Handbook - International Bridge Press Association

Two years later, on the very day of the AGM in Venice,
Dick Frey died. At the next AGM, in Turku, Jean Besse
became Chairman, and his successor, as Executive Vice-
President was Tommy Sandsmark.
In 1990, in Geneva, Berl Stallard retired as Treasurer,
and was succeeded by Evelyn Senn-Gorter.
Early in 1991 René Ducheyne suffered from ill health,
and the three senior posts were rotated: Tommy Sandsmark
becoming President, Alan Truscott Executive Vice-
President and Ducheyne became First Vice-President. Lee
Hazen died early in 1991. At the AGM in Killarney, Bill
Pencharz became General Counsel, and Lars Blakset the
Association's first Honorary Auditor.
Just after Killarney closed came news of the death of
René Ducheyne. At the following AGM in Salsomaggiore
Per Jannersten, the son of the founding Secretary, became
the Executive Vice-President, and Alan Truscott moved
back to being the First Vice-President. Eloene Griggs
retired as Secretary and became an Honor Member. Stuart
Staveley was elected Secretary with the understanding that
Evelyn Senn would carry out those duties not connected
with Membership.
In September 1994 our Chairman Jean Besse died and
this caused a rotation of the senior posts. The Constitution
had been amended to create the post of Organisational
Vice-President instead of First Vice-President. Alan Truscott
became Chairman and Per Jannersten Organisational
Vice-President. In Beijing in 1995 Barry Rigal (USA) was
appointed Awards Chairman. At the 1996 AGM in Rhodes
Tommy Sandsmark retired as President and Henry Francis
(USA) was elected. The new Executive Vice-President was
Jean-Paul Meyer (France).
The Constitution was amended in 1997 to create the
post of President Emeritus open to living Past Presidents.
At the 1998 AGM in Lille Alan Truscott and Tommy
Sandsmark were elected to the new honorary post. Christer
Andersson became Treasurer, and Evelyn Senn, who
had been fulfilling both the roles of Treasurer and Secretary,
was formally named as Secretary.
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The IBPA decided to have its own website which became
operational the following year.
At Maastricht, in the year 2000, Evelyn Senn-Gorter retired
from the Executive and Maureen Dennison became
Secretary.
In 2001 David Rex-Taylor, who had served as Executive
Editor of the Bulletin, being responsible for printing and
distribution from 1982, retired, and Anna Gudge filled the
vacancy. The job was renamed Production Editor.
In 2002 Patrick Jourdain retired after 20 years as Bulletin
Editor. John Carruthers succeeded him.
In 2003 Patrick was elected President when Henry
Frances became Chairman. At the same time Per Jannersten
and Jan van Cleeff swapped jobs; Jan van Cleeff
stepping up as Executive Vice-President. Anna Gudge
retired as Production Editor and was replaced by Jean
Tyson (now Butler), who got the title Bulletin Production
Manager.
After a year of re-elections we had a major change of
guards in Estoril 2005. Henry Frances retired as chairman
and Per Jannersten took his place. Dilip Gidwani filled the
slot as Organizational Vice President that Per left. Mario
Dix replaced both Christer Andersson (Treasurer) and
Stuart Staveley (Membership Secretary). Stuart had served
the organization in twenty years and well deserved being
named Honorary member. The officers have remained the
same since Estoril.
It should also be mentioned that the Auditor has been
Julius Butkow, and the General Counselor Bill Pencharz,
since year 2000. Alan Truscott was President Emeritus
until his death in 2005. The current President Emeriti are
Tommy Sandsmark and Henry Francis