Syrian Divan


Potentate
Kenny Harper
KHarper@syrianshrine.org

Chief Rabban
Randall Proctor

RProctor@syrianshrine.org

Assistant Rabban
Wayne Bunner

WBunner@syrianshrine.org

High Priest and Prophet
Fred Robinson

FRobinson@syrianshrine.org

Oriental Guide
Dave Rees

DRees@syrianshrine.org

Treasurer
Howard L. Abraham

Treasurer@syrianshrine.org

Recorder
Daniel J. Depenbrock

Recorder@syrianshrine.org


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Syrian Trustees

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2012 Trustee
Don Meinzen

2013 Trustee
John W. Schaffer

2014 Trustee
Arthur A. Weingartner

2015 Trustee
Erv Moermond

2016 Trustee
Joe Hancock


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Potentate’s Staff

Captain of the Guard - Rob Hatmaker
Outer Guard - Paul E. Minton
Chaplin - Robert Keely
Circus Director - Joseph M. Harper
Circus Ticket Sales - George Berry, Marvin Kuhn P.P.
Circus Kids Show - Wayne Bunner
Circus Ads - George Berry
Legal Committee - Harrison “Buzz” Green
Medical Staff - Dr. Brett M. Coldiron, MD
Shreik Editor - Benjamin P. Rosenfield
Webmaster - Jerry A. Ulm
Photographer - John Snyder, Michael Jodrey
Membership Chairman - Art Weingartner
Membership Co Chairman - Bruce Pendelton
Ceremonial Cast Director - Clifford E. Fullman, Andy Mellman
Fund Raising Chairman - Wayne Bunner
Hospital Fund Raising Paper Crusade - Ken McDaniel
Parade Marshall - James Corbett
Deputy Parade Marshal - Joseph M. Harper

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Past Potentates

1877-80 *Henry Clay Ulmer
1881-97 *William B. Melish
1898-05 *Eugene L. Lewis
1906-07 *Joel C. Clore
1908-09 *Dr Edward Keefer
1910 *Henry L. Korb
1911-12 *William Lueders
1913-14 *William Leimann
1915-16 *William J Johnson
1917-18 *Charles F Hake, Jr.
1919-20 *Frank L Zumstein
1921-22 *Ralph A Tingle
1923-24 *Dr Albert Kumier
1925-26 *Dr Willard Haines
1927-28 *Charles H Meeds
1929-30 *John Robinson III
1931 *Fredrich Hoffman
1932 *Jerome Jackson
1933 *Edward Everett
1934 *Dr Henry E Kock
1935 *Carl R Wenzel
1936 *Eugene Mulhauser
1937 *Edward Lovett
1938 *William Winans
1939 *Dr Clarence Betzner
1940 *Edward Pfiffering
1941 *Geo. Guckenberger
1942 *Nathaniel A Bell
1943 *Clarence Karst
1944 *William Hohmann
1945 *Leslie W Cors
1946 *Ralph Crosthwait
1947 *Charles Brawley
1948 *George A Lutz
1949 *William Louder
1950 *John R Lewis
1951 *Alfred F Porter
1952 *Fred L Hoffman
1953 *Fred B DeBra
1954 *George DeSilver
1955 *Chester Hodges
1956 *Thoral C. Schehr
1957 *Garriot McClellan
1958 *Arthur Zoecklein
1959 *Joseph L Brown
1960 *Paul Ruppaner
1961 *Walter L Gross
1962 *Raymond Long
1963 *Harry M Bader
1964 *Armor C. Moreland
1965 *Oscar W Hirschfeld
1966 *W. W. Tripp
1967 *Lynn R Van Ness
1968 *Fred G Reiners
1969 *Smith E Hughes
1970 *Charles D Marrs
1971 *Norbert E Miller
1972 *Donald J DeMond
1973 Robert A. Anderson
1974 *Paul N Buchman
1975 *Russell L Jackson
1976 *Charles S Settle
1977 *James G Wilson
1978 *Thomas W Bressler
1979 *Jack W Hilge
1980 *Hawley Todd
1981 *Hamilton R Gast
1982 *James W Zimpher
1983 *James J Jobe
1984 *Joseph E Workman
1985 *Larry Sowder
1986 *D Winston Franks
1987 *Harry G Skiff, Jr.
1988 John G Drach
1989 *Thomas McCrary
1990 Gerald R Walker
1991 *F (Jake) Houk
1992 Donald G Saurwein
1993 *John A Silvernell
1994 C.K. Wright
1995 Donovan Donohoo
1996 William P Yingling
1997 Gene Crow
1998 Harry Skiff, IV
1999 Garry Brown
2000 Anthony Iacobucci
2001 Bill R Spatz
2002 Gary Caudill
2003 Harry W Sterling
2004 Clifford E Fullman
2005 Marvin G. Kuhn
2006 Robert Schatz
2007 Robert L. Peacock
2008 Bud Wilhite
2009 Randolph E. Railey
2010 Jerry C. Ulm Sr.
2011 James Zimpher


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2012 Aides

Personal Aide - John M. Scott
Chief Aid - Holger Kaminsky
Assistant Chief Aides - Jim McElroy, Louis Proctor

Jim & Susan Altman
Rob & Brandi Hatmaker
Mike Jodrey
George Berry
John Henges
Joe & Toni Hancock
Cliff & Gina Christianson
Dave & Marie Saylor
Chuck & Judy Cowan
Andy & Arlette Mellman
Lou “Bubba” Proctor
Ed & Ann Geil Jr
Sam Mattar
Kevin & Heidi McElroy
Paul & Evelyn Minton
Jeff & Jackie Patenaude
Sam & Betty Potts
Larry & Evelyn Rusk
Del Tope
Jerry A. & Judy Ulm
John & Liz Snyder
Mike “Ollie” & Mandy Oliver


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Syrian Shrine Fundraising Committee

Chairman - Assistant Rabban Wayne Bunner

Divan & Trustees
Dave & Jenny Aaronson
Terry & Fran Bossman
Joe & Toni Hancock
Holger Kaminsky
Marvin & Mary Kuhn P.P
Sue Martini
Ken McDaniel
Frank Ritchie
Dee Schatz
Jerry A. & Judy Ulm
Darrell Warman
Terrie West

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Mailing Address

Syrian Shrine
P. O. Box 14277
Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0277
Phone: (513) 751-3800
Fax: (513) 751-4301

Located in the

Masonic Center
317 East 5th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202



Shriners Hospital for Children
3229 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095
Phone: (800) 875-8580
Fax: (513) 872-6999


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