1923-25 | Kathleen, Viscountess Falmouth | Greater London | President |
Presidents of National Union of Soroptimist Clubs of Great Britain
(Part of The European Federation Until 1934)
1927-28 | Mrs Elspeth Fox Pitt | Greater London | Dress Designer |
1928-29 | Mrs Lilian J Hetley | Greater London | Leatherwork |
1929-31 | Dr Elizabeth Hunt BA,MB,ChB | Liverpool | Dermatologist |
1931-33 | Miss Helen Catto MBE,MA | Glasgow | Chief Woman Officer LMS |
1933-34 | Lady Barrett CH,CBE,MD,MS | Greater London | Gynaecologist |
1934-35 | Miss M F Adams OBE,MA, LLD | Liverpool | Headmistress |
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Presidents of The European Federation of Soroptimist Clubs
1928-29 Miss Amie D Kerr Sander Greater London Translator
1929-30 Dr Elizabeth Hunt BA,MB,ChB Liverpool Dermatologist
Presidents of The Federation Of Soroptimist International of Great Britain And Ireland
(Formally National Union of Soroptimist Clubs of Great Britain)
1934-35 | Miss M F Adams OBE,MA,LLD | Liverpool | Headmistress |
1935-36 | Miss E P Smith BA, PhD | Dundee | College Lecturer |
1936-37 | Mrs E Cockroft MBE,JP | Halifax | Councillor |
1937-38 | Miss E Hawes MBE | Greater London | Optician |
1938-39 | Miss H L M Gibbs OBE,MA,BCL | Birmingham | Barrister |
1939-41 | Mrs H D Williams MBE,JP | Swansea | Councillor |
1941-42 | Miss E Macgillivray | Edinburgh | Confectioner |
1942-43 | Miss E Glen Dobie MPS | North Wirral | Pharmacist |
1943-44 | Miss M P Eggleston | Sheffield | Manpower Officer, Min.Labour |
1944-45 | Miss Mary Grose | Bristol | Company Director |
1945-46 | Miss F M Bailey MBE,FCIS | Bradford | Company Director |
1946-47 | Dr M M Stevenson | Glasgow | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1947-48 | Miss M A Cox OBE,JP | Bradford | District Controller, Min.Labour |
1948-49 | Miss G E Holloway BA | Dublin | College Principal |
1949-50 | Miss D Warner FCIS,JP | Leicester | Chartered Secretary |
1950-51 | Miss M H Bradley NFF | Cambridge | College Vice Principal |
1951-52 | Dr Violet Parkes OBE,JP | Sutton Coldfield | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1952-53 | Dr E D Griffiths | Ellesmere Port | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1953-54 | Miss Muriel Bond MSc | Central London | Lecturer in Physiology |
1954-55 | Mrs D McNabb BA,MP | Lurgan, N.Ireland | Member(Stormont) Parliament |
1955-56 | Miss G E Allen BSc | Chesterfield | Principal Teacher Training College |
1956-57 | Miss R E Morris BA | Sutton | Headmistress |
1957-58 | Miss M A North | Dewsbury | Domestic Science Organiser |
1958-59 | Miss P A B Macdonald RGN | Preston | Welfare Officer, Nursing Sister |
1959-60 | Miss K M Halpin CBE | Greater London | Chief Regional Admin WRVS |
1960-61 | Miss B A Burton JP | Manchester | Company Director |
1961-62 | Dr M Esslemont CBE,JP,MA,LLD | Aberdeen | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1962-63 | Miss G P Thyer-Jones MA, LLB | Llanelli | Headmistress |
1963-64 | Mrs M Stallard | Barnstaple | Lawyer |
1964-65 | Mrs A N Mcillrath | Belfast | Head Teacher |
1965-66 | Miss J Stovell | Croydon | Milliner |
1966-67 | Miss M K Murray | Birmingham | Publicity Manager |
1967-68 | Mrs E L Lambert | Gateshead | Solicitor |
1968-69 | Miss E M Denham | Worcester | County Children’s Officer |
1969-70 | Miss M E Collington BA,BSc | North London | HM Inspector of Factories |
1970-71 | Miss F Mackenzie Whyte MBE,MA | Edinburgh | Gov. College of Education |
1971-72 | Miss B Grosvenor CBE | Killarney | Farmer |
1972-73 | Miss Thelma Jarret MBE | Melbourne | Migrant Education |
1973-74 | Miss Hilda Richardson MA | Cambridge | Sec to Learned Society |
1974-75 | Ms Hilda Ruth Harris MD,FRCPath | Wrexham | Pathologist |
1975-76 | Miss C Evans MA,BSc,JP | Southport | Headmistress |
1976-77 | Judge Daffodil Cosgrave | Hastings & Bexhill | Judge |
1977-78 | Miss K Collin JP | Warrington | Tax Consultant |
1978-79 | Mrs Catharine Salt | Glasgow South | Hotelier |
1979-80 | Dr Jean M Sheach MD,DMRD | Exeter | Radiologist |
1980-81 | Dr Priscilla E Turnbull MRCGP | Dundee | Medicine General Practitioner |
1981-82 | Mrs Viola Hewitt BA,LLCM | Lurgan, N Ireland | Principal, School Speech Drama |
1982-83 | Ms T M de Leeuw GRSM,LRAM,ARCM | Bingley | Student Advisor, High Education |
1983-84 | Mrs Margaret Hutchings | Chepstow | Chartered Secretary |
1984-85 | Miss Muriel Bowers | Cork, Rep. Ireland | Property Company Director |
1985-86 | Dr Celeste Muir | Ashford, Kent | Medicine General Practitioner |
1986-87 | Miss Kate Fussell FRCS | Wigan | Surgeon |
1987-88 | Mrs Hilary Shaw | Sunderland | Architectural Designer |
1988-89 | Mrs Anne Brian | Stockport | University Administrator |
1989-90 | Mrs Hilary Page MBE | Lewisham | Civil Service Reg Welfare Officer |
1990-91 | Mrs Jane Barrie BSc,ARCS | Taunton | Stockbroker |
1991-92 | Miss Brenda P Jackson JP, LL.D | Sheffield | Vice Chair, Health Authority |
1992-93 | Miss Irene Darlaston | Nuneaton | Information Manager |
1993-94 | Mrs Dorothy (Llewellyn) Jamieson | Great Yarmouth | Improvement Grants Officer |
1994-95 | Miss Helen Adamson | Glasgow West | Museum Curator |
1995-96 | Miss Patricia Fahey | Crosby | Chief Probation Officer |
1996-97 | Mrs Olive Newton MA JP | Neath | Justice of Peace |
1997-98 | Mrs Vourneen (Jo) Darbyshire | Blackpool | Solicitor |
1998-99 | Mrs Pamela Lee | Isle Of Wight | NHS Lay Person |
1999-00 | Dr Elizabeth Harrison | King’s Lynn | Medicine General Practitioner |
2000-01 | Mrs Hilary Shaw | Keighley | Solicitor |
2001-02 | Mrs Lynn Dunning | Ramsbottom | Head Teacher |
2002-03 | Dr Joan Smyth CBE | Bangor N Ireland | Chairman Transport Company |
2003-04 | Mrs Ann Garvie | Glasgow West | Director Private Health Care |
2004-05 | Mrs Janet Garnons-Williams | The Medway Towns | Solicitor |
2005-06 | Mrs Ann Dawson | Stafford | Staff Development Officer |
2006-07 | Dr Hilary-Kay Young | Dundee | University Senior Lecturer |
2007-08 | Mrs Marguerite Woodstock-Riley | Barbados | Attorney-at-Law |
2008-09 | Miss Carwen Wynne-Howells | Haverfordwest | Chief Pharmaceutical Adviser |
2009-10 | Mrs Jackie Mosedale | Yeovil | Property Country Residence |
2010-11 | Ms Liz Morgan-Lewis | Winchester | Strategic Communications |
2011-12 | Mrs Maureen Maguire | Lurgan | Manager Health Social Care |
2012-13 | Ms Pat Black | Edinburgh | Education Consultant |
2013-14 | Mrs Margaret Oldroyd | Nottingham | Magistrate |
2014-15 | Ms Jenny Vince | Oxford and District | Medical Company Consultant |
2015-16 | Dr Margaret Emsley | Ashton-under-Lyne | University Lecturer |
2016-17 | Mrs Ann Hodgson | Cwmbran and District | Voluntary Worker |
2017-18 | Mrs Susan Biggs | Burnley | Teacher |
2018-19 | Mrs Sue Williams | Paisley | Inspector of Schools |
2019-20 | Miss Isobel Smith | Solihull | Behavioural Change Consultant |
2020-21 | Mrs Johanna Raffan MBE | Thames Valley | Director of NACE |
Presidents of Soroptimist International
(Formerly Soroptimist International Association) From Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland
1956-60 | Dr Violet Parkes OBE, JP |
1967-69 | Mrs Marion Stallard |
1977-79 | Mrs Hilda Richardson MA |
1981-83 | Mrs Catharine Salt |
1989-91 | Miss Thelma de LeeuwGRSM, LRAM, ARCM |
1997-99 | Mrs Hilary Page MBE |
2005-07 | Mrs Lynn Dunning |
2013-15 | Mrs Ann Garvie |
Past Honorary Life Members of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland
Miss Emily Crawford FCA
Mrs Phyllis Newman
Mrs Ailsa Stanley OBE, JP