mss
officers & committees
President
Diane Pike
Augsburg College

President-Elect / 2010 Program Chair
Peter Kivisto
Augustana College

President-Elect-Elect /2009 Program Chair
Mary Zimmerman
University of Kansas

Past President / ASA Representative
Susan J. Stall
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago

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
Monica Snowden
Wayne State College

North Dakota Director
Gina Aalgaard Kelly
Valley City State University

South Dakota Director
Laura Colmenero-Chilberg
Black Hills State University

Wisconsin Director
Wayne Luther Thompson
Carthage College, Kenosha

STUDENT DIRECTORS
Oana Panaite
Northeastern Illinois University

Sadie Pendaz
University of Minnesota

Chad McPherson
The University of Iowa
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2009-2010

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.]
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COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2009-2010
Annual Meeting Committee
Deb White
University of Minnesota

Endowment Committee
Gail Wallace
Johns Hopkins 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
Melissa Walls
University of Minnesota-Duluth
&
Miguel Carranza
University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nominations & Elections Committee
Thomas Sanchez
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Professional Issues & Standards Committee
Monica Snowden
Wayne State College

Publications Committee
MIchael Sauder
The University of Iowa

Social Action Committee
Ali Kamali
Missouri Western State U.

Sociological Practice Committee
Jim Sikora
Illinois Wesleyan University

Student Issues Committee
Sadie Pendaz
University of Minnesota

Committee on Teaching and Learning
Helen Moore
University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Committee on Women in the Profession
Gayle Rhineberger-Dunn
University of Northern Iowa
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This page was last updated: December 10, 2009