SSSA is governed by the SSSA Council, which is made up of two parts, the Executive Committee, elected by the membership as a whole, and Affiliate Representatives, elected from each affiliate.
2010-11 SSSA Council
| Executive Committee, 2011-2012 | |||
| President | Eddie Weller | San Jacinto College South (TX) | eddie.weller@sjcd.edu, 281-484-1900, etx.3505 |
| President-Elect | Gary Copeland | Univ. of Oklahoma | Copeland@ou.edu, 405-650-9829 |
| Vice President | Tahany Naggar | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | tnaggar@wcupa.edu, 610-692-7915 |
| General Program Director | Tracy Dietz | Univ. of North Texas | Tracy.Dietz@unt.edu, 940-565-3534 |
| Secretary | Glenn Melancon | Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ. | gmelancon@se.edu, 580-745-2342 |
| Treasurer | Craig Walker | Oklahoma Baptist Univ. | craig.walker@okbu.edu, 405-878-3272 |
| Journal Editors | Ronald Keith Gaddie | Univ. of Oklahoma | rkgaddie@ou.edu, 405-314-7742 |
| Kelly R. Damphousse | Univ. of Oklahoma | kdamp@ou.edu | |
| Past President, 2010-211 | Douglas Eckberg | Winthrop Univ. (SC) | eckbergd@winthrop.edu, 903-517-4819 |
| Past-President, 2011-2012 | Ray Darville | Stephen F Austin State Univ. (TX) | rdarville@sfasu.edu, 936-468-2256 |
| Affiliate Representatives, 2010-11 | |||
| Economics President | Bill Ballard | Wayland Baptists University | ballardb@wbu.edu, 806-742-9524 |
| History President | Patricia Juarez-Dappe | California State University-Northridge | pjuarez@csun.edu, 310-985-0563 |
| History 1st Vice President | Jeffrey D. Burson | Georgia Southern University | jeffburson76@yahoo.com, 202-321-4162 |
| International Studies President | Mehdi Noorbaksh | Harrisburg University of Science & Technology | Mnoorbaksh@HarrisburgU.edu, 717-602-5111 |
| Political Science President | Margaret Ellis | University of Oklahoma | ellisme@ou.edu, 405-325-5019 |
| Political Science President-Elect | Martin Johnson | University of Claifornia Riverside | martin.johnson@ucr.edu, 951-827-4612 |
| Social Work President | DuWayne Battle | Rutgers University | dbattle@ssw.rutgers.edu, 717-901-5118 |
| Sociology President | Mark Fossett | Texas A&M University | m-fossett@tamu.edu, 979-845-5133 |
| Sociology President-Elect | Charles Tolbert | Baylor University | Charlie_Tolbert@baylor.edu, 254-710-1165 |
| Women's and Gender Studies President | D'Lane Compton | University of New Orleans | dlanercompton@gmail.com |
| Site Selection | Lydia Andrade | University of the Incarnate Word | andrade@uiwtx.edu, 210-829-3877 |
2010-2011 Committees (Tentative Listings, revised November 6, 2010)
Budget & Financial Policies Committee
Chair: Mark Beasley, History, Hardin-Simmons University, 2011
Cheng-Hsien Lin, Sociology, Lamar University, 2013
David Lanoue, Political Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2012
J. Howell Smith, History, Wake Forest University, 2012
Mark Hove, History, United States Department of State, 2013
David Embrick, Sociology, Loyola University, 2013
Michelle Dietert, Gender and Women's Studies Association, Texas A&M University-Central Texas, 2013
Mehdi Noorbaksh, International Studies, Harrisburg University, 2013
Ex officio: Craig Walker, SSSA Treasurer, Oklahoma Baptist University
Ex officio: Cheryl Anderson, Treasurer, Southwestern Women's and Gender Association, University of Texas-Arlington
Ex officio: Herman Curiel, Secretary/Treasurer, Southwestern Social Work Association, University of Oklahoma
Ex officio: Alex d'Erizans, Secretary/Treasurer, Southwestern Historical Association
Ex officio: Linda Dolive, Treasurer, Southwestern International Studies Association, Northern Kentucky University
Ex officio: Michael K. Moore, Secretary-Treasurer, Southwestern Political Science Association, University of Texas-Arlington
Ex-officio: Ed Rossman, Secretary-Treasurer, Southwestern Sociological Association, United States Corps of Engineers
Ex officio: Edward A. Sayre, Treasurer, Southwestern Economics Association, Agnes Scott College
Editorial Policies Committee
Chair: Adbullahi Abdulkadri, Economics, Michigan State University, 2011
Patrick Barr-Melej, History, Ohio University, 2011
Lonna Atkeson, Political Science, University of New Mexico, 2012
Elizabeth Esterchild, Women's and Gender Studies, University of North Texas, 2012
Orren Dale, Social Work, Wichita State University, 2012
Betty Cox, Sociology, Texas Southern University, 2013
Mehdi Noorbaksh, International Studies, Harrisburg University, 2013
Michelle Dietert, Gender and Women's Studies Association, Texas A&M University-Central Texas, 2013
Ex officio: Ronald Keith Gaddie and Kelly R. Stamphouse, SSQ Co-Editors, University of Oklahoma
Ex officio: Craig Walker, SSSA Treasurer, Oklahoma Baptist University
Membership Committee
Chair: Glenn Melancon-Southeastern Oklahoma State University, SSSA Secretary
Nupur Chaudhuri, History, Texas Southern University, 2012
Manoj Pardasani, Social Work, Fordham University, 2012
Mary Ann Davis, Women's and Gender Studies, Sam Houston State University, 2013
Mehdi Noorbaksh, International Studies, Harrisburg University, 2013
Resolutions Committee
Chair: Karen M. Douglas, Sociology, Sam Houston State University, 2013
Carlos Huerta, Political Science, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 2011
Richard Harris, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2011
Manoj Pardasani, Social Work, Fordham University, 2012
Waren Warren, Sociology, University of Central Florida, 2013
Melodie Andrews, History, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2011
Sharon Sewell, History, Darton College, 2012
Rob Lee, History, St. Louis Community College-Meramec, 2013
Nominations Committee
Chair: Ulysses Balderas, International Studies, Sam Houston State University 2010
Martin Johnson, Political Science, University of California Riverside, 2011
Robyn Driskell, Sociology, Baylor University, 2012
Juanita Harris, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2011
Steve Sewell, History, College of the Mainland, 2011
Patrick Barr-Melej, History, Ohio University, 2012
Judith Fai-Podlipnik, History, Southeastern Louisiana State University, 2013
Site Policy Committee
Chair: Lydia Andrade, Political Science, University of the Incarnate Word, 2012
Tom Segady, Sociology, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2011
Paulina X. Ruf, Women's and Gender Studies, Lenoir-Rhyne University, 2012
Jeff Hankins, History, Louisiana Tech University, 2011
Lopita Nath, History, University of the Incarnate Word, 2012
Kyle Goyette, History, San Jacinto College, 2013
Ex officio: Tracy Dietz, SSSA General Program Chair, University of North Texas
Ex officio: Gary Copeland, SSSA Vice President, University of Oklahoma
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