ID	CommitteeCode	Position	FromDate	ThruDate	Rank	Title	PositionCode	FullName	Email	Company	Phone
9104838	CORDILLERAN	C	5/16/2023	5/31/2024	1	Chair	C	Dr. JAY Chapman	jbchapmanv@utep.edu	University of Texas at El Paso	(520) 429-9713
9077828	CORDILLERAN	PC	5/19/2023	5/31/2024	6	Past Chair	PC	Scott E.K. Bennett	sekbennett@usgs.gov	U.S. Geological Survey
1043940	CORDILLERAN	S	7/1/2017	6/30/2025	16	Secretary	S	Dr. Calvin G. Barnes	cal.barnes@ttu.edu	Texas Tech
9066839	NORTH-CENTRAL	C	4/21/2023	4/20/2024	1	Chair	C	Tara A. Kneeshaw	kneeshta@gvsu.edu	Grand Valley State University	(616) 331-8996
9086603	NORTH-CENTRAL	PC	5/16/2023	5/15/2024	6	Past Chair	PC	Dr. Daniel M. Sturmer	Daniel.Sturmer@uc.edu	University of Cincinnati Geosciences	(513) 556-5705
1694000	NORTH-CENTRAL	VC	5/16/2022	5/30/2023	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Dr. Virginia L. Peterson	petersvi@gvsu.edu	Grand Valley State University	(616) 331-2811
9077957	NORTH-CENTRAL	S	4/20/2021	5/1/2025	16	Secretary	S	Dr. Tandis S. Bidgoli	tandis.bidgoli@csusb.edu	Cal State - San Bernardino
9118109	NORTH-CENTRAL	ML	6/1/2020	6/1/2023	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Melinda Catherine Higley	mchigley@calvin.edu	Calvin University	(616) 526-6374
2004214	NORTH-CENTRAL	ML	6/1/2021	6/1/2024	126	Member-at-Large	ML	William S. Elliott, Jr.	wselliott@usi.edu	Univ Southern Indiana, Dept Geology & Physics	(812) 228-5053
2001605	NORTHEASTERN	C	7/1/2022	6/30/2023	1	Chair	C	Dr. Howell Bosbyshell	hbosbyshell@wcupa.edu	West Chester University	(610) 436-2805
9068885	NORTHEASTERN	VC	7/1/2022	6/30/2023	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Dr. Nancy A. Price	napricegeo@gmail.com	Center for Earth & Environmental Scien	(240) 542-8508
1954624	NORTHEASTERN	S-T	3/21/2013	6/30/2026	17	Secretary-Treasurer	S-T	Dr. David P. West, Jr.	dwest@middlebury.edu	Middlebury College	(802) 443-3476
2002643	NORTHEASTERN	ML	7/1/2022	6/30/2024	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Ms. Michelle J. Markley	mmarkley@mtholyoke.edu	Mount Holyoke College Geology & Geogra
9116526	ROCKY_MTN	C	7/30/2022	7/29/2023	1	Chair	C	Dr. Elizabeth Balgord	elizabethbalgord@weber.edu	Weber State University, Earth & Environmental Sciences	(801) 626-6225
9050462	ROCKY_MTN	PC	7/30/2022	7/29/2023	6	Past Chair	PC	Dr. Benjamin J. C. Laabs	benjamin.laabs@ndsu.edu	North Dakota State University	(701) 231-6197
9100751	ROCKY_MTN	CE	7/30/2022	7/29/2023	11	Chair-elect	CE	Dr. David M. Pearson	peardavi@isu.edu	Idaho State University	(208) 282-3486
2009992	ROCKY_MTN	VC	7/30/2022	7/29/2023	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Cal Ruleman	cruleman@usgs.gov	U.S. Geological Survey	(303) 236-7804
9127396	ROCKY_MTN	S	7/30/2022	7/29/2026	16	Secretary	S	Shannon Mahan	fiftyisntold@gmail.com	US Geological Survey	(303) 236-7928
9301770	ROCKY_MTN	SR	7/30/2022	7/29/2023	81	Student Representative	SR	Laura Wilcock	laurawilcock@mail.weber.edu		(209) 535-5872
9082735	ROCKY_MTN	ML	7/30/2022	7/29/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Alexis Katherine Ault	alexis.ault@usu.edu	Utah State University	(757) 784-6452
2006222	SOUTH-CENTRAL	C	4/1/2022	6/30/2023	1	Chair	C	Dr. Todd Halihan	TODD.HALIHAN@OKSTATE.EDU	Oklahoma State University	(405) 744-6358
9309186	SOUTH-CENTRAL	VC	4/1/2022	6/30/2023	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Prof. Mohamed Aly	aly@uark.edu	Department of Geosciences, Geosciences	(479) 575-3185
9082526	SOUTH-CENTRAL	S	10/13/2021	10/21/2025	16	Secretary	S	Michael T. DeAngelis	mtdeangelis@ualr.edu	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	(501) 916-5761
9249566	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	4/30/2019	6/30/2023	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Antonio Cardona benavides	acardona@uaslp.mx	Universidad Autonoma San Luis Potosi, Earth Science	(444) 826-2330
1990011	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	10/1/2018	4/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Wendi J. W. Williams	wwilliam@southtexascollege.edu	South Texas College	(956) 872-8319
9309186	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	4/1/2022	4/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Prof. Mohamed Aly	aly@uark.edu	Department of Geosciences, Geosciences	(479) 575-3185
1825403	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	4/1/2022	5/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Prof. Jay B. Sims, III	wmjaysims@gmail.com	314 N Walnut St.	(501) 413-9363
1089419	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	4/1/2021	5/1/2025	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Stephen K. Boss	sboss@uark.edu	University of Arkansas	(479) 409-9857
9055777	SOUTHEASTERN	C	3/22/2023	4/22/2024	1	Chair	C	Bill Hames	hameswe@auburn.edu	Auburn University, Dept of Geology	(334) 844-4890
9129125	SOUTHEASTERN	PC	3/22/2023	4/22/2024	6	Past Chair	PC	Katherine Luciano	lucianok@dnr.sc.gov	South Carolina Geological Survey	843-953-6843
9131752	SOUTHEASTERN	CE	3/22/2023	4/22/2024	11	Chair-elect	CE	Dr. Rebecca Freeman	rebecca.freeman@uky.edu	University of Kentucky Earth & Environ	(859) 257-6376
2006661	SOUTHEASTERN	VC	3/22/2023	4/22/2024	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Mr. Blair R. Tormey	btormey@wcu.edu	Western Carolina University	(828) 227-2536
9129125	SOUTHEASTERN	S-T	3/22/2023	4/22/2024	17	Secretary-Treasurer	S-T	Katherine Luciano	lucianok@dnr.sc.gov	South Carolina Geological Survey	843-953-6843

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The South-Central Section was established by the Council of the Geological Society of America in 1966. Please explore the links at right and below to learn more about the benefits we offer our Section members.

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2021-2022 Section Officers

Terms: Chair—1 year, Vice-Chair—1 year, Secretary-Treasurer—3 years

Management Board

Includes the Section officers, officers-elect, and a sufficient number of members-at-large to ensure that each state in the Section is represented on the board. The officers-elect shall become members of the board upon their election and the retiring officers shall continue as members until one week after the beginning of the next year's meeting. Members of the Council of the Society having their membership in the Section are voting members of the Section board.

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The states of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana*, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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*Note: In 1997, Louisiana's affiliation changed from the Southeastern to the South-Central Section.

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