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Past Presidents
Past Vice Presidents
Past Executive Councils
Past Secretary/Treasurers
Paste Executive Directors

Past Presidents

James K. Pollock, University of Michigan, 1939
W.H.C. Laves, University of Chicago, 1940
Francis G. Wilson, University of Illinois, 1941
John E. Briggs, State U. of Iowa, 1942
Howard White, Miami University, 1943-47
Harold Zink, DePauw University, 1948
Llewellyn Pfankuchen, University of Wisconsin, 1949
Harold M. Door, University of Michigan, 1950
Charles M. Kneier, University of Illinois, 1951
Harold M. Vinacke, University of Cincinnati, 1952
Kirk H. Porter, State University of Iowa, 1953
Harry W. Voltmer, DePauw University, 1954
Asher Christensen, University of Minnesota, 1955 (on Fulbright)
Edward H. Buehrig, Indiana University, 1955 (Acting President)
David Fellman, University of Wisconsin, 1956
Wilfred E. Binkley, Ohio Northern University, 1957
Clarence A. Berdahl, University of Illinois, 1958
Jasper B. Shannon, University of Nebraska, 1959
Amry Vandenbosch, University of Kentucky, 1960
Lloyd M. Short, University of Minnesota, 1961
Richard Spencer, Coe College, 1962
E. Allen Helms, Ohio State University, 1963
William O. Farber, University of South Dakota, 1964
John E. Stoner, Indiana University, 1965
Clara Penniman, University of Wisconsin, 1966
Vernon Van Dyke, University of Iowa, 1967
John D. Lewis, Oberlin College, 1968
Samuel J. Eldersveld, University of Michigan, 1969
Merle Kling, Washington University, 1970
John Wahlke, University of Iowa, 1971
Leon D. Epstein, University of Wisconsin, 1972
Doris A. Graber, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle, 1973
Frank Sorauf, University of Minnesota, 1974
Charles Press, Michigan State University, 1975
Norton Long, University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1976
Samuel Krislov, University of Minnesota, 1977
Robert Salisbury, Washington University, 1978
John Kessel, Ohio State University, 1979
Malcolm E. Jewell, University of Kentucky, 1980
Samuel C. Patterson, University of Iowa, 1981
Dina Zinnes, University of Illinois, 1982
Jack Dennis, University of Wisconsin, 1983
Lucius Barker, Washington University, St. Louis, 1984
Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University, 1985
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota, 1986
Ada Finifter, Michigan State University, 1987
John Kingdon, University of Michigan, 1988
William Crotty, Northwestern University, 1989
Richard Watson, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1990
Marjorie Randon Hershey, Indiana University, 1991
Charles O. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992
Susan Welch, Penn State, 1993
Lee Sigelman, George Washington University, 1994
John Sprague, Washington University, 1995
James Stimson, University of Minnesota, 1996
Arlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan, 1997
Harold Spaeth, Michigan State University, 1998
James L. Gibson, Washington University, 1999
Milton Lodge, SUNY-Stony Brook, 2000
Robert Huckfeldt, Indiana University, 2001
Herbert Weisberg, The Ohio State University, 2002
Lee Epstein, Washington University, 2003
Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina, 2004
John Aldrich, Duke University, 2005
Ken Meier, Texas A&M University, 2006
Gregory Caldeira, The Ohio State University, 2007
Rodney Hero, University of Notre Dame, 2008
Jeffrey Segal, Stony Brook, 2009
Gary Segura, Stanford University, 2010
Bryan Jones, University of Texas, 2011
Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University, 2012
Nancy Burns, University of Michigan

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Past Vice Presidents

Jasper Shannon, University of Kentucky, 1950
Davis Fellman, University of Wisconsin, 1951
John Stoner, Indiana University, 1952
Charles W. Shull, Wayne University, 1953
Jasper Shannon, University of Kentucky, 1954-55
Roy Sherman, University of Akron, 1956
Marshall Knappen, University of Michigan, 1957
William O. Farber, University of South Dakota, 1958
Ivan M. Stone, Beloit College, 1959
E. Allen Helms, Ohio State University, 1960
Paul C. Bartholomew, University of Notre Dame, 1961
Mona Fletcher, Kent State University, 1962
Richard Browne, Illinois State University, 1963
Arthur Bromage, University of Michigan, 1964
Clara Penniman, University of Wisconsin, 1965
Orville Alexander, Southern Illinois University, 1966
Byrum Carter, Indiana University, 1967
Murray Edelman, University of Wisconsin, 1968
George Blanksten, Northwestern University, 1969
Joseph A. Schlesinger, Michigan State University, 1970
Robert J. Steamer, Lake Forest College, 1971
Alfred Diamant, Indiana University, 1972
Alan Grimes, Michigan State University, 1973
John Millett, Wichita State University, 1974
Donald Johnson, University of Iowa, 1975
John F. Bibby, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1976
Louis Masotti, Northwestern University, 1977
John Gillespie, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1978
Samuel Gove, University of Illinois, 1979-80
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota, 1981
Kent Jennings, University of Michigan, 1982
Richard Watson, Univesity of Missouri, 1983
Herb Weisberg, Ohio State University, 1984
Beverly Cook, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1984
Barbara Hinckley, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985
Ruth Jones, Arizona State University, 1986
Michael Preston, University of Illinois, 1987
Marjorie Randon Hershey, Indiana University, 1988
Nancy Zingale, College of St. Thomas, 1989
James Stimson, University of Iowa, 1990
Joel Grossman, University of Wisconsin, 1991
Emily Gill, Bradley University, 1992
Benjamin Page, Northwestern University, 1992
Donald R. Kinder, University of Michigan, 1993
Arlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan, 1993-1995
Carol Kohfeld, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1994-1996
Gregory Caldiera, Ohio State University, 1995-1997
Paul Allen Beck, Ohio State University, 1996-1998
Virginia Gray, University of Minnesota, 1997-1999
Lee Epstein, Washington University, 1998-2000
Kristin Renwick Monroe, University of California-Irvine, 1999-2001
Bryan Jones, University of Washington, 2000-2002
Ted Carmines, Indiana University, 2001-2003
Paula D. McClain, Duke University, 2002-2004
Henry E. Brady, University of California, Berkeley, 2003-2005
John Hibbing, University of Nebraska, 2004-2006
Rodney Hero, University of Notre Dame, 2005-2006
Gary Segura, University of Washington, 2006-2007
Melinda Hall, Michigan State University, 2006-2008
Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University, 2007-2009
Nancy Burns, 2008-2010
Diana Mutz, University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2011
Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan, 2010-2012

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Past Executive Councils

1990-1993 Term

Bette Evans, Creighton University
Wayne Francis, University of Florida
James Gibson, University of Houston
Beth M. Henschen, Loyola University Chicago
Bert Rockman, University of Pittsburgh

1991-1994 Term

Ted Carmines, Indiana University
Russell Dalton, University of California, Irvine
Barbara L. Graham, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Allan Monroe, Illinois State University
Patricia Bayer Richard, Ohio University

1992-1995 Term

Donna Bahry, University of California-Davis
Jon Bond, Texas A&M University
Lee Epstein, Washington University, St. Louis
Mitchell Rice, Louisiana State University
Jack Van Der Slik, Sangamon State University

1993-1996 Term

Karen Beckwith, College of Wooster
Pamela Conover, University of North Carolina
Susan Hansen, University of Pittsburgh
Peverill Squire, University of Iowa
Norman Thomas, University of Cincinnati

1994-1997 Term

Richard Hall, University of Michigan
Barbara Perry, Sweet Briar College
Wendy Rahn, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Joseph Stewart, University of Texas, Dallas
Lettie Wenner, Northern Illinois University

1995-1998  Term

Allan J. Cigler, University of Kansas
Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State  University
Jeffrey A. Segal, SUNY-Stony Brook
Lana Stein, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Nancy H. Zingale, University of St. Thomas

1996-1999 Term

Linda Bennett, Northern Kentucky  University
Nancy Burns, University of Michigan
Gary King, Harvard University
Herbert M. Kritzer, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Kenneth Williams, Michigan State University

1997-2000 Term

Michael Dawson, University of Chicago
Joanna Scott, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Burrell, University of Wisconsin
Michael Margolis, University of Cincinnati
Steven E. Schier, Carleton College

1998-2001 Term

James Campbell, SUNY-Buffalo
Rod Kiewiet, California Institute of Technology
Jan Leighley, Texas A&M University
Kenneth Meier, Texas A&M University
Marianne Stewart, University of Texas-Dallas

1999-2002 Term

Stephen Bennett, University of Cincinnati
Vicki Hesli, University of Iowa
Brian Silver, Michigan State University
Joan Tronto, Hunter College
Jack Wright, Ohio State University

2000-2003 Term

Elisabeth Gerber, University of California, San Diego
William Jacoby, University of South Carolina
Carol Kohfeld, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Gary Michael Segura, Claremont Graduate University
Randolph Siverson, University of California, Davis

2001-2004 Term

David Canon, University of Wisconsin
Jeff Cohen, Fordham University
Kathy Dolan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Diana Mutz, Ohio State University
Barbara Norrander, University of Arizona

2002-2005 Term

Christian Davenport, University of Maryland
Georgia Duerst-Lahti, Beloit University
Charles Franklin, University of Wisconsin
John Huber, Columbia University
Catherine Zuckert, University of Notre Dame

2003-2006 Term

Suzanna L. DeBoef, Pennsylvania State University
James D. Fearon, Stanford University
Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan
Walter R. Mebane, Jr., Cornell University
Dianne M. Pinderhughes, University of Illinois at Urbana

2004-2007 Term

Janet Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio State University
Gretchen Casper, Pennsylvania State University
John Freeman, University of Minnesota
Carol Mershon, University of Virginia
Saundra Schneider, Michigan State University

2005-2008 Term

Paul Brace, Rice University
Stacia Haynie, Louisiana State University
James Johnson, University of Rochester
Lyn Ragsdale, University of Illinois, Chicago
Christopher Zorn, University of South Carolina

2006-2009 Term

Claudine Gay, Stanford University
Jonathan M. Hurwitz, University of Pittsburgh
Mark Peffley, University of Kentucky
Laurel Weldon, Purdue University
Elizabeth Wingrove, University of Michigan

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Past Secretary/Treasurers

Harold Zink, DePauw University, 1939-1947
Harrold Voltmer, DePauw University, 1947-53
A. LeRoy Bennett, Drake University, 1954-59
Harry R. Davis, Beloit College, 1960, 1962-65
Warner E. Mills, Jr., Beloit College, 1961 (Acting)
Stephen T. Early, Jr., DePauw University, 1966
W.C. Breckenridge Lambert, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1967-69
Jean M. Driscoll, North Park College, 1970-73
Morton J. Frisch, Northern Illinois University, 1974-76
Ellis Perlman, University of Michigan, Flint, 1977-79
Joseph Zikmund II, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1980-81

Past Executive Directors

Richard Farkas, DePaul University, 1981-1990
John P. Pelissero, Loyola University Chicago, 1990-2000

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