Executive Committee
- Harold Bass, Jr., President, Ouachita Baptist University
- Abdul Turay, President-Elect, Tougaloo College
- Douglas Eckberg, Vice-President, Winthrop University (SC)
- Tahanny Naggar, Treasure, West Chester University (PA)
- Glenn Melancon, Secretary, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Tracy Dietz, General Program Director, Universtiy of Central Florida
- Peter W. Wielhouwer, Convention Director, Western Michigan University
- Robert Lineberry, Editor, SSQ, University of Houston
- Eddie Weller, Exhibits Director, San Jacinto College South (TX)
- Emmett Essin, Workshop Director, East Tennessee State University
- Lydia Andrade, Site Selection Director, University of the Incarnate Word (TX)
- Craig Walker, Membership Director, Oklahoma Baptist University
- Michael Collins, Past President 2006-2007, Midwestern State University (TX)
- Joseph Stewart, Jr., Past President, 2005-2006, University of New Mexico
SSSA Executive Council
The members of the Executive Committee above, and
- Dawn Elliot, President SW Economics Assn, Texas Christian University
- Ron Petron, President, SW History Assn, Oklahoma State University
- Patrick Barr-Melej, First Vice President, SW History Assn, Ohio University
- Gustavo Wensjoe, President, SW International Studies Assn, University of St. Thomas
- R. Keith Gaddie, President, SW Political Science Assn, University of Oklahoma
- Richard Waterman, President Elect, SW Political Science Assn, University of Kentucky
- Sue Ellen Gardner, President, SW Social Work Assn, Newman University (KS)
- Robyn Driskell, President, SW Sociology Assn, Baylor University
- Janet Huber Lowry, President-Elect, SW Sociology Assn, Austin College
- Diane Bates, President, SW Women’s & Gender Studies Assn, College of New Jersey
- Michael Streeter, Journals Manager, Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
General Program Committee
- General Program Director: Tracy Dietz, University of Central Florida
- Economics: Charles Campbell, Mississippi State University
- History: Patrick Barr-Melej, Ohio University
- International Studies: Dragan Stefanovic, Appalachian State University
- Political Science: Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
- Social Work: Manoj Pardasani, Indiana University, Northwest
- Sociology: Janet Lowry, Austin College
- Women’s & Gender Studies: Susan Strickland, Sam Houston State University
- Interdisciplinary and Thematic Sessions: Abdul Turay, Tougaloo College
Awards and Honors Committee
- Chair: Mike Collins, SSSA Past President, Midwestern State University, 2012
- Joseph Stewart, Jr., SSSA Past President, Clemson University, 2011
- Dudley Poston, SSSA Past President, Texas A&M University, 2010
- Betsy Jane Clary, SSSA Past President, College of Charleston, 2009
- Patricia A. Hurley, SSSA Past President, Texas A&M University, 2008
Budget and Financial Policies Committee
- Chair: Eddie Weller, History, San Jacinto College South, 2008
- Stuart Thomas MacDonald, Economics, University of Central Oklahoma, 2008
- Dianne Dentice, Sociology, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2010
- Glenn Krutz, Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 2010
- Ex Officio: Tahany Naggar, SSSA Treasurer, West Chester University
- Ex Officio: Edwin J. Rossman, Sociology (Treasurer), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Ex Officio: Michael Moore, Political Science (Treasurer), University of Texas-Arlington
- Ex Officio: Mark Beasley, History (Treasurer), Hardin-Simmons University
- Ex Officio: Linda Dolive, International Studies (Treasurer), Northern Kentucky University
- Ex Officio: Herman Curiel, Social Work (Treasurer), University of Oklahoma
- Ex Officio: Edward Sayre, Economics (Treasurer), Agnes Scott College
- Ex Officio: Cheryl Anderson, Women’s and Gender Studies (Treasurer), University of Texas-Arlington
- Ex Officio: Craig Walker, Membership Committee Chair, Oklahoma Baptist University
Editorial Policies Committee
- Chair: Gary Copeland, Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 2008
- Vernon Williams, History, Abilene Christian University, 2008
- Abdul Turay, Economics, Western North Carolina University, 2008
- John King, Social Work, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 20010
- Sherry McKibben, Sociology, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 2010
- Ex Officio: Robert L. Lineberry, Social Science Quarterly, Editor, University of Houston
- Ex Officio: Tahany Naggar, SSSA Treasurer, West Chester University
Membership Committee
- Chair: Craig Walker, Economics, Oklahoma Baptist University, 2008
- Charles Macune, History, California State University, 2008
- John F. Martinez, Economics, Missouri Western State College, 2008
- Kevin Brennan, International Studies, Ouachita Baptist University, 2009
- Lisa Miles Bunkowski, Park University, Women’s and Gender Studies, 2009
- Glenn Antizzo, Political Science, Nicholls State University, 2010
- Beverly Stiles, Sociology, Midwestern State University, 2010
- Rebecca Smith, Social Work, Middle Tennessee State University
Nominations Committee
- Chair: Dudley Poston, Sociology, Texas A&M University, 2008
- Emily LaBeff, Sociology, Midwestern State University, 2008
- Rose Rubin, Economics, University of Memphis, 2008
- J. Ulysses Balderas, International Studies, Sam Houston State University, 2010
- Nupur Chaudhuri, History, Texas Southern University, 2010
- Sue Ellen Gardner, Social Work, Newman University, 2010
- Martin Johnson, Political Science, University of California, Riverside, 2010
- Beth Wright, Women’s and Gender Studies, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 2010
Resolutions Committee
- Chair: Dean Minix, International Studies, Tarleton State University, 2008
Economics - Karen Douglas, Sociology, Sam Houston State University, 2010
- J. Howell Smith, History, Wake Forest University, 2010
- Brinck Kerr, Political Science, University of Arkansas, 2010
Site Policy Committee
- Chair: Lydia Andrade, Political Science, University of the Incarnate Word
- Lonna Atkeson, Political Science, University of New Mexico, 2008
- Charles Macune, History, University of California, Northridge, 2008
- John Martinez, Economics, Midwestern State University, 2008
- Paulina Ruf, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 2009
- DuWayne Battle, Rutgers University, Social Work, 2010
- J. Michael Cruz, Sociology, Southern Methodist University, 2010
- Nivien Salieh, International Studies, University of St. Thomas, 2010
- Ex Officio: Eddie Weller, SSSA Exhibits and Publisher Relations Director, San Jacinto College South
- Ex Officio: Tracy Dietz, SSSA Program Director, University of Central Florida
- Ex Officio: Peter W. Wielhouwer, SSSA Convention Director, Western Michigan University
- Ex Officio: Douglas Eckberg, SSSA Vice President, Winthrop University