Southwestern Social Science Association
The oldest interdisciplinary social science association in the United States

President
Michael Collins
Dept of History
Midwestern State University (TX)
michael.collins@mwsu.edu
Tel: 940-397-4153

President-Elect
Harold F. Bass
Dean, School of Social Sciences
Ouachita Baptist University (AR)
bassh@obu.edu
Tel: 870-245-5168

Vice President
Abdul Turay
Provost/VP Academic Affairs
Tougaloo College (MS)
Email: aturay@tougaloo.edu
Tel: 601-977-7735

Secretary
Glenn Melançon
Dept of Social Sciences
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Email: gmelancon@sosu.edu

Treasurer
Tahany Naggar
Dept of Economics & Finance
West Chester University (PA)
Email: tnaggar@wcupa.edu
Tel: 610-436-2834

Journal Editor
Robert L. Lineberry
Dept of Political Science
University of Houston
Email: ssq@uh.edu
Tel: 713-743-3901

General Program Director
Ray Darville
Dept of Sociology
Stephen F. Austin State University
Email: rdarville@sfasu.edu
Tel: 936-468-4405

Convention Director
Peter W. Wielhouwer
Dept of Political Science
Western Michigan University
Email: peter.wielhouwer@wmich.edu
Tel: 269-387-5685

Site Selection Director
Lydia Andrade
Dept of Political Science
University of the Incarnate Word (TX)
Email: Andrade@universe.uiwtx.edu
Tel:  210-829-3877

Membership Director
Craig Walker
Dept of Business
Oklahoma Baptist University
Email: craig.walker@okbu.edu
Tel: 405-878-3272

Exhibits & Publisher Relations Director
Eddie Weller
Honors Program Coordinator
San Jacinto College South
Email: eddie.weller@sjcd.edu
Tel: 281-484-1900  x3505
Fax: 281-929-4693

Workshops Director
Emmett Essin
Dept of History
East Tennessee State University
Email: essine@etsu.edu
Tel: 423-439-6687

Economics

Jonathan Willner, President
Konkuk University
Republic of Korea
Email Jwillner@okcu.edu
Tel: (82)2 450-4234

History

Nupur Chaudhuri, President
Texas Southern University
Email: nupurc@earthlink.net
Tel:  713-313-7814

Ron Petrin, First Vice President
Oklahoma State University
Email: ron_petrin@yahoo.com
405-744-8192

International Studies

Gustavo Wensjoe, President
University of St. Thomas
E-mail: wensjoe@stthom.edu
Tel: 713 525-3533

Political Science

Lonna R. Atkeson, President
University of New Mexico
Email: atkeson@unm.edu
Tel: 505-277-7592

Keith Gaddie, President Elect
University of Oklahoma
Email rkgaddie@ou.edu

Social Work

Rebecca Smith, President
Northeastern State University
Email: smithri@nsuok.edu
Tel: 918-456-5511  X3508

Sociology

Cherylon Robinson, President
University of Texas—San Antonio
Email: crobinson@utsa.edu
Tel: 210-458-5616

Robyn Driskell, President-Elect
Baylor University
Robyn_Driskell@baylor.edu

Women’s & Gender Studies

Diane Bates, President
The College of New Jersey
Email: bates@tcnj.edu

Journals Manager

Terri Teleen
Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Email: tteleen@bos.blackwellpublishing.com
Tel: 781-388-0477