Past 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 paleontology but to the Society as well.
Note: Terms of Officers end with Annual Meeting of Society, which normally occurs in November of the year in the tables below.
PRESIDENTS
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; this also affected the terms of the Presidents-Elect.
1909. J. M. Clarke 1910. Charles Schuchert 1911. W. B. Scott 1912. David White 1913. Charles D. Walcott 1914. H. F. Osborn 1915. E. O. Ulrich 1916. R. Ruedemann 1917. J. C. Merriam 1918. F. H. Knowlton 1919. R. T. Jackson 1920. F. B. Loomis 1921. T. W. Stanton 1922. W. D. Matthew 1923. T. W. Vaughan 1924. E. W. Berry 1925. R. S. Lull 1926. Stuart Weller 1927. W. A. Parks 1928. A. F. Foerste 1929. E. C. Case 1930. W. H. Twenhofel 1931. E. R. Cumings 1932. R. S. Bassler 1933. E. M. Kindle 1934. P. E. Raymond 1935. C. K. Swartz 1936. G. D. Harris 1937. J. A. Cushman 1938. C. W. Gilmore 1939. R. W. Chaney 1940. Carl O. Dunbar 1941. L. W. Stephenson 1942. E. H. Sellards 1943. J. B. Reeside, Jr. 1944. B. F. Howell 1945. Chester Stock 1946. J. B. Knight 1947. Raymond C. Moore 1948. Wendell P. Woodring 1949. Winifred Goldring 1950. C. E. Weaver 1951. H. E. Vokes 1952. Julia A. Gardner 1953. W. S. Cole 1954. W. S. Ladd 1955. A.S. Warthin 1957. G. Arthur Cooper 1958. A. K. Miller 1959. F. M. Swartz 1960. Kenneth E. Caster
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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 2009. Doug Erwin 2011. Philip D. Gingerich 2013. Sandra Carlson 2015. Steven M. Holland 2017. Arnold I. Miller 2019. Bruce J. MacFadden |
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 Scott |
1939. 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
1910-29. R. S. Bassler 1930-39. B. F. Howell 1940-49. H. E. Vokes 1950-55. Kenneth E. Caster 1955-62. Harry B. Whittington 1962-70. Ralph L. Langenheim 1970-76. Warren O. Addicott 1976-82. Walter C. Sweet |
1982-88. John Pojeta, Jr. 1988-94. Donald L. Wolberg 1994-99. Thomas W. Henry 1999-03. Carl W. Stock 2003-09. Roger D. K. Thomas 2010-11. Lisa E. Park 2011-15. Mark A. Wilson 2016-19. Peg Yacobucci 2019-21. Claudia C. Johnson
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TREASURERS
1910. W. D. Matthew 1911-22. R. S. Lull 1923-37. Carl O. Dunbar 1938-45. R. R. Shrock 1945-46. Carl O. Dunbar 1947-55. F. M. Swartz 1955-63. C. C. Albritton 1963-69. Bernhard Kummel |
1969-75. George J. Verville 1975-81. J. A. Fagerstrom 1981-87. Roger L. Kaesler 1987-93. June R. P. Ross 1993-96. Johnny A. Waters 1996-02. Thomas W. Kammer 2002-08. Mark E. Patzkowsky 2008-11. Roy E. Plotnick 2011-17. Peter Harries 2017-20. Alycia Stigall 2020-23. Jonathan Hendricks
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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 |
2009-2015 |
Tom Olszewski |
2016-2021 |
Matthew Clapham |
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATORS
1999-2004 |
Dale A. Springer |
2004-2010 |
Michael A. Gibson |
2010-2015 |
Margaret (Peg) Yacobucci |
2016-2017 |
Margaret Fraiser |
2018-2022 |
Rowan Lockwood |
EDITOR(S), Journal of Paleontology
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 |
2009-11 |
Brian T. Huber and Brian R. Pratt |
2011-15 |
Steven J. Hageman and Brian R. Pratt |
2016-21 |
Brenda Hunda |
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 |
2010-11 |
Bruce MacFadden, Douglas Jones and Jonathan Bloch |
2012-15 |
Bruce MacFadden, Douglas Jones, Jonathan Bloch and Michal Kowalewski |
2016-22 |
Mark Patzkowsky |
EDITOR(S), Priscum
2007-10 |
Lisa M. Amati |
2010-13 |
Philip Novack-Gottshall |
2014-16 |
Matthew Powell |
2016-21 |
Leigh Fall |
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 |
2009-11 |
Sankar Chatterjee |
2011-17 |
Sara Marcus |
2018-23 |
Colin Sumrall |
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 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, Erle 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 2008-2010 Sally Walker 2009-2011 Brenda Hunda 2010-2012 Linda Ivany 2011-2013 Alycia Stigall 2012-2014 Peter Wilf 2013-2015 Margaret Fraiser 2014-2016 Laurie Collins 2015-2017 Kate Bulinski 2016-2018 Susan Kidwell 2017-2019 Caroline Stromberg 2018-2020 Gabriela M. Mangano 2019-2021 Phoebe Cohen
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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) 2007-09 Christy C. Visaggi (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) 2008-10 Jay Zambito (University of Cincinnati) 2009-11 N. Ryan McKenzie (University of California, Riverside) 2010-12 Andrew Haveles (University of Minnesota) 2011-13 Sarah Tweedt (University of Maryland) 2013-15 Emma Locatelli2012-2014 Max Christie 2014-16 Lucy Chang 2016-18 Emily Orzechowski 2015-17 Sharon McMullen 2017-19 Kris Kusernik 2018-20 Bridget Kelly 2019-21 Annaka Clement 2020-22 Jeanette Pirlo
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