Chapter Presidents

The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has been led by an exceptional group of men. All served during different periods of Detroit’s storied history-from the founding of Dunbar Memorial Hospital in the late 1910s, the Civil Rights Movement in the 1940s and 1950s, hospital desegregation in the 1960s, urban renewal in 1980s and 1990s, through our chapter centennial in 2019-all have been strong community leaders. We honor our past presidents for their years of dedicated service to the chapter and the Detroit community.

James L. Henderson
1st Chapter President
1919
Cecil L. Rowlette
2nd Chapter President
1920
Henry B. Taliaferro
3rd Chapter President
1921
John C. Dancy, Jr
4th Chapter President
1922-1923
Frank P. Raiford, Jr
5th Chapter President
1924
Julian P. Rodgers, Sr
6th Chapter President
1925
James B. Goggins
7th Chapter President
1926
Herbert E. Simms
8th Chapter President
1927
Davenport J. Grimes
9th Chapter President
1928-1929
C. Henri Lewis, Jr
10th Chapter President
1930-1932
James J. McClendon
11th & 21st Chapter President
1933, 1949-1950
Percival R. Piper
12th Chapter President
1934-1935
Ernest R. Carney
13th Chapter President
1936-1937
William L. Postles
14th Chapter President
1938
Henry S. Dunbar
15th Chapter President
1939-1940
Walter V. Harmon
16th & 18th Chapter President
1941-1942, 1944-1946
Boynton A. Milton
17th Chapter President
1943
Theodore M. White
19th Chapter President
1947
Remus G. Robinson
20th Chapter President
1948
William F. Goins, Sr.
22nd Chapter President
1951
Ramon S. Scruggs, Sr
23rd Chapter President
1952-1954
John W. Hurse
24th Chapter President
1955
Junius L. Taylor, Jr
25th Chapter President
1956-1958
Lawrence S. Lackey, Sr
26th Chapter President
1959
Augustus J. Calloway, Jr
27th Chapter President
1960-1961
Leven C. Weiss
28th Chapter President
1962-1965
William A. Ezell
29th Chapter President
1966-1968
Nathaniel O. Holloway, Jr
30th Chapter President
1969-70
Harvey T. Proctor, Sr
31st Chapter President
1971-72
Jesse F. Goodwin
32nd Chapter President
1973-1975
Ivan L. Cotman, Sr
33rd Chapter President
1976-1978
Robert J. Chillison, II
34th Chapter President
1979-1981
Oscar B. Session
35th, 37th & 39th Chapter President
1982, 1984-1986, 1990-1991
Myron H. Wahls
36th Chapter President
1983
Matthew W. Blount, Jr
38th Chapter President
1987-1990
Larry E. Boatwright
40th Chapter President
1991-1996
Kenneth C. Jordan
41st Chapter President
1996-2000
Stephen R. Spence
42nd Chapter President
2000-2001
G. Wayne Watkins
43rd Chapter President
2001-2004
William J. Lyons, IV
44th Chapter President
2004-2006
Alonzo F. Terry, Jr
45th Chapter President
2006-2009
Richard T. James, Jr
46th Chapter President
2009-2012
Burke M. Gaddis
47th Chapter President
2012-2015
Kamau C. Marable
48th Chapter President
2015-2018
Alburn H. Elvin, Jr
49th Chapter President
2018-Present