Past Presidents

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    Katherine Bell Tippetts

    1909-1941.

    Founder of St. Petersburg Audubon in 1909, owner of the Belmont Hotel (on 6th Ave. now Central Ave). Creator of the Florida Fish and Game Commission, 1st woman to run for Florida State Legislature.

  • Mary Lou Mills

    1941-1950

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    Alfred S. Satterthwait

    1950-1954

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    Rev. Duncan F. Dodd

    1954-1956

    Rev. Dodd was known for giving many talks about the birds he observed in China as a missionary.

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    Mrs. Howard W. Pomeroy

    1956-1958

  • Carl C. Radder

    1958-1966

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    Eugene H. Burr

    1966-1970

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    Harold W. Sims, Jr.

    1970-1972

    Professor of Biology at St. Petersburg College (also known as “Catman” for his love of domesticated cats later in life)

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    Margaret Y. Wall

    1972-1974

    School Principal who taught at the Maine Audubon Camp for many years and was active in the CBC.