A record of those who have served the Southern Anthropological Society since its founding in 1966.
These names were retrieved from the Proceedings of the Southern Anthropological Society. Until 2004, Presidents served terms of one year only. Since 2004, Presidential terms are two years.
Asael T. Hansen (1966-67)
Frank J. Essene (1967-68)
John Gulick (1968-69)
John L. Fischer (1969-70)
John J. Honigmann (1970-71)
Arden R. King (1971-72)
E. Pendleton Banks (1972-73)
Charles M. Hudson (1973-74)
Harriet J. Kupferer (1974-75)
Michael V. Angrosino (1975-76)
Wilfred Bailey (1976-77)
Hester Davis (1977-78)
Carole E. Hill (1978-79)
Solon T. Kimball (1979-80)
Mary W. Helms (1980-81)
Elizabeth M. Eddy (1981-82)
Michael C. Webb (1982-83)
Robert L. Blakely (1983-84)
Louise Robbins (1984-85)
James L. Peacock (1985-86)
Susan Abbott (1986-87)
John H. Peterson (1987-88)
J. Anthony Paredes (1988-89)
Andrew W. Miracle (1989-90)
Holly F. Matthews (1990-91)
Thomas W. Collins (1991-92)
Alvin Wolfe (1992-93)
Patricia Beaver (1993-94)
James M. Tim Wallace (1994-95)
Hans Baer (1995-96)
Patricia B. Lerch (1996-97)
Susan Keefe (1997-98)
Daryl White (1998-99)
David Johnson (1999-2000)
Mark Moberg (2000-01)
Barb Hendry (2001-02)
John Studstill (2002-03)
Daniel W. Ingersoll, Jr. (2003-04)
Celeste Ray (2004-05)
Lisa Lefler (2005-06)
Hector Qirko (2006-08)
Carrie B. Douglass (2008-10)
Heidi Altman (2010-12)
Robbie Ethridge (2012-14)
Aaron Bowman (2014-16)
Betty Duggan (2016-20)
Matt Samson (2021-24)
Abby Wightman (2024-26)
Marjorie Snipes (2026-28)
Harriet J. Kupferer (1966-68)
Michael D. Olien (1968-70)
Miles Richardson (1970-73)
Carole E. Hill (1973-75)
Valerie Fennell (1976-78)
David Johnson (1978-84)
Holly Mathews (1984-87)
Thomas A. Arcury (1987-89)
1989-1990 ___
Daryl White (1991-98)
Dan Ingersoll (1998-2000)
Melissa Schrift (2000-02)
Margaret Bender (2002-05)
Heidi Altman (2005-08)
Margaret Huber (2008-11)
Brandon D. Lundy (2012-17)
Amanda Reinke (2017-23)
Shelly Yankovskyy (2023-26)
Ragan Guevara (2026-29)
We welcome information that will fill in the gaps in the record that follows. Contact any Society officers if you have any additional information on individuals who served as Councilors during our history.
1967-68: Asael T. Hansen, Solon T. Kimball, Arden R. King
1968-69: F. J. Essene, Solon T. Kimball, Arden R. King
1969-70: J. Gulick, Arden R. King, H. Kupferer
1970-71: Fischer, H. Kupferer, Francis Johnson
1971-72: John J. Honigman, H. Kupferer, Wilfrid C. Bailey
1972-73: Arden R. King, Wilfrid C. Bailey, Hester A. Davis
1973-74: E. Pendleton Banks, Hester A. Davis, Malcom C. Webb
1974-75: Charles M. Hudson, Hester A. Davis, Malcom C. Webb
1975-76: ____
1976-77: Miles Richardson, Alice Murphee, Richard Yarnell
1977-78: Wilfrid Bailey, Alice Murphee, Richard Yarnell
1978-79: Hester Davis, Alice Murphee, Michael Olien
1979-80: Alice Murphee, Louise Robbins, Carole Hill
1980-81: Alice Murphee, Louise Robbins, Solon T. Kimball
1981-82: Patricia D. Beaver, Louise Robbins, Mary W. Helms
1982-83: Andrew Miracle, Maxine Margolis, Patricia D. Beaver
1983-84: Andrew Miracle, Maxine Margolis, Joe Harding
1984-85: Joe Harding, Andrew Miracle, John H. Peterson
1985-86: Michael Angrosino, Joe Harding, John H. Peterson
1986-87: Michael Angrosino, Hans Baer, Joe Harding
1987-88: Michael Angrosino, Hans Baer, Patricia B. Lerch,
1988-89: Hans Baer, Patricia B. Lerch
1989-90: _____
1990-91: _____
1991-92: _____
1992-93: Alice B. Kasakoff, Beatriz Morales, Gifford Nickerson
1993-94: Beatriz Morales, Gifford Nickerson, Heidi Kelly
1994-95: _____
1995-96: Mary Anglin, Heidi Kelly, Harry Lefever
1996-97: Mary Anglin, Harry Lefever, Mark Moberg
1997-98: Mary Anglin, Harry Lefever, Mark Moberg
1998-99: Mary Anglin, Barbara Hendry, Mark Moberg
1999-2000: Barbara Hendry, Melinda B. Wagner
2000-01: Mark Moberg, John Studstill, Melinda Bollar Wagner
2001-02: Celeste Ray, John Studstill
2002-03: Lisa Lefler, Richard Persico, Celeste Ray
2003-04: Lisa Lefler, Max E. White
2004:-05: Robert Shanafelt, Max E. White
2005-06: Robert Shanafelt, Max E. White
2006-07: Matthew Richard, Robert Shanafelt, Max E. White
2007-08: Matthew Richard, Robert Shanafelt, Max E. White
2008-09: Lisa Lefler, Matthew Richard, Robert Shanafelt, Max E. White
2009-10: Lisa Lefler, Matthew Richard, Robert Shanafelt, Max E. White
2010-11: Lisa Lefler
2011-14: Aaron Bowman, Vincent Melomo, Laura Mentore
2014-17: Robbie Ethridge, Vincent Melomo, Abby Wightman
2017-20: Robbie Ethridge, Vincent Melomo, Abby Wightman
2020-23: Robbie Ethridge, Marjorie Snipes, Abby Wightman
2024-27: Cheyenne Bennett, Kiley Molinari, Andria Timmer
1979-82: Nancy H. Owen
1982-84: Marilyn W. Wells
1984-87: Patricia Lerch
1987-95: Gifford S. Nickerson
1995-00: David Johnson
2006-09: Margaret Huber
2012-17: Brandon D. Lundy
2017: Matthew Richard