Register | Login Search Our Site Here Visitor Home › About MPSA › MPSA Governance › Current Officers › Past Officers Click on an office below to view the names of all the officers in that category. Past Presidents Past Vice Presidents Past Executive Councils Past Secretary/Treasurers Paste Executive Directors Past Presidents James K. Pollock, University of Michigan, 1939 W.H.C. Laves, University of Chicago, 1940 Francis G. Wilson, University of Illinois, 1941 John E. Briggs, State U. of Iowa, 1942 Howard White, Miami University, 1943-47 Harold Zink, DePauw University, 1948 Llewellyn Pfankuchen, University of Wisconsin, 1949 Harold M. Door, University of Michigan, 1950 Charles M. Kneier, University of Illinois, 1951 Harold M. Vinacke, University of Cincinnati, 1952 Kirk H. Porter, State University of Iowa, 1953 Harry W. Voltmer, DePauw University, 1954 Asher Christensen, University of Minnesota, 1955 (on Fulbright) Edward H. Buehrig, Indiana University, 1955 (Acting President) David Fellman, University of Wisconsin, 1956 Wilfred E. Binkley, Ohio Northern University, 1957 Clarence A. Berdahl, University of Illinois, 1958 Jasper B. Shannon, University of Nebraska, 1959 Amry Vandenbosch, University of Kentucky, 1960 Lloyd M. Short, University of Minnesota, 1961 Richard Spencer, Coe College, 1962 E. Allen Helms, Ohio State University, 1963 William O. Farber, University of South Dakota, 1964 John E. Stoner, Indiana University, 1965 Clara Penniman, University of Wisconsin, 1966 Vernon Van Dyke, University of Iowa, 1967 John D. Lewis, Oberlin College, 1968 Samuel J. Eldersveld, University of Michigan, 1969 Merle Kling, Washington University, 1970 John Wahlke, University of Iowa, 1971 Leon D. Epstein, University of Wisconsin, 1972 Doris A. Graber, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle, 1973 Frank Sorauf, University of Minnesota, 1974 Charles Press, Michigan State University, 1975 Norton Long, University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1976 Samuel Krislov, University of Minnesota, 1977 Robert Salisbury, Washington University, 1978 John Kessel, Ohio State University, 1979 Malcolm E. Jewell, University of Kentucky, 1980 Samuel C. Patterson, University of Iowa, 1981 Dina Zinnes, University of Illinois, 1982 Jack Dennis, University of Wisconsin, 1983 Lucius Barker, Washington University, St. Louis, 1984 Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University, 1985 W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota, 1986 Ada Finifter, Michigan State University, 1987 John Kingdon, University of Michigan, 1988 William Crotty, Northwestern University, 1989 Richard Watson, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1990 Marjorie Randon Hershey, Indiana University, 1991 Charles O. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992 Susan Welch, Penn State, 1993 Lee Sigelman, George Washington University, 1994 John Sprague, Washington University, 1995 James Stimson, University of Minnesota, 1996 Arlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan, 1997 Harold Spaeth, Michigan State University, 1998 James L. Gibson, Washington University, 1999 Milton Lodge, SUNY-Stony Brook, 2000 Robert Huckfeldt, Indiana University, 2001 Herbert Weisberg, The Ohio State University, 2002 Lee Epstein, Washington University, 2003 Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina, 2004 John Aldrich, Duke University, 2005 Ken Meier, Texas A&M University, 2006 Gregory Caldeira, The Ohio State University, 2007 Rodney Hero, University of Notre Dame, 2008 Jeffrey Segal, Stony Brook, 2009 Gary Segura, Stanford University, 2010 Bryan Jones, University of Texas, 2011 Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University, 2012 Nancy Burns, University of Michigan Back to Top Past Vice Presidents Jasper Shannon, University of Kentucky, 1950 Davis Fellman, University of Wisconsin, 1951 John Stoner, Indiana University, 1952 Charles W. Shull, Wayne University, 1953 Jasper Shannon, University of Kentucky, 1954-55 Roy Sherman, University of Akron, 1956 Marshall Knappen, University of Michigan, 1957 William O. Farber, University of South Dakota, 1958 Ivan M. Stone, Beloit College, 1959 E. Allen Helms, Ohio State University, 1960 Paul C. Bartholomew, University of Notre Dame, 1961 Mona Fletcher, Kent State University, 1962 Richard Browne, Illinois State University, 1963 Arthur Bromage, University of Michigan, 1964 Clara Penniman, University of Wisconsin, 1965 Orville Alexander, Southern Illinois University, 1966 Byrum Carter, Indiana University, 1967 Murray Edelman, University of Wisconsin, 1968 George Blanksten, Northwestern University, 1969 Joseph A. Schlesinger, Michigan State University, 1970 Robert J. Steamer, Lake Forest College, 1971 Alfred Diamant, Indiana University, 1972 Alan Grimes, Michigan State University, 1973 John Millett, Wichita State University, 1974 Donald Johnson, University of Iowa, 1975 John F. Bibby, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1976 Louis Masotti, Northwestern University, 1977 John Gillespie, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1978 Samuel Gove, University of Illinois, 1979-80 W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota, 1981 Kent Jennings, University of Michigan, 1982 Richard Watson, Univesity of Missouri, 1983 Herb Weisberg, Ohio State University, 1984 Beverly Cook, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1984 Barbara Hinckley, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985 Ruth Jones, Arizona State University, 1986 Michael Preston, University of Illinois, 1987 Marjorie Randon Hershey, Indiana University, 1988 Nancy Zingale, College of St. Thomas, 1989 James Stimson, University of Iowa, 1990 Joel Grossman, University of Wisconsin, 1991 Emily Gill, Bradley University, 1992 Benjamin Page, Northwestern University, 1992 Donald R. Kinder, University of Michigan, 1993 Arlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan, 1993-1995 Carol Kohfeld, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1994-1996 Gregory Caldiera, Ohio State University, 1995-1997 Paul Allen Beck, Ohio State University, 1996-1998 Virginia Gray, University of Minnesota, 1997-1999 Lee Epstein, Washington University, 1998-2000 Kristin Renwick Monroe, University of California-Irvine, 1999-2001 Bryan Jones, University of Washington, 2000-2002 Ted Carmines, Indiana University, 2001-2003 Paula D. McClain, Duke University, 2002-2004 Henry E. Brady, University of California, Berkeley, 2003-2005 John Hibbing, University of Nebraska, 2004-2006 Rodney Hero, University of Notre Dame, 2005-2006 Gary Segura, University of Washington, 2006-2007 Melinda Hall, Michigan State University, 2006-2008 Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University, 2007-2009 Nancy Burns, 2008-2010 Diana Mutz, University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2011 Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan, 2010-2012 Marianne Stewart, University of Texas, Dallas, 2011-2013 Back to Top Past Executive Councils Bette Evans, Creighton University Wayne Francis, University of Florida James Gibson, University of Houston Beth M. Henschen, Loyola University Chicago Bert Rockman, University of Pittsburgh Ted Carmines, Indiana University Russell Dalton, University of California, Irvine Barbara L. Graham, University of Missouri-St. Louis Allan Monroe, Illinois State University Patricia Bayer Richard, Ohio University Donna Bahry, University of California-Davis Jon Bond, Texas A&M University Lee Epstein, Washington University, St. Louis Mitchell Rice, Louisiana State University Jack Van Der Slik, Sangamon State University Karen Beckwith, College of Wooster Pamela Conover, University of North Carolina Susan Hansen, University of Pittsburgh Peverill Squire, University of Iowa Norman Thomas, University of Cincinnati Richard Hall, University of Michigan Barbara Perry, Sweet Briar College Wendy Rahn, University of Wisconsin, Madison Joseph Stewart, University of Texas, Dallas Lettie Wenner, Northern Illinois University Allan J. Cigler, University of Kansas Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University Jeffrey A. Segal, SUNY-Stony Brook Lana Stein, University of Missouri, St. Louis Nancy H. Zingale, University of St. Thomas Linda Bennett, Northern Kentucky University Nancy Burns, University of Michigan Gary King, Harvard University Herbert M. Kritzer, University of Wisconsin- Madison Kenneth Williams, Michigan State University Michael Dawson, University of Chicago Joanna Scott, Eastern Michigan University Barbara Burrell, University of Wisconsin Michael Margolis, University of Cincinnati Steven E. Schier, Carleton College James Campbell, SUNY-Buffalo Rod Kiewiet, California Institute of Technology Jan Leighley, Texas A&M University Kenneth Meier, Texas A&M University Marianne Stewart, University of Texas-Dallas Stephen Bennett, University of Cincinnati Vicki Hesli, University of Iowa Brian Silver, Michigan State University Joan Tronto, Hunter College Jack Wright, Ohio State University Elisabeth Gerber, University of California, San Diego William Jacoby, University of South Carolina Carol Kohfeld, University of Missouri, St. Louis Gary Michael Segura, Claremont Graduate University Randolph Siverson, University of California, Davis David Canon, University of Wisconsin Jeff Cohen, Fordham University Kathy Dolan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Diana Mutz, Ohio State University Barbara Norrander, University of Arizona Christian Davenport, University of Maryland Georgia Duerst-Lahti, Beloit University Charles Franklin, University of Wisconsin John Huber, Columbia University Catherine Zuckert, University of Notre Dame Suzanna L. DeBoef, Pennsylvania State University James D. Fearon, Stanford University Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan Walter R. Mebane, Jr., Cornell University Dianne M. Pinderhughes, University of Illinois at Urbana Janet Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio