The president of ASRS is elected three years in advance and future presidents serve as vice-president and president elect prior to serving as president.

• 1979 William G. Johnsson
  
• 1980 Fritz Guy
  
• 1981 Robert M. Johnston
  
• 1982 George Reid
  
• 1983 Walter Douglas
  
• 1984 Richard Coffen
  
• 1985 Doug Clark
  
• 1986 Sakae Kubo
  
• 1987 Alden Thompson
  
• 1988 James Londis
  
• 1989 Richard Rice
  
• 1990 Russell Staples
  
• 1991 Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid
  
• 1992 Gerald R. Winslow
  
• 1993 Warren Trenchard
  
• 1994 Madelynn Haldeman
  
• 1995 Roy Branson
  
• 1996 Jon Dybdahl
  
• 1997 John Brunt
  
• 1998 Larry Geraty
  
• 1999 Roy Adams
  
• 2000 Ernie Bursey
  
• 2001 Keith Burton
  
• 2002 Kendra Haloviak
  
• 2003 Ivan Blazen
  
• 2004 Jon Paulien
  
• 2005 Jean Sheldon
  
• 2006 P. Richard Choi
  
• 2007 David Taylor
  

Future presidents (currently serving as vice-president and president-elect):

• 2008 John Webster
  
• 2009 Zdravko Plantak