Past Chairmen
SLMA would like to thank all of our past, present and future Chairmen for their dedication to our Association and widely-influential impact made on our members and industry.
| Year | SLMA Chairmen | Company | State |
| 1963 | Hobart L. Manley, Sr. | Reynolds & Manley Lumber Company | GA |
| 1964 | Wade Harrison, Jr | Millway Lumber Company | SC |
| 1965 | C.S. Jones | Flack-Jones Lumber Company | SC |
| 1966 | Cecil M. Hodges, Jr. | Cecil Hodges Lumber Company | GA |
| 1967 | W.H. Harrison | Millway Lumber Company | SC |
| 1968 | C. Victor Beadles | Beadles Lumber Company | GA |
| 1969 | G.R. Blanton | Flack-Jones Lumber Company | SC |
| 1970 | Frank Gray | Hannon Lumber Company | FL |
| 1971 | R.B. | Jordan Lumber & Supply | NC |
| 1972 | D.W. Moore | Dunnman Lumber Company | AL |
| 1973 | Alfred L. White | J.F. White & Sons | SC |
| 1974 | H. V. Thompson | H.V. & H.G. Thompson Lumber Company | GA |
| 1975 | Harvey Fleming | Fleming Lumber Company | FL |
| 1976 | Jack Jordan | Jordan Lumber & Supply | NC |
| 1977 | Thomas R. Phillips | Phillips Brothers Lumber Company | MS |
| 1978 | Carl M. Tucker | C.M. Tucker Lumber Companies | SC |
| 1979 | Wilbur S. Doyle | Doyle Lumber | VA |
| 1980 | Charles F. Thomas | Sterling Lumber & Supply Company | AL |
| 1981 | W. H. Griffin | Griffin Lumber Company | GA |
| 1982 | Bryce Griffis | Sturgis Lumber Company | MS |
| 1983 | J. Wilson Jones | J.W. Jones Lumber Compay | NC |
| 1984 | James D. Lester | J.P. Lester Sawmill | AL |
| 1985 | Arthur Flippo | Flippo Lumber Corporation | VA |
| 1986 | Charles H. Thomas | Shuqualak Lumber Company | MS |
| 1987 | Calhoun W. Umphlett | Umphlett Lumber Company | SC |
| 1988 | Oliver P. Bass, Jr. | Oliver Bass Lumber Company | TX |
| 1989 | Robert M. Dixon | M.C. Dixon Lumber Company | AL |
| 1990 | William J. Booth, Jr. | Apex Lumber Company | NC |
| 1991 | David L. Williams | David L. Williams Lumber Industries | LA |
| 1992 | Homer Keadle | Keadle Lumber Company | GA |
| 1993 | Chip Ingram | Charles Ingram Lumber Company | SC |
| 1994 | Darrell M. Bean (Buddy) | Curt Bean Lumber Company | AR |
| 1995 | Fred Stimpson | Scotch Gulf Lumber Company | AL |
| 1996 | Burton Hankins | Hankins Lumber Company | MS |
| 1997 | Steve Dean | Texas Forest Products | TX |
| 1998 | Nelson Flippo | Flippo Lumber Corporation | VA |
| 1999 | Ardis Almond | Almond Brothers Lumber Company | LA |
| 2000 | Lee Ashburn | Industrial Wood Products | NC |
| 2001 | R. M. Dixon, Jr. | M.C. Dixon Lumber Company | AL |
| 2002 | Furman Brodie |
Charles Ingram Lumber Company |
SC |
| 2003 | Hal Storey | S.I. Storey Lumber Company | GA |
| 2004 | Dick Elliott | Elliott Sawmilling | SC |
| 2005 | Sandie Sparks | Sparks Lumber | GA |
| 2006 | Mark Anthony | Anthony Forest Products | AR |
| 2007 | Hank Scott | Collum's Lumber Products | SC |
| 2008 | Bryant Beadles | Balfour Lumber Company | GA |
| 2009 | Charles Thomas, III | Shuqualak Lumber Company | MS |
| 2010 | David Richbourg | H.W. Culp Lumber Company | NC |
| 2011 | Danny White | T.R. Miller Mill Company | AL |
| 2012 | Johnny Hall | Industrial Wood Products | NC |
| 2013 | Ben Stimpson | Scotch Gulf Lumber Company | AL |
| 2014 | Chris deMilliano | Steely Lumber Company | TX |
| 2015 | JD Hankins | Hankins, Inc. | MS |
| 2016 | Furman Brodie | Charles Ingram Lumber Company | SC |
| 2017 | Nash Elliott | Elliott Sawmilling | SC |
| 2018 | Patrick Harrigan | Harrigan Lumber Co., Inc. |
AL |
| 2019 | Fred Taylor | Troy Lumber Company |
NC |
| 2020 | David Tucker | C.M. Tucker Lumber |
SC |
| 2021 | David Richbourg | H.W. Culp Lumber Company |
NC |
| 2022 | Hunter McShan | McShan Lumber Co., Inc. |
AL |
| 2023 | Harold Wayne Hankins | Hankins, Inc. |
MS |
| 2024 | Jeff Jordan | Jordan Lumber & Supply |
NC |
| 2025 | Parker Dempsey | Dempsey Wood Products Inc. |
SC |