PAST COUNCIL OFFICERS
PAST COUNCIL OFFICERS
The Society is run by volunteer Officers who are elected by the full Membership of the Society. These Officers donate their time, talent, and energy to the Society, and we are deeply indebted to them. In the lists below, the reader will recognize some of the "giants" of the science of paleobiology; each has left his/her mark and made significant contributions not only to paleotology but to the Society as well. (Note: Terms of Officers end with Annual Meeting of Society, which normally occurs in November of the year shown in parentheses in the tables below).
Beginning with organization of the Society in 1908, the Presidents were elected for a one-year term. With the adoption of the Tenth Revision of the Constitution and By-Laws on 21 Oct. 1997, the Presidents were elected to serve a two-year term beginning in 1998 (indicated in red below); this also affected the terms of the Presidents-Elect (also indicated in red below.).
| 1909.
J. M. Clarke |
1956.
H. B. Stenzel 1957. G. Arthur Cooper 1958. A. K. Miller 1959. F. M. Swartz 1960. Kenneth E. Caster 1961. Norman D. Newell 1962. J. W. Wells 1963. S. W. Muller 1964. Ralph W. Imlay 1965. H. B. Whittington 1966. J. Wyatt Durham 1967. E. C. Stumm 1968. Alan B. Shaw 1969. Digby J. McLaren 1970. William H. Easton 1971. Bernhard Kummel 1972. Curt Teichert 1973. Porter M. Kier 1974. James W. Valentine 1975. William A. Oliver, Jr. 1976. Ellis L. Yochelson 1977. David M. Raup 1978. Frank G. Stehli 1979. Richard E. Grant 1980. Warren O. Addicott 1981. Arthur J. Boucot 1982. Erle G. Kauffman 1983. A. R. (Pete) Palmer 1984. Walter C. Sweet 1985. Helen Tappan-Loeblich 1986. Norman F. Sohl 1987. Stephen J. Gould 1988. N. Gary Lane 1989. Brian F. Glenister 1990. John Pojeta, Jr. 1991. Thomas E. Bolton 1992. Roger L. Kaesler 1993. Rodney M. Feldmann 1994. Steven M. Stanley 1995. Craig C. Black 1996. J. John Sepkoski, Jr. 1997. Jere H. Lipps 1998. Karl A. Flessa 1999. Peter H. Crane 2001. Patricia H. Kelley 2003. William I. Ausich 2005. David J. Bottjer 2007. Derek E. G. Briggs |
VICE PRESIDENTS
Beginning with the new slate of Officers in November 1969 (with William O. Easton), the Office of Vice President ceased to exist and was replaced by President-Elect, who succeeded to the Office of President the following year. Thus, the President-Elects are not listed in the tables here.
1910. E. O. Ulrich, S. W. Williston, F. H. Knowlton
1911. A. Hollick, W. D. Matthew, Stuart Weller
1912. J. C. Merriam, R. Ruedemann, E. W. Berry
1913. H. S. Williams, G. R. Wieland, Bashford Dean
1914. F. M. Anderson, F. B. Loomis, R. T. Jackson
1915. J. C. Merriam, G. Van Ingen, F. H. Knowlton
1916. T. W. Vaughan, A. F. Foerste, E. B. Branson
1917. W. D. Matthew, E. W. Berry, A. W. Grabau
1918. A. Hollick, L. W. Stephenson, F. B. Loomis
1919. G. Van Ingen, W. Granger, T. W. Vaughan
1920. E. C. Case, R. Arnold, E. M. Kindle
1921. C. K. Swartz, W. J. Sinclair, A. Hollick
1923. W. A. Parks, W. H. Twenhofel, O. P. Hay
1924. E. H. Barbour, F. Springer, F. M. Anderson.
1925. T. E. Savage, E. C. Case, Charles Butts
1926. E. H. Barbour, B. L. Clark, Mignon Talbot
1927. P. E. Raymond, L. W. Stephenson, R. C. Moore
1928. M. G. Mehl, G. R. Wieland, E. R. Cumings
1929. B. F. Howell, Chester Stock, J. A. Cushman
1930. R. W. Chaney, Barnum Brown, A. O. Thomas
1931. J. J. Galloway, A. C. Noe, J. W. Gidley
1932. F. B. Plummer, E. H. Sellards, C. W. Gilmore
1933. E. B. Branson, J. B. Reeside, M. A. Hanna
1934. C. Stock, A. C. Noe, G. Scott
1935. E. S. Riggs, C. E. Resser, G. D. Hanna
1936. H. W. Shimer, N. L. Thomas
1937. Cary G. Croneis
1938. Gayle Scott1939. A. S. Romer
1940. P. S. Warren
1942. H. G. Schenk
1943. Erling Dorf
1944. Siemon Muller
1945. Marshall Kay
1946. T. H. Clark
1947. G. Arthur Cooper
1948. C. W. Cooke
1949. Norman D. Newell
1950. W. S. Cole
1951. Julia Gardner
1952. H. D. Hedberg
1953. J. Wyatt Durham
1954. G. M. Ehlers
1955. V. J. Okulitch
1956. Glenn L. Jepsen
1957. F. M. Swartz
1958. Kenneth E. Caster
1959. William R. Evitt
1960. John W. Wells
1961. Siemon W. Muller
1962. Ralph W. Imlay
1963. Edwin H. Colbert
1964. Harry B. Whittington
1965. Robert M. Kleinpell
1966. Erwin C. Stumm
1967. Alan B. Shaw
1968. Digby J. McLaren
SECRETARIES
TREASURERS
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PROGRAM COORDINATORS
| 1980-1986 | R. D. K. Thomas |
| 1986-1989 | J. A. Kitchell |
| 1989-1992 | Peter M. Sheehan |
| 1992-1997 | Michael R. Sandy |
| 1997-2000 | Mary L. Droser |
| 2000-2006 | Mark A. Wilson |
| 2006-2009 | Rowan Lockwood |
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATORS
| 1999-2004 | Dale A. Springer |
| 2004-2010 | Michael A. Gibson |
EDITOR(S),
Journal of Paleontology
(MANAGING EDITOR(S) beginning 1986)
| 1935-37 | J. B. Reeside, Jr |
| 1938-47 | C. W. Cooke |
| 1947-53 | A. S. Warthin, Jr |
| 1953-56 | W. R. Evitt |
| 1957-64 | E. C. Stumm and R. V. Kesling |
| 1964-68 | Porter M. Kier and William A. Oliver, Jr |
| 1969-71 | N. Gary Lane and P. P. Vaughan |
| 1972-76 | W. C. Frey, W. A. Clemens, J. W. Durham, and W. H. Peck |
| 1976-82 | Alan Coogan and Rodney M. Feldmann |
| 1982-85 | J. Keith Rigby and Leo Hintze |
| 1985-88 | Richard D. Hoare |
| 1988-94 | Don C. Steinker |
| 1994-97 | Daniel B. Blake |
| 1998-03 | Ann F. Budd, Brian J. Witzke, Julia Golden, and Jonathan M. Adrain (managing co-editors) |
| 2003-06 | Jonathan M. Adrain, Ann F. Budd and Christopher A. Brochu |
| 2006-09 | Stephen Westrop and Richard Lupia |
EDITOR(S), Paleobiology
| 1974-76. | T. J. M. Schopf and Ralph G. Johnson |
| 1976-80 | T. J. M. Schopf and James Hopson |
| 1980-83 | James Hopson |
| 1983-86 | J. John (Jack) Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 1986-89 | Richard Cowen and P. W. Signor |
| 1989-95 | Arnold I. Miller and David L. Meyer |
| 1995-01 | Douglas H. Erwin and Scott L. Wing |
| 2002-04. | John M. Pandolfi and William A. DiMichele |
| 2004-07 | Tomasz K. Baumiller, Robyn J. Burnham and Philip D. Gingerich |
| 2007-10 | Peter J. Wagner and Matthew Carrano |
EDITOR(S), Priscum
| 2007-10 | Lisa M. Amati |
SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS EDITORS:
| 1982-88 | Thomas W. Broadhead and Kenneth R. Walker |
| 1988-95 | S. J. Culver, Randall S. Spencer, and Carl F. Koch |
| 1995-97 | William I. Ausich and Loren E. Babcock |
| 1997-00 | Walter L. Manger |
| 2000-06 | Russell D. White |
| 2006-09 | Susan H. Butts |
EDITORS, Memoir Series
| 1968-70 | Patrick K. Sutherland |
| 1970-76 | Charles L. Rowett |
| 1976-79 | Kenneth E. Caster |
On recommendation of Kenneth E. Caster, Council voted in April 1979 to suspend election of further Memoir Editors until there were manuscripts available to edit. Subsequently, this function was assumed by Editors of the Journal of Paleontology.
COUNCILORS
1910-30:
No Councilors were provided by Constitution.
1931-68: Council composed of three immediate Past-Presidents
(who acted as Councilors), President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Editor, and Chair of Pacific Coast Section.
Beginning in 1975, the Councilors whose tenure occupies odd years are
Councilors Under 40; even years are Councilors-At-Large (Unrestricted).
| 1968-69
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A. R. (Pete) Palmer, Brian F. Glenister |
| 1969-70 |
A. G. Fischer, A. R. Ormiston |
| 1970-71 | James M. Schopf, Earl G. Kauffman |
| 1971-72 | T. Delevoryas, Richard A. Robison |
| 1972-73 |
Walter C. Sweet, Earl G. Kauffman |
| 1973-74 | Harlan P. Banks, Stephen J. Gould |
| 1974-76 | Stephen J. Gould and Karl M. Waage |
| 1975-77 | Steven M. Stanley |
| 1976-78 | Joseph T. Gregory |
| 1977-79 | R. Niles Eldredge |
| 1978-80 | Donald L. Eicher |
| 1979-81 | Philip D. Gingerich |
| 1980-82 | Leigh M. Van Valen |
| 1981-83 | James T. Sprinkle |
| 1982-84 | Geerat J. Vermeij |
| 1983-85 | Jennifer Kitchell |
| 1984-86 | June C. Ross |
| 1985-87 | Peter D. Ward |
| 1986-88 | Roger J. Cuffey |
| 1987-89 | Cathryn R. Newton |
| 1988-90 | Rodney M. Feldmann |
| 1989-91 | Thomas E. Broadhead |
| 1990-92 | Steven M. Stanley |
| 1991-93 | David Jablonski |
| 1992-94 | Frank C. McKinney |
| 1993-95 | Dana H. Geary |
| 1994-96 | Peter D. Ward |
| 1995-97 | Sandra J. Carlson |
| 1996-98 | H. Richard Lane |
| 1997-99 | Loren E. Babcock |
| 1998-00 | William I. Ausich |
| 1999-01 | Nigel C. Hughes |
| 2000-02 | Christopher G. Maples |
| 2001-03 | Steven M. Holland |
| 2002-04 | Robert A. Gastaldo |
| 2003-05 | Lisa E. Park |
| 2004-06 | Anne L. Raymond |
| 2005-07 | Jennifer C. McElwain |
| 2006-08 | Peg (Margaret M.) Yacobucci |
| 2007-09 | Dena M. Smith |
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES:
Although the Student Representative was not a voting member of Council until the Eleventh Revision of the Constitution and By-Laws, approved in November 1998, the first two Student Representatives acted as observers and provided significant input into Council Meetings and are included in the Society's "Honor Roll". In 2007, the PS Council recommended and the PS membership later affirmed a motion to add a second Student Representative to the Council and to amend the term of service. Thereafter, the Student Representatives serve two-year terms that overlap by one year.
| 1996-97 | Stephen T. Hasiotis (Univ. of Colorado, Boulder) |
| 1997-98 | Stephen A. Schellenberg (Univ. of Southern California) |
| 1998-99 | Donna D. Carlson (University of Cincinnatti) |
| 1999-00 | S. Kathleen Lyons (University of Chicago) |
| 2000-01 | Seth Finnegan (University of California-Riverside) |
| 2001-02 | Gregory S. Herbert(University of California-Davis) |
| 2002-03 | Alycia Rode (University of Kansas) |
| 2003-04 | Leif Tapanila (University of Utah) |
| 2004-05 | Austin Hendy (University of Cincinnati) |
| 2005-06 | Jocelyn Sessa (Pennsylvania State University) |
| 2006-08 | Phoebe A. Cohen (Harvard University) |
| 2005-07 | Christy C. Visaggi (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) |
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