Table of Contents		Historic Listing of National Park Service Officials Superintendents of National Park System Areas A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z z       AREA / Name Period of Service ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH 1 (Established 11/19/19) Walter Ruesch, Cust. 8/12/18 - 11/18/19 Walter Ruesch, Act'g. Supt. 12/19/19 - 5/15/25 Richard T. Evans, Act'g. Supt. 5/16/25 - 10/31/25 Richard T. Evans, Act'g. Supt. 5/29/26 - 11/30/26 Eivind T. Scoyen, Supt. 2 4/11/27 - 1/14/31 Thomas J. Allen, Supt. 1/15/31 - 1/14/1932 Preston P. Patraw, Supt. 3 1/15/1932 - 12/31/1938 Paul R. Franke, Supt. 1/01/1939 - 7/31/1939 C. Marshall Finnan, Supt. 8/01/1939 - 6/22/1940 John M. Davis, Act'g. Supt. 7/05/1940 - 8/15/1940 Paul R. Franke, Supt. 8/16/1940 - 6/30/1943 Charles J. Smith, Supt. 7/01/1943 - 4/30/1952 Paul R. Franke, Supt. 6/01/1952 - 12/31/1959 Francis R. Oberhansley, Supt. 4 1/01/1960 - 8/09/1965 Warren F. Hamilton, Supt. 8/29/1965 - 4/27/1968 Karl T. Gilbert, Supt. 6/15/1968 - 4/05/1969 Oscar T. Dick, Supt. 5 4/06/1969 - 10/31/1969 Robert I. Kerr, Supt. 5/03/1970 - 7/08/1972 Robert C. Heyder, Supt. 6 7/09/1972 - 6/02/1979 John O. Lancaster, Supt. 6/03/1979 - 5/16/1981 Russell C. Alderson, Act'g. Supt. 5/17/1981 - 6/27/1981 Malcom S. Nicholson, Act'g. Supt. 6/28/1981 - 10/03/1981 Harold L. Grafe, Supt. 7 10/04/1981 - 6/15/1991 1 Mukuntuweap NM established 7/31/09. On 3/18/18, name changed to Zion NM. On 11/19/19, name changed to Zion NP. A further area designated as Zion NM was established 1/22/1937, and added to Zion NP 7/11/1956. 2 Zion & Bryce Canyon NPs admin. by one Supt. from 9/27/28 to 5/08/1953. 3 Administered Lehman Caves NM from 12/02/1933 to 12/16/1938 and Cedar Breaks NM from 8/22/1933 to 4/06/1969. 4 Administered Pipe Spring NM from 10/15/1963 to 4/06/1969. 5 Administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Southern Utah Group, from 5/04/1969 to 7/08/1972. 6 Administers Pipe Springs NM and Cedar Breaks NM from 7/09/1972. 7 Superintendent Grafe retired 8/31/1990, and returned as a reemployed annuitant on 9/5/1990. He resigned from his position as a reemployed annuitant on 6/15/1991. ZUNI-CIBOLA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, NEW MEXICO 1 (Authorized 10/31/1988) 1 Authorized by Public Law 100-567, 102 Stat. 2847, 10/31/1988. Administered by the Southwest Regional Office. Z A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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