley |
| 1980 | Helen Slater |
| 1981 | Wes Stanley |
| 1983 | Hanna Ruderman |
| 1984 | Jim Grimsley |
| 1985 | Tom Fraser |
| 1986 | Bernice Haber |
| 1987 | Norma Paley |
| 1988 | Leon Bush |
| 1989 | Rose Mary Flint |
| 1990 | Jim Grimsley |
| 1991 | Eduardo Lazo |
| 1992 | Bill Davis |
| 1993 | Committee |
| 1994 | David Lazo |
| 1995 | Chris Turk |
| 1996 | Tony Trotta |
| 1997 | Patti Hallowes |
| 1998 | Vyktorya Parco |
| 1999 | Lynette Yetter |
| 2000 | Nina Kellogg |
| 2001 | Lester Haworth III |
| 2003 | Melody Cooper |
| 2004 | Biliana Popova |
| 2005-06 | Elizabeth Wamsley |
| 2007-18 | Celeste Iida |
| 2018-Present | Susan Spohr |