Presidents

William K. Fischer joined the Association in 1986 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 1988. He served in that capacity until 1992, when he was elected as President of the BFA. Bill served in that position through the membership year 2003/04. His leadership was a great influence and stabilizing force in the growth of the Association. Changes in the by-laws took place under his watch, and with his efforts reduced the number of annual meetings from two to one and changed the dates so that those with children might be in attendance. Bill's wife, Kathrine, was his greatest supporter in his service to the Association.

James D. Walsh became a member of the Association in 1988 and was placed on the Board of Directors in 1990 in Salt Lake City. He was appointed as VP of Finance in 1995. James has been very active in the Association on such projects as the consolidated name index and it's subsequent publishing at Ancestry.com, the records data base and the reproduction of the entire BFA Bulletin on computer CD as well as the creation and maintenance of the BFA Website. He has been married to his wife, Sharon for over 45 years, has 11 grandchildren and5great grandchildren. He was elected President of the Association in 2004 and installed at the annual Board meeting in San Antonio, TX.

William S. Burleson, BFA # 1, was one of the founders of the Association. As the first president, he led BFA through its initial organization and help lay the groundwork for it's future success.

David A. Burleson, initially served the association as it's first VP of Finance. He took over as President in 1983 and served until 1986. David was one of the four original organizers of the Association and has remained an active member, hosting several of our Alabama reunions. David and his wife Anne, still live in the old Jonathan A. Burleson plantation homeplace in Hartselle Alabama build in 1841. Westview, as it is called is used by the association on all of it's publications.

Kaye P. Mills became a member of the Association in 1992 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 1995. She spent several years assisting Nancy McCoy, who was the VP of membership, by mailing bulletin orders. She took over as VP of membership in 1998 and is presently serving in that position. Her husband, Royal, who passed away in 1996, supported her during her many years of service to the Association and has been missed by all those who knew him. Kaye became acting president at the end of 2007 after the resignation of the elected president.