The Association honours those who have given outstanding service through leadership and dedication.

Life Membership is awarded by resolution of the committee in recognition of significant and sustained contribution to the Association and to the broader Sapper community.

residents and Life Members The list of Presidents and Life Members from the formation of the Association in 1931 are listed below.

Presidents Life Members

1931 -1936 S H Hancock DSO W C Sharp

1936 -1938 D H Tait

1938 -1939 H Tuck

1939 -1940 P C Piper DCM

1940 -1941 L W Avery MM

1941 -1942 A Bowden D McRae

1942 -1943 F Heery

1943 -1944 W C Sharp

1944 -1945 R O Gillett W T Y Williams

1945 -1946 W E Fuller

1946 -1947 B C Davis

1947 -1948 E A Connolly W E Fuller

1948 -1949 D R Chesterman OBE R O Gillett

1949 -1950 H C Johns E A Connolly

1950 -1951 G T Colebarch OBE AO

1951 -1952 G Payne

1952 -1953 S Patterson

1953 -1954 N Westerway

1954 -1955 G Robinson ED

1955 -1956 R O Gillett

1956 -1957 L Patterson

1957 -1958 L D Bantick

1958 -1959 R H Maher

1959 -1960 R A E Gardiner

1960 -1961 R E Schofield

1961 -1962 L D Bantick

1962 -1963 G B Hill

1963 -1964 R O Gillett

1964 -1965 C L Lennon

1965 -1966 A H Ayres

1966 -1967 R O Gillett

1967 -1968 A J Conrad

1968 -1969 M C Shorter

1969 -1970 R O Gillett

1970 -1971 A J Keal

1971 -1972 W J Cotton

1972 -1973 M A Midson

1973 -1974 R O Gillett A H Ayres

1974 -1975 J Jabour

1975 -1976 W Munday

1976 -1977 B E T Clark

1977 -1978 M C Shorter

1978 -1979 G J Cole

1979 -1980 R G Park

1980 -1981 J J Groves G J Cole M Midson R G Park

1981 -1983 K Donavan J Jabour M C Shorter

1983 -1984 B Kerslake E F Bellette

1984 -1985 J J Dwyer (Jeff)

1985 -1986 K Donavan R Slater

1986 -1987 J J Dwyer (Jeff) G Jarvis J J Dwyer (Jeff)

1987 -1988 J Jabour J Groves

1988 -1989 K Donavan BEM R Brooke A Stringer

1989 -1990 J Burr G McDonald

1990 -1991 J Jabour B Kerslake P Crawford

1991 -1992 B Kerslake S Barrett J Leppard

1992 -1993 J Leppard

1993 -1994 K Donavan BEM

1994 -1995 J J Dwyer (Jeff)

1995 -1996 B Michalkowski

1996 -1997 K Donavan BEM

1997 -1998 J Watt K Cusick

1998 -1999 J J Dwyer (Jeff)

1999 -2000 J Higgins D Norman J Watt

2000 -2002 T Deakes M Adderton F Simson-Wilson

2002 -2003 J Higgins A Keal D French

2003 -2005 B F Sherrin R Brooke

2005 -2007 D Turner

2007 -2009 K Cusick D Sherrin

2009 -2011 D Turner T Deakes J Higgins A Pierce

2011 -2012 K Cusick

2012 -2013 D Turner

2013 -2015 T Deakes

2015 -2017 H Atkinson H Atkinson K Wooward D Pelham

2017 -2019 K Cusick

2019 - 2021 H Atkinson

2021 - present B Michalkowski