Our Leaders:
• Officers
• Board Members
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• Constitution
• Bylaws
• Procedures
• Annual Meeting Guide
Past Presidents
1972-1974 (founding)
A. Otis Hebert, Jr.
Louisiana State Archives
1974-1976
John M. Kinney
Texas State Archives
1976-1978
Sam Sizer
University of Arkansas
1978-1980
Charles Schultz
Texas A & M University
1980-1981*
Patricia Meador
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
1981-1982
Nancy Boothe
Rice University
1982-1983
Jack Haley
University of Oklahoma
1983-1984
David Murrah
Texas Tech University
1984-1985
Jane Kenamore
Rosenberg Library, Galveston
1985-1986
Audrey Bateman
Austin Public Library
1986-1987
Austin Hoover
New Mexico State University
1987-1988
Michael Dabrishus
University of Arkansas
1988-1989
Kent Keeth
Baylor University
1989-1990
Robert Martin
Louisiana State University
1990-1991
Toby Murray
University of Tulsa
1991-1992
Ed Oetting
Arizona State University
1992-1993
Robert Tissing
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
1993-1994
Dawn Letson
Texas Woman's University
1994-1995
Lisa Shipee Lambert
Rosenberg Library / Panhandle Plains Museum
1995-1996
David Chapman
Texas A & M University
1996-1997
Gerald Saxon
University of Texas at Arlington
1997-1998
Faye Phillips
Louisiana State University
1998-1999
Laura McLemore
Austin College, Sherman
1999-2000
Leon Miller
Tulane University
2000-2001
Bruce Turner
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2001-2002
Carol Mathias
Nicholls State University
2002-2003
Carol Roark
Dallas Public Library
2003-2004
Kathlene Ferris
University of New Mexico
2004-2005
Shelly Henley Kelly
University of Houston - Clear Lake
2005-2006
Brenda Gunn
University of Texas at Austin
2006-2007
Michael McColgin
Arizona State Archives
2007-2008
Tim Blevins
Pikes Peak Library District
2008-2009
Ann Hodges
University of Texas at Arlington
2009-2010
Brenda McClurkin
University of Texas at Arlington
2010-2011
John Slate
City of Dallas
* In 1980, the SSA amended its constitution to change the president's term of office from two years to one year and established the vice-president as president-elect. The Immediate Past President serves an additional year as Chair of the Awards Committee.