The Business Women of Central Minnesota (BWCM) has a long standing history in the City of St. Cloud.  Dema Harvey presided over the organization when it was formed in 1922, which was then known as The Business and  Professional Women of St. Cloud.  At one point, nearly 200 women were part of this organization. It was a charter member of Business and Professional Women/USA until 2009.

On May 2, 2009, members attending the state convention at the Radisson Hotel in St. Cloud voted to disaasociate with the national organizations:  Business and Professional Women/USA and Business and Professional Women's Foundation.

In June, 2009 the organization changed its name to Business Women of Central Minnesota

Term Year       Name

1922-1924 Dema Harvey

1924-1926 Naomi Guy

1926-1927 Mrs. Frank Axell

1927-1929 Nona Limperich

1929-1930 Frances Drinkwine

1930-1932 Bessie Connell

1932-1933 Selina Swanson

1933-1935 Mickey Bialka

1935-1937 Bertha K. Grundman

1937-1938 Dema Harvey

1938-1939 Marguerite Kennedy

1939-1941 Margaret Hannigan

1941-1943 Pearl Erickson

1943-1945 Dema Harvey

1945-1946 Adeline Fedje

1946-1947 Connie Malmsten

1947-1948 Minerva Fandel

1948-1949 Rose Reilly

1949-1951 Dode Ahles

1951-1953 Irene Rushing

1953-1955 Amelia Nystrom

1955-1957 Clara May Gau

1957-1959 Hazel F. Carlson

1959-1961 Ione Kost

1961-1963 Lucille Petters

1963-1965 Margaret Dinndorf

1965-1966 Louise Johnson

1966-1968 Dorothy Hebert

1968-1970 Dr. Frances Bleick

1970-1972 Marian Petters

1972-1974 Marie Adams

1974-1976 Carol Scott

1976-1977 Teckla Karn

1977-1978 Eva McGarry

1978-1979 Sharon Shimek

1979-1980 Jeanette Pilantz

1980-1981 Alvina Sauer

1981-1982 Connie Lehnen

1982-1983 Sally Grabuski

1983-1984 Sharyll Isakson

1984-1985 Diane Lahr

1985-1986 Dorothy Hebert

1986-1987 Erma Bettin

1987-1988 Nancy Fischer

1988-1989 Linda Linn

1989-1990 Jeanne Solheim

1990-1992 Bonnie Klitzke

1992-1993 Mary Schroer

1993-1994 Bonnie Klitzke

1994-1995 Tracy Nahan

1995-1996 Laura Gazett

1996-1998 Renee Hendricks

1998-2000 Jude DuHoux

2000-2002 Jaci Olson

2002-2003 Elizabeth Kellner

2003-2004 Linda Linn

2004-2005 Kimberly Giles

2005-2006 Tauna Quimby

2006-2007 Fran Larson

2007-2008 Kristen Jacobs

2008-2009 Sharon Wilson

2009-2010 Sharon Wilson

2010-2011 Sharon Wilson