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NJSOP's History

The NJSOP has a history dating back to 1903. See just how far we've come, here.

Past Presidents

  • 1903 - Dr. F.C. Leaming (Trenton)
  • 1904 - Dr. George Alililegate (Trenton)
  • 1905 – Dr. F.H. Hewlett (Paterson)
  • 1906 – Dr. L.B. Hilborn (Newark)
  • 1907 – Dr. R.G. Smith (Jersey City)
  • 1908 - Dr. J. J. Hartman (Newark)
  • 1909 – 11 – Dr. L.A. Rochat (Jersey City)
  • 1912 - Dr. C. J. Brotherly (Newark)
  • 1913 – Dr. F.C. Leaming (Trenton)
  • 1914 – 15 – Dr. H. Berman (Jersey City)
  • 1916 – 17 – Dr. P.A. Bourke (Paterson)
  • 1918 – Dr. W.B. Reilly (Asbury Park)
  • 1920 – Dr. George Fitzsimmons (Passaic)
  • 1921 – Dr. James Bergen (Paterson)
  • 1922 – Dr. J.E. Jaekle (Jersey City)
  • 1923 – Dr. C. J. Brotherly (Newark)
  • 1924 – 25 – Dr. Joselih Salov (Newark)
  • 1926 – Dr. J. Otis Wheeler (Salem)
  • 1927 – Dr. Anson Ball (Dover)
  • 1928 – 29 – Dr. John Knoblock (West New York)
  • 1930 – 31 – Dr. Charles W. Caslier (Newark)
  • 1932 – Dr. Joselih F. Heine (Asbury Park)
  • 1933 – Dr. Jarles Jacknowitz (Union City)
  • 1934 – 35 – Dr. Earl H. Ridgeway (Trenton)
  • 1936 – 37 – Dr. Albert Gaal (Irvington)
  • 1938 – 39 – Dr. Benjamin M. Wilson (Trenton)
  • 1940 – 41 – Dr. Walter Oelschlager (Newark)
  • 1942 – Dr. Harold Simmerman (Pitman)
  • 1943 – 45 – Dr. Harry Ehrlich (New Brunswick)
  • 1946 – Dr. Emanuel C. Nurock (Trenton)
  • 1947 – Dr. John J. Brown (Perth Amboy)
  • 1948 - N/A
  • 1949 – 50 – Dr. Harold Bookstaber (N/A)
  • 1951 – 52  - Dr. S. Benjamin Sobel (Clifton)
  • 1952 – 53 – Dr. Philip Jackman (Hackensack)
  • 1954 – 55 – Dr. George McEaney (Asbury Park)
  • 1956 – 58 – Dr. Paul Ellin (Paterson)
  • 1959 – 60 – Dr. Theodore Altschuler (N/A)
  • 1961 – 62 – Dr. Herbert L. Moss (Woodbridge)
  • 1963 – 64 – Dr. Rovert H. Maclead (Morris Plains)
  • 1964 – 66 – Dr. Leslie C. Mintz (Passaic)
  • 1967 – 68 - Dr. Sidney M. Goldstein (Bridgeton)
  • 1968 – 69 – Dr. Mario P. Constantini (Trenton)
  • 1970 – 71 – Dr. Mario J. Pallotta (Glen Rock)
  • 1972 – 73 – Dr. Harvey A. Wilson (Trenton)
  • 1974 – 75 – Dr. Charles S. Papier (Pennington)
  • 1976 – Dr. Arnold Klein (Clifton)
  • 1977 – Dr. Samuel Krantzow (Passaic)
  • 1978 – Dr. Roy Soloff (Atlantic City)
  • 1979 – 80 – Dr. Kenneth Brehne (Old Bridge)
  • 1981 – 82 – Dr. Barry Schneider (Manalapan)
  • 1983 – Dr. Stanley Roever (Clifton)
  • 1984 – 85 – Dr. Burnett Eglow (Hasbrouck Heights)
  • 1986 – 87 – Dr. Jay DeMesquita (Pennsauken)
  • 1988 – 89 - Dr. Larry Fuerman (Atlantic City)
  • 1989 – 90 – Dr. Stanley Ravine (Wall Township)
  • 1991 – 92 – Dr. Markus Barth (Lawrenceville)
  • 1993 – 94 – Dr. Harvey Wolbransky (Camden)
  • 1995 – 96 – Dr. Leonard Steiner (Oakhurst)
  • 1997 – 98 – Dr. Randollih Brooks ( Ledgewood)
  • 1999 – 2000 – Dr. Thomas F. Dorrity, Jr. (Belleville)
  • 2001 – 02 – Dr. Christopher Quinn (Iselin)
  • 2002 - 03 - Dr. Richard J. Favreau (Franklin)
  • 2003 – 04 - Dr. Daniel Desrivieres (Orange)
  • 2004 – 05 - Dr. Kimberly K. Friedman (Moorestown)
  • 2005 – 06 - Dr. Leonard J. Press (Fairlawn)
  • 2006 – 07 - Dr. Michael J. Veliky (Rochelle Park)
  • 2008 – 09 - Dr. Harvey B. Richman (Manasquan)
  • 2009 – 10 - Dr. Michael J. Siegel (Ledgewood)
  • 2010 – 11- Dr. Charles H. Fitzliatrick (Cherry Hill)
  • 2011 – 12 -Dr. William R. Marcolini (Iselin)
  • 2012 - 13- Dr. Rodolfo L. Rodriguez (North Bergen)
  • 2013 – 14- Dr. Maria S. Richman (Manasquan)
  • 2014 – 15- Dr. Edward W. Harmer (Carteret)
  • 2015 – 16- Dr. George W. Veliky (Iselin)
  • 2016 – 17-Dr. William J. Ference (Pompton Plains)
  • 2017- 18- Dr. Kenneth Daniels (Hopewell)
  • 2018 - 19- Dr. Susan D'Emic (Red Bank)
  • 2019 - 20- Dr. Ray Corbin-Simon (Piscataway)
  • 2020-21 Dr. Trinae Rosato (Alpha)
  • 2021 - 22- Dr. Todd Gershenow ( Middletown)
  • 2022-23 - Dr. Jesús Barrios (Green Brook)
  • 2023-24 - Dr. Dawn Arnold (Union)

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