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Delta's Directors
Delta's Board of Directors was established in 1930, when Delta Air Service (1928-1930) was rechartered as Delta Air Corporation on December 31, 1930. Board members are elected each year.
These are Delta's past and current directors and their dates of service. For more information about Delta's current directors, see delta.com
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| PHOTO: Directors stand in front of the new Executive Building at Delta headquarters in Atlanta, 1947. |
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PHOTO: Director Joan Spero checks out new leather seats in MD-88 in 2005. |
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Start Date |
End Date |
Notes |
| Allen, Ronald W. |
10/23/1975 |
7/31/1997 |
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| Anderson, Richard H. |
4/30/2007 |
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| Artzt, Edwin L. |
6/1/1991 |
4/26/2002 |
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| Atkins, Prentiss M. |
12/31/1930 |
12/18/1939 |
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| Bastian, Edward H. |
2/5/2010 |
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| Bays, Karl D. |
11/3/1979 |
11/6/1989 |
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| Beebe, W.T. |
9/14/1966 |
6/9/1984 |
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| Biedenharn, Bernard W. |
4/28/1967 |
10/23/1986 |
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| Biedenharn, III; Henry A. |
10/23/1986 |
1999 |
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| Bays, Karl D. |
11/3/1979 |
11/6/1989 |
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| Biedenharn, Malcolm S. |
12/31/1930 |
4/23/1950 |
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| Boe, Archie R. |
2/1/1987 |
1/2/1989 |
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| Bostock, Roy J. |
10/29/2008 |
2011 |
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| Brinzo, John S. |
4/30/2007 |
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| Broadhead, James L. |
1/1991 |
1/1/2003 |
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| Brown, Charles L. |
5/1/1985 |
10/22/1992 |
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| Budd, Edward H. |
5/1/1985 |
4/30/2007 |
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| Busbee, George D. |
2/1/1983 |
ca. 6/1997-6/1998 |
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| Carp, Daniel A. |
4/30/2007 |
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| Cartledge, R. Eugene |
4/26/1990 |
4/26/2002 |
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| Cole, Todd G. |
10/16/1956 |
8/15/1963 |
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| Courts, R.W. |
6/28/1948 |
1/31/1983 |
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| Cushing, George R. |
10/29/1945 |
4/22/1947 |
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| Davis, Eugene I. |
4/30/2007 |
6/22/2009 |
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| De Sole, Domenico |
10/3/2005 |
4/30/2007 |
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DeWalt, David G. |
11/28/2011 |
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| Dolson, Charles H. |
1/10/1955 |
8/1/1987 |
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| Engler, John M. |
10/29/2008 |
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| Evans, Mary J. |
12/28/1982 |
4/26/2002 |
When elected, last name was Head. |
| Faulk, C.E. |
5/22/1934 |
8/31/1951 |
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| Fisher, George M.C. |
1999 |
7/2/2004 |
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| FitzGerald, Catherine |
12/31/1930 |
5/31/1934 |
First woman member. One of the airline industry's earliest female directors. |
| Flinn, Emery |
10/20/1959 |
10/23/1975 |
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| Foret, Mickey |
10/29/2008 |
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| Franklin, Shirley |
7/21/2011 |
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| Freeman, R.W. |
6/11/1947 |
1/23/1985 |
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| Garrett, Jr., David C. |
10/24/1968 |
10/27/1994 |
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| Gerry, Edward H. |
6/11/1947 |
10/1989 |
Longest serving member (42 years). |
| Richard K. Goeltz |
4/30/2007 |
10/29/2008 |
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| Goode, David R. |
4/22/1999 |
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| Grinstein, Gerald |
2/1/1987 |
9/1/2007 |
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| Harris, Hollis L. |
8/1/1987 |
6/30/1990 |
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| Hawkins, W. Whitley |
5/1/1991 |
3/1/1993 |
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| Head, Mary J. |
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See Evans, Mary J. |
| Higgins, Pat |
12/18/1939 |
10/6/1940 |
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| Higgins, Patricia L. |
7/15/2005 |
4/30/2007 |
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| Hill, Jr., Jesse |
10/23/1975 |
10/22/1998 |
First African-American member. |
| Johnson, Arthur E. |
3/22/2005 |
4/30/2007 |
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| Johnson, Earl D. |
7/25/1963 |
7/22/1964 |
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| Judd, L.B. |
5/31/1943 |
12/26/1951 |
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| Kellstadt, Charles H. |
7/23/1964 |
10/1/1975 |
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| Kilts, James M. |
10/24/2002 |
2004 |
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| Krapek, Karl J. |
7/2/2004 |
4/30/2007 |
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| Longmire, John R. |
5/1/1953 |
10/28/1982 |
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| Lund, Victor L. |
4/30/2007 |
10/29/2008 |
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| Massey, Walter |
4/30/2007 |
10/29/2008 |
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| Mattson, George N. |
10/12/2012 |
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| Maurer, R.S. |
4/13/1954 |
7/31/1982 |
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| McHenry, Carl H. |
5/31/1934 |
3/22/1960 |
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| Michaels, Bill |
8/1/1972 |
5/13/1989 |
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| Miller, T.M. |
7/23/1964 |
8/1/1987 |
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| Mullin, Leo F. |
8/14/1997 |
4/23/2004 |
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| Nunnally, Winship |
6/11/1947 |
10/28/1971 |
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| Oliver, Travis |
12/31/1930 |
2/16/1955 |
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| Oppenlander, Robert |
10/24/1968 |
10/1989 |
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| Parker, Laigh C. |
12/18/1939 |
12/23/1959 |
Not consecutive years of service. Resigned 12/22/1941 to enter military; reelected on 10/29/1945. |
| Patton, Stuart W. |
8/1/1972 |
10/25/1979 |
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| Phillips, John G. |
8/1/1982 |
10/22/1992 |
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| Putnam, Carleton |
5/1/1953 |
10/24/1984 |
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| Reynolds, Paula Rosput |
8/17/2004 |
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When elected, last name was Rosput. |
| Reynolds, R.J. |
6/11/1947 |
10/1959 |
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| Rodgers, James Woodall |
1/10/1955 |
7/6/1961 |
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| Rogers, Kenneth C. |
10/29/2008 |
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Nonvoting associate member, 2005 to April 14, 2008, when he was elected as a director by the Board; then by the stockholders on 10/29/2008. Delta pilot since 1990. |
| Rosput, Paula G. |
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See Reynolds, Paula Rosput |
| Slater, Rodney E. |
10/29/2008 |
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| Smith, Douglas Y. |
12/31/1930 |
11/13/1956 |
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| Smith, Jr., John F. |
2000 |
4/30/2007 |
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| Snellings, Jr., George M. |
10/18/1960 |
10/26/1983 |
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| Spero, Joan E. |
1/23/2002 |
7/29/2005 |
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| Steenland, Douglas M. |
10/29/2008 |
2011 |
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| Stewart, S.A. |
5/1/1953 |
6/30/1954 |
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| Storer, Sr., George B. |
8/1/1972 |
10/27/1972 |
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| Sutherland, Peter D. |
4/23/1992 |
7/1/1993 |
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| Thompson, Larry D. |
10/23/2003 |
2005 |
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| Woodrow, Kenneth B. |
7/2/2004 |
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| Woolman, C.E. |
12/31/1930 |
9/11/1966 |
Not consecutive years of service. Resigned 25/22/1934; reelected 5/5/1938. |
| Young, Andrew J. |
4/1994 |
2004 |
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