Associated Students of the University of Arizona

A HISTORY

OVER 100 YEARS OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

In 1913, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona was created to serve the students of the university as the officially recognized student government. The mission of ASUA is to represent student concerns to the UA administration, Arizona Legislature, Arizona Board of Regents, and all other relevant entities.

As it has grown, ASUA has progressed and now encompasses dozens of student affairs interests, such as programs and clubs. The association has fought for policy change, organized events, increased student retention, and worked to make campus more inclusive for every student. Over the years, there have been nine female presidents, and dozens of hardworking students of different backgrounds and with different goals. As we move forward into the future, we hope to continue improving the student experience at the University of Arizona for years to come.

Please take a look at this brief history of ASUA to get a better view of our long tradition of student involvement and campus betterment.

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1913-1914 Edgar Goyette

1914-1915 Frank Culin

1915-1916 Albert Condron

1916-1917 Frank McClure

1917-1918 Charles Renaud

1918-1919 Clarence P. Wilson

1919-1920 Wilson Wood

1920-1921 Thomas Marlar

1921-1922 ThomasWallace

1922-1923 Robert Nugent

1923-1924 George Hill

1924-1925 Jack Duerson

1925-1926 John “Buttons” Salmon

1925-1926 Robert Wilkerson

1926-1927 Curtis Benjamin

1926-1927 Harvey Lee Moore

1927-1928 Lawson V. Smith

1928-1929 William Truman

1929-1930 Don Striegel

1930-1931 F.W. Boyd Allen

1931-1932 Kelly Nemeck

1932-1933 John Boyd

1933-1934 Frank B. Losee

1934-1935 William D. “Ducky” Clark

1935-1936 Louis Simondi

1936-1937 Elmer Vickers

1937-1938 Lee Lowery

1938-1939 Al Wichtrich

1939-1940 John McPherson

1940-1941 Carl Berra

1941-1942 William Daily

1942-1943 Jack L. Ogg

1943-1944 Dan Frost

1943-1944 Edith White Hales (First ................................Female President)

1944-1945 Bob Corron

1945-1946 Peter M. Mosier

1946-1947 Harold Goodman

1947-1948 Morris “Mo” Udall

1948-1949 Merrill Windsor

1949-1950 Fred David Snyder

1947-1948 Morris “Mo” Udall

1948-1949 Merrill Windsor

1949-1950 Fred David Snyder

1950-1951 Don Butler

1951-1952 Douglas John Ward

1952-1953 Bill Kemmeries

1953-1954 Jerry Young

1954-1955 Bob Beam

1955-1956 Douglas S. Holsclaw, Jr.

1956-1957 George W. Drach

1957-1958 Jack Redhair

1958-1959 Thomas J. McIntosh

1959-1960 Daniel L. Shafton

1960-1961 Larry Betts

1961-1962 Robert M. Reade

1962-1963 Donald McGarth II

1963-1964 Peter G. Dunn

1964-1965 Warren S. Rustand

1965-1966 William Ridenour

1966-1967 Harry Bonsall, Jr.

1967-1968 Rafael E. Arvizu, Jr.

1968-1969 Steven Malkin

1969-1970 Mark Ginsberg

1970-1971 Bruce J. Eggers

1971-1972 Randy Tufts

1972-1973 John McKinney

1973-1974 Bryna Vertlieb Zehngut

1974-1975 Ken Sobel

1975-1976 Dave Hameroff

1976-1977 Pat Mitchell

1977-1978 Mark Webb

1978-1979 Doug Ehrenkranz

1979-1980 Flip May

1980-1981 Ron St. John

1981-1982 Richard Garcia

1982-1983 Pat Duffy

1983-1984 Michael Proctor

1984-1985 Eric Stevenson

1985-1986 John Heigl

1986-1987 Erin McBryde

1987-1988 Ruben Carranza

1988-1989 Craig Stender

1989-1990 Dean Fink

1990-1991 Thad Avery

1991-1992 Lee Knight

1992-1993 Danny Sicilaino

1993-1994 Derek Lewis

1994-1995 Anthony “T.J.” Trujillo

1995-1996 Benjamin W. Driggs

1996-1997 Rhonda T.L. Wilson

1997-1998 Gilbert Q. Davidson

1998-1999 Tara S. Taylor

1999-2000 Francisco V. Aguilar

2000-2001 Benjamin W. Graff

2001-2002 Ray Quintero

2002-2003 Douglas Hartz

2003-2004 J.P. Benedict

2004-2005 Alistair Jon Chapman

2005-2005 Cade Bernsen (May - .............................December 2005)

2006-2006 Erin Hertzog (Interim ...................................President Spring 2006)

2008-2009 Tommy Bruce

2009-2010 Christopher Nagata

2010-2011 Emily Fritze

2011-2012 James Allen

2012-2013 Katy Murray

2013-2014 Morgan Abraham

2014-2015 Issac Ortega

2015-2016 Manuel Felix

2016-2017 Michael Finnegan

Photos above, from left to right:

1925: John "Buttons" Salmon was the student body president and varsity quarterback who famously coined the phrase "bear down".

1938: Student government members participate in the annual homecoming parade, which ASUA still continues to do today.

1943: Edith White Hales was the first female student body president to be elected at the U of A. The school was facing the realities of World War II, and she led a student population where women outnumbered men three to one.

1948: Morris "Mo" Udall was an ASUA president who went on to become Arizona's Congressman from District 2 for 30 years, from 1961-1991.

1968: Students fought to change school policy, something ASUA members are still passionate about today.

1969: Students campaign for student body positions on campus.

1974: Randy Tufts, pictured on the right, was the former ASUA president who discovered Karchner Caverns with a friend. Tufts kept the caves a secret for 14 years, until he knew they would be kept safe by the Parks Service.

1974: Spring Fling, now the largest student run carnival in the nation, began in the mid seventies at the U of A

1981: ASUA Safe Ride originally opened on March 9, 1981 with a budget of $1,000.

1984: Actor Greg Kinnear, who has appeared in flims such as Little Miss Sunshine and As Good as it Gets was an ASUA Senator from 1984-1985.

1985: Students in ASUA buried a time capsule near Old Main at this time, to be opened by ASUA members in 2085.

2002: Zona Zoo, recently voted the best student section in the nation, was founded.

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