mss
officers & committees
President
Peter Kivisto
Augustana College

President-Elect / 2011 Program Chair
Mary Zimmerman
University of Kansas

President-Elect-Elect /2010 Program Chair
Linda Lindsey
Maryville University of St. Louis

Past President / ASA Representative
Diane Pike
Augsburg College

Secretary
Peter Parilla
University of St. Thomas

Treasurer
Robert J. Wazienski
Illinois State University

Treasurer-Designate
Tom Gerschick
Illinois State University

Editor, The Midwest Sociologist
Karla Erickson
Grinnell College

Editor, The Sociological Quarterly
Brian Donovan, Bill Staples
University of Kansas

At-large Director
Anne Eisenberg
SUNY - Geneseo

Illinois Director
Lauren Langman
Loyola University Chicago



Iowa Director
Marybeth Stalp
University of Northern Iowa

Kansas Director
Shirley Hill
University of Kansas

Minnesota Director
Susan Smith-Cunnien
University of St. Thomas

Missouri Director
Mary Kelly
University of Central Missouri

Nebraska Director
Julie Pelton
University of Nebraska - Omaha

North Dakota Director
Abdallah Badahdah
University of North Dakota

South Dakota Director
Brenda Donelan
Northern State University

Wisconsin Director
Tricia Davis
University of Wisconsin-River Falls

STUDENT DIRECTORS
Sadie Pendaz
University of Minnesota

Chad McPherson
The University of Iowa

Pooya Naderi
University of Kansas
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2010-11

For contact information for any of the officers, directors or committee chairs,
please consult your latest issue of The Midwest Sociologist or contact:
MSS Executive Director Lauren Robinson Tiffany by phone at 608.787.8551 or by email.
[For brief descriptions of the committees and their responsibilities, read this.
Full descriptions of the committees and their responsibilities can be found in the MSS bylaws.]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2010-11
Annual Meeting Committee
Deb White
University of Minnesota

Endowment Committee
Kevin Payne
Park University

Finance Committee
Tom Gerschick
Illinois State University

Long Range Planning Committee
Phyllis Baker
University of Northern Iowa

Membership Committee
Peter Parilla
University of St. Thomas

Minority Scholars Committee
J.S. Onesimo [Ness] Sandoval
St Louis University

Nominations & Elections Committee
Sheryl Grana
University of Minnesota Duluth

Professional Issues & Standards Committee
Monica Snowden
Wayne State University

Publications Committee
MIchael Sauder
The University of Iowa

Social Action Committee
Lee Miller
Sam Houston State U.

Sociological Practice Committee
William Lovekamp
Eastern Illinois University

Student Issues Committee
Chad McPherson
University of Iowa

Committee on Teaching and Learning
Brandon Hofstedt
The College of Mount St Joseph

Committee on Women in the Profession
Gina Petonito
Miama University
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This page was last updated: July 20, 2010