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70th Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society Sheraton Colony Square Atlanta, Georgia April 11-14, 2007 Sociology with a Southern Face Ronald W. Wimberley, President North Carolina State University Donald P. Woolley, Program Committee Co-Chair Duke University Linda A. Treiber, Program Committee Co-Chair Kennesaw State University Martin L. Levin, Secretary-Treasurer Mississippi State University Dawn M. Baunach, Local Arrangements Committee Chair Georgia State University Southern Sociological Society Committees 2006-2007 2007 Executive Committee Officers President: Ronald C. Wimberley, North Carolina State University Vice President: Karen E. Campbell, Vanderbilt University President-Elect: Larry W. Isaac, Vanderbilt University Vice President-Elect: Jeanne S. Hurlbert, Louisiana State University Secretary-Treasurer: Martin L. Levin, Mississippi State University Assistant-Secretary Treasurer, (Nonvoting): Troy C. Blanchard, Mississippi State University Recording Secretary: Jeralynn Cossman, Mississippi State University Other Members Past President: Judith R. Blau, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Past-Past President: Michael Hughes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Past-Past-Past President: Charles Tolbert II, Baylor University Elected Member: Irene Padavic, Florida State University, 2007 Elected Member: Diane D. Everett, Stetson University, 2007 Elected Member: Obie Clayton, Morehouse College, 2008 Elected Member: Dennis R. McSeveney, University of New Orleans, 2008 Elected Member: Christopher Ellison, University of Texas, 2009 Elected Member: Angela Lewellyn Jones, Elon University, 2009 Publications Committee (Elected) Chair: Darren E. Sherkat, University of Southern Illinois, 2009 Martin L. Levin, Secretary-Treasurer, (ex-officio), Mississippi State University Peter Uhlenberg, Editor, Social Forces, (ex-officio) University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Robert Freymeyer, Editor, The Southern Sociologist, (ex-officio) Presbyterian College Holly J. McCammon, Vanderbilt University, (Appointed to fill vacancy), 2007 Forthcoming to fill vacancy, 2008 Shelia R. Cotten, University of Alabama-Birmingham, 2010 William W. Falk, University of Maryland, 2011 Program Committee, 2006-2007 Co-Chair: Donald P. Woolley, Duke University Co-Chair: Linda A. Treiber, Kennesaw State University David Alston, Jr., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Michelle Emerson, Kennesaw State University Dana M. Greene, Appalachian State University Jill E. Fuller, University of North Carolina-Greensboro Matthew W. Irvin, Elon University Jennifer E. Nooney, NC Center for Nursing James Peacock, Appalachian State University Christa Reiser, East Carolina University Wanda S. Rushing, University of Memphis 2 Patricia Warren, Florida State University Susan E. Webb, Coastal Carolina University Michael Wise, Appalachian State University Co-Chairs of the 2007-2008 Program Committee Peggy G. Hargis, Georgia Southern University E.M. Beck, University of Georgia Local Arrangements Committee Chair: Dawn M. Baunach, Georgia State University, Ann Baird, Morehouse College Obie Clayton, Morehouse College Kevin Demmitt, Clayton State University Kendra Freeman, Emory University Michael Hodge, Morehouse College Jonathan May, North Carolina State University Willie Pearson, Jr., Georgia Tech Rebecca D. Petersen, Kennesaw State University Melissa Scardaville, Emory University Mindy A. Stombler, Georgia State University Scott Storm, North Carolina State University Gretchen Thompson, North Carolina State University Brenda J. Vander Mey, Clemson University Adria Welcher, Emory University Kathryn Yount, Emory University Finance Committee Chair: Martin L. Levin, Secretary-Treasurer, (ex-officio), Mississippi State University, Ronald C. Wimberley, President, North Carolina State University Larry W. Isaac, President-Elect, Vanderbilt University Isaac W. Eberstein, Florida State University, 2007 Maxine Atkinson, North Carolina State University, 2009 Charles M. Tolbert II, Baylor University, 2011 Nominations Committee Chair: Karen E. Campbell, Vice President, Vanderbilt University, Suzane Hinze, Case Western Reserve, 2007 Bernadette Holmes, Norfolk State University, 2007 Connie Shehan, University of Florida, 2007 Larry J. Griffin, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2008 Havidan Rodriquez, University of Delaware, 2008 George Yancey, University of North Texas, 2008 Toni Calasanti, Virginia Tech, 2009 Rosalind Harris, University of Kentucky, 2009 Jeremy E. Reynolds, University of Georgia, 2009 3 Elections Committee Chair: Stephen J. McNamee, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2007 Leslie H. Hossfeld, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2007 Robert K. Miller, Jr., University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2007 Committee on Honors Chair: Jammie L. Price, Appalachian State University, 2008 William F. Danaher, College of Charleston, 2007 Kenneth R. Wilson, East Carolina University, 2007 Linda Renzulli, University of Georgia, 2008 Christopher Ellison, University of Texas, 2009 Clyda S. Rent, Rent & Associates, 2009 Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities Chair: Florence Bonner, Howard University, 2008 David Brunsma, University of Missouri, 2007 Regina Werum, Emory University, 2007 Will Tyson, University of South Florida, 2008 Feinian Chen, North Carolina State University, 2009 Earl Smith, Wake Forest University, 2009 Committee on the Professions Chair: Alan Bayer, Virginia Tech, 2008 Barbara Kilbourne, Tennessee State University, 2007 George Rent, Rent & Associates, 2007 Vincent Rocsigno, Ohio State University, 2008 Catherine T. Harris, Wake Forest University, 2009 Robert L. Moxley, North Carolina State University, 2009 Committee on Sociological Practice Chair: Jeanne S. Hurlbert, Louisiana State University, 2008 Brent Hales, Delta State University, 2007 Cheryl B. Leggon, Georgia Tech, 2007 Walda Katz-Fishman, Project South and Howard University, 2008 Barry R. Beasley, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 2009 Pamela L. Tremayne, Attorney, Atlanta, 2009 Committee on Sociology in Community and Small Colleges Chair: Carrie Cokely, Meredith College, 2008 Lachelle Norris, Tennessee Technological University, 2007 Darryl Poole, Mt. Pleasant, SC, 2007 Thomas S. Plaut, Mars Hill College Karen Mundy, Lee University, 2009 Caroline Whitehead, Craven Community College, 2009 4 Committee on the Status of Students Chair: Thomas A. Petee, Auburn University, 2008 Chardie L. Baird, University of Texas at Arlington, 2007 Richard N. Pitt, Vanderbilt University, 2007 Keri E. Iyall-Smith, Stonehill College, 2008 Christine Armstrong, North Carolina State University, 2009 Maria Febbo-Hunt, St. Augustine’s College, 2009 Committee on the Status of Women Chair: Sandra Gill, Gettysburg College, 2007 Christine A. Wernet, University of South Carolina-Aiken, 2007 John Bartkowski, Mississippi State University, 2008 Shannon N. Davis, George Mason University, 2008 Beth Davison, Appalachian State University, 2009 Yosipa Roksa, University of Virginia, 2009 Site Selection Committee Chair, Kenneth C. Land, Duke University, 2010 Site Selection Officer, Dennis R. McSeveney, University of New Orleans, 2010 Consultant, Dean Rojek, University of Georgia Martin L. Levin, Secretary-Treasurer, (ex-officio) Mississippi State University Charles M. Tolbert II, Past President, Baylor University, 2007 Michael Hughes, Past President, Virginia Tech, 2008 Judith R. Blau, Past President, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2009 Ronald C. Wimberley, President, North Carolina State University, 2010 Larry W. Isaac, President-Elect, Vanderbilt University, 2011 Membership Committee Chair: Robert Davis, North Carolina A&T State University, 2007 AL: Ferris Ritchey, University of Alabama-Birmingham, 2009 FL: Ida J. Cook, University of Central Florida, 2009 GA: Lesley Williams Reid, Georgia State University, 2008 GA: Purna C. Mohanty, Paine College, 2008 KY & WV: Hiromi Taniguchi, University of Louisville, 2008 LA & AR: Matthew Lee, Louisiana State University, 2009 MD, DE, & DC: Christine Mallinson, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 2009 MS: Arthur G. Cosby, Mississippi State University, 2009 NC: Robert Davis, North Carolina A&T State University, 2007 SC: Joel H. Thayer, Francis Marion University, 2009 TN: Dani A. Smith, Fisk University, 2009 TX & OK: Sheryl Skaggs, University of Texas at Dallas, 2009 VA & WV: H. B. (Keo) Cavalcanti, James Madison University, 2008 Electronic Communications Coordinator Troy C. Blanchard, Mississippi State University (Indefinite Term) 5 Equipment Coordinator Thomas A. Petee, Auburn University, 2007 Archivist (Indefinite Term) James G. Hougland, University of Kentucky Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) Liaison and Organizational Liaison Susan Ambler, Maryville College, 2008 Jennifer A. Stoloff, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 2008 Exhibits Coordinators Chair, Robert A. Wortham, North Carolina Central University, 2009 Kenneth B. Muir, Appalachian State University, 2008 Carol B. Wortham, Shaw University, 2009 Parliamentarian Thomas C. Hood, University of Tennessee, 2009 Presidential Aide Gregory M. Fulkerson, North Carolina State University Macon P. Parker, North Carolina State University Gomillion Award Planning Committee John J. Moland, Alabama State University, Montgomery Charles U. Smith, Florida A&M University Katrina and Rita Fund Committee Chair: Jeanne S. Hurlbert, Vice-President-Elect, Louisiana State University Karen E. Campbell, Vanderbilt University Martin L. Levin, Secretary-Treasurer, Mississippi State University Secretary-Treasurer