Here are the journalists who have served as president of our chapter since its founding:
| 1958-59 — Gerald Gammon |
| 1959-60 — Ed O. Meyer |
| 1960-61 — John Leard |
| 1961-62 — Overton Jones |
| 1962-63 — Larry Gould |
| 1963-64 — Alf Goodykoontz |
| 1964-65 — John Gunn |
| 1965-66 — Omar Mardan |
| 1966-67 — Ross Weeks Jr. |
| 1967-68 — Ed Grimsley |
| 1968-69 — Hugh Robertson |
| 1969-70 — Max Ailor |
| 1970-71 — Tyler Whitley |
| 1971-72 — Wayne Farrar |
| 1972-73 — Norm Coder |
| 1973-74 — Bob Gallimore |
| 1974-75 — Norm Beatty |
| 1975-76 — Marv Garrette |
| 1976-77 — George Crutchfield |
| 1977-78 — Steve Row |
| 1978-79 — Dave Chapin |
| 1979-80 — Kathy Fair |
| 1980-81 — Tom Howard |
| 1981-82 — Jay Pace |
| 1982-83 — Wilford Kale |
| 1983-84 — Ben Kent |
| 1984-85 — Clissa England |
| 1985-86 — James A. Mann |
| 1986-87 — Mary Anne Pikrone |
| 1987-88 — Will Molineux |
| 1988-89 — June Nicholson |
| 1989-90 — W. S. “Steve” Richardson |
| 1990-91 — Bruce Potter |
| 1991-92 — Nancy Moore |
| 1992-93 — John Dillon |
| 1993-94 — Jane Zemel |
| 1994-95 — Dorothy Abernathy |
| 1995-96 — Greg Gilligan |
| 1996-97 — Gail Gilmore |
| 1997-99 — Anna Billingsley |
| 1999-00 — Tom Silvestri |
| 2000-02 — Louise Seals |
| 2002-03 — Laura Fortunato |
| 2003-05 — Brian Eckert |
| 2005-07 — Paula Otto |
| 2007-09 — Jason Roop |
| 2009-11 — Nicole McMullin |
| 2011-13 — Paul Fletcher |
| 2013-15 — Patrick Kane |
| 2015-17 — Robyn Sidersky |
| 2017-19 — Vacant |
| 2019-21 — Jeff South |
| 2021-23 — Dina Weinstein |
| 2023-24 — Mechelle Hankerson |
| 2024-present — Chris Tyree |
The SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter has periodically given its Distinguished Service Award to a member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty. Here are the recipients of that award:
| 1982 | Ed Young, retired news editor, The Associated Press |
| 1984 | George Bowles, chief of the Capitol bureau, Virginia News Network |
| 1987 | Omar Mardan, retired assistant managing editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch |
| 1988 | James P. McKnight, city editor, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg |
| 1997 | James A. Mann, assistant managing editor, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg |
| 1998 | George N. Gill, retired publisher of the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal; David M. Clinger, managing partner of The Public Relations Council; Stephen Guback Jr., former sportswriter, The Washington Evening Star; and Harry L. Smith, special assistant for public information and publications for the Virginia Department of Education |
| 2000 | Wilma Wirt, journalism professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Mass Communications |
| 2001 | Ben Kent, retired wire editor, The Richmond News Leader |
| 2006 | Steve Richardson, president, Bill’s Barbecue, and former reporter |
| 2009 | Wilford Kale, former bureau chief and senior writer, Richmond Times-Dispatch and Virginia Marine Resources Commission (retired) |
| 2010 | George Crutchfield, retired director, VCU School of Mass Communications, and Francine Crutchfield — both longtime supporters of the chapter and its educational fund |
| 2013 | Brian Eckert, executive director, Communications and Public Affairs, Washington and Lee University |
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