Leadership at the International level:
- William (Bill) B. Watkins Sr. (deceased) of the Loudon Lions Club served on the Lions Clubs International Board of Directors from 2007-2009.
- Herbert Diggs (deceased) of the Oak Ridge Lions Club served on the Lions Clubs International Board of Directors from 1972-1974.
This is a listing of all Lions who have served as District Governor in the East Tennessee Area.
Term |
District Governor |
Home Club |
District 12-N (5 Districts in Tennessee) |
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2023-2024 |
Frank McCall |
Loudon Lions Club |
2022-2023 |
Rich Wilson |
Sevier County Lions Club |
2021-2022 |
Paulette Bailey |
Maryville Lions Club |
2020-2021 |
Millie Burke |
Loudon Lions Club |
2019-2020 |
Carol McDonald |
Campbell County Lions Club |
2018-2019 |
Brandon Johnson |
Campbell County Lions Club |
2017-2018 |
Adam Bowling |
Kingsport Lions Club |
2016-2017 |
Paulette Bailey |
Loudon Lions Club |
2015-2016 |
Fletcher Stephens |
Farragut Lions Club |
2014-2015 |
Ed Gibbons |
Johnson City Lions Club |
2013-2014 |
Mike McDonough |
Campbell County Lions Club |
2012-2013 |
Diane Wilkerson |
Powell Lions Club |
2011-2012 |
Chuck Bailey |
Tellico Village Lions Club |
2010-2011 |
William “Bill” McDonald |
Campbell County Lions Club |
2009-2010 |
J. Steven Lewis |
Halls Community Lions Club |
2008-2009 |
Jim McFarland |
West Knox Lions Club |
2007-2008 |
E. Dean Harshbarger (deceased) |
Norris Lions Club |
2006-2007 |
Wendy Cain |
Oak Ridge Century Lions Club |
2005-2006 |
Bill Moore |
Kingsport Lions Club |
2004-2005 |
Kaye Forester |
Morristown Lions Club |
2003-2004 |
Nancy Hall |
West Knox Lions Club |
2002-2003 |
Robert Weaver (deceased) |
Johnson City Metro Lions Club |
2001-2002 |
Bill Slover |
Kingston Lions Club |
2000-2001 |
Clare H. Crawford |
Powell Lions Club |
1999-2000 |
Julian C. “Tony” Gross |
Karns Lions Club |
1998-1999 |
James “Carl” McDaniel (deceased) |
Halls Community Lions Club |
1997-1998 |
Neal Vaughan |
Clinton Lions Club |
1996-1997 |
Dr. Joseph Zahn (deceased) |
Farragut Lions Club |
1995-1996 |
William B. Watkins, Sr. (deceased) |
Loudon Lions Club |
1994-1995 |
Joe Dailey (deceased) |
Karns Lions Club |
1993-1994 |
Ken Moffett |
Johnson City Metro Lions Club |
1992-1993 |
Carl White (deceased) |
Knoxville Tri-County Lions Club |
1991-1992 |
Gary Dailey (deceased) |
Karns Lions Club |
1990-1991 |
Dwan Forester (deceased) |
Morristown Lions Club |
1989-1990 |
William Hamby (deceased) |
Rockwood Lions Club |
1988-1989 |
A. Edward Headlee (deceased) |
Loudon Lions Club |
1987-1988 |
Robert Miller |
Kingsport Lions Club |
District 12-N (4 Districts in Tennessee) |
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1986-1987 |
Chester Fultz (deceased) |
Kingston Lions Club |
1985-1986 |
Richard Lines (deceased) |
Oak Ridge Lions Club |
1984-1985 |
Otie Smith (deceased) |
Maryville Lions Club |
1983-1984 |
Frederick Kays, Jr. (deceased) |
Kingsport Lions Club |
1982-1983 |
Charles Bolyard (deceased) |
Kingston Lions Club |
1981-1982 |
Edwin Gammon (deceased) |
Karns Lions Club |
1980-1981 |
George Gregory (deceased) |
Newport Lions Club |
1979-1980 |
Glenn House (deceased) |
Loudon Lions Club |
1978-1979 |
Fred Sherrod (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
1977-1978 |
Dennis Powell (deceased) |
Johnson City Lions Club |
1976-1977 |
John Sanders (deceased) |
Oak Ridge Lions Club |
1975-1976 |
C.S. Needham (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
1974-1975 |
Roy Profitt |
Newport Lions Club |
1973-1974 |
Charles McCall (deceased) |
Loudon Lions Club |
1972-1973 |
Charles Lindsay, Jr. (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
1971-1972 |
James Masters (deceased) |
Newport Lions Club |
1970-1971 |
William Harwell (deceased) |
Kingston Lions Club |
1969-1970 |
William S. Shannon (deceased) |
Karns Lions Club |
1968-1969 |
John C. Wolfe (deceased) |
Rogersville Lions Club |
1967-1968 |
Frank Faris (deceased) |
Harriman Lions Club |
1966-1967 |
W.C. Maples (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
1965-1966 |
Charles F. Rich (deceased) |
Morristown Lions Club |
1964-1965 |
Hugh M. Wallace (deceased) |
Andersonville Lions Club |
1963-1964 |
Dr. Harvey G. Coker (deceased) |
Karns Lions Club |
1962-1963 |
Cecil Dougherty (deceased) |
Kingsport Lions Club |
1961-1962 |
Leon Steinberg (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
1960-1961 |
James P. Masters (deceased) |
Newport Lions Club |
1959-1960 |
Herbert B. Diggs (deceased) |
Oak Ridge Lions Club |
1958-1959 |
Dr. G.F. Mathes (deceased) |
Greeneville Lions Club |
1957-1958 |
Robert Rose (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
1956-1957 |
C.E. Kiser (deceased) |
Morristown Lions Club |
1955-1956 |
Robert A. Smith (deceased) |
Clinton Lions Club |
District 12-E (East, 3 Districts in Tennessee) |
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1954-1955 |
E.R. Huddleston (deceased) |
Maryville Lions Club |
1953-1954 |
Fred L. Peters (deceased) |
Greeneville Lions Club |
1952-1953 |
H.V. Griffin (deceased) |
Cleveland Lions Club |
1951-1952 |
Paul Rogers (deceased) |
Sevierville Lions Club |
1950-1951 |
Lake E. Butcher (deceased) |
Kingsport Lions Club |
1949-1950 |
George McInturff (deceased) |
Chattanooga Lions Club |
1948-1949 |
Cecil Miller (deceased) |
Etowah Lions Club |
1947-1948 |
J.A. Scott (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
2 Districts in Tennessee (E and W) from 1941-42 to 1946-47 |
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1945-1946 |
Collins Lusby (deceased) |
LaFollette Lions Club |
1942-1943 |
S.J. Elkins, Jr. (deceased) |
Knoxville Lions Club |
1941-1942 |
Hugh E. Delozier (deceased) |
Maryville Lions Club |
1 District in Tennessee (combined with other states early on) from 1918-19 to 1940-41 |