Past Executive Committee Officers

When first fully constituted, in 1986, SSNL's Executive Board stood at 10 members and consisted of the 4 Officers and 6 Council members. In 1995, with the addition of the Past President to the list of Officers, the number of members of the Executive Council increased to 11. The Officers were elected for one-year terms and the members of the Executive Council for overlapping three-year terms.

In successive years, the Nominating Committees initiated the practice of ensuring continuity in the leadership by nominating the Second Vice President for First Vice President and the First Vice President for President. Similarly, five standing committee officer positions have been established over the years: the Secretary-Treasurer, the Archivist, the Electronic Communications Coordinator, the Membership Coordinator, and the Conference Liaison. In recent years, the Membership Coordinator and Archivist positions have been removed from the Executive Committee. The current number of Board members stands at 13: 4 elected officers, 3 standing officers, and 6 council members.

2020

President: Sylvie Patron, University of Paris Diderot
First Vice President: Lindsay Holmgren, McGill University
Second Vice President: Erin James, University of Idaho
Past President: Maria Mäkelä, University of Tampere
Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Conference Liaison: Sue J. Kim, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University

2019

President:Maria Mäkelä, University of Tampere
First Vice President: Sylvie Patron, University of Paris Diderot
Second Vice President: Lindsay Holmgren, McGill University
Past President: Dan Punday, Mississippi State University
Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Conference Liaison: Sue J. Kim, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University

2018

President: Dan Punday, Mississippi State University
First Vice President: Maria Mäkelä, University of Tampere
Second Vice President: Lindsay Holmgren, McGill University
Past President: Jan Alber, RWTH Aachen University
Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky
Assistant Conference Liaison: Sue J. Kim, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University

2017

President:Jan Alber, RWTH Aachen University
First Vice President: Dan Punday, Mississippi State University
Second Vice President: Maria Mäkelä, University of Tampere
Past President: Brian McHale, The Ohio State University
Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky
Assistant Conference Liaison: Sue J. Kim, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University

2016

President: Brian McHale, The Ohio State University
First Vice President: Jan Alber, RWTH Aachen University
Second Vice President: Dan Punday, Mississippi State University
Past President: Susan Lanser, Brandeis University

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaisons: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky & Sue J. Kim, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

2015

President: Susan Lanser, Brandeis University
First Vice President: Brian McHale, The Ohio State University
Second Vice President: Jan Alber, RWTH Aachen University
Past President: Richard Walsh, York University

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2014

President: Richard Walsh, York University
First Vice President: Susan Lanser, Brandeis University
Second Vice President: Brian McHale, The Ohio State University
Past President: Emma Kafalenos, Washington University in St. Louis

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2013

President: Emma Kafalenos, Washington University in St. Louis
First Vice President: Richard Walsh, York University
Second Vice President: Susan Lanser, Brandeis University
Past President: Irene Kacandes, Dartmouth College

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2012

President: Irene Kacandes, Dartmouth College
First Vice President: Emma Kafalenos, Washington University in St. Louis
Second Vice President: Richard Walsh, York University
Past President: Brian Richardson, University of Maryland, College Park

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2011

President: Brian Richardson, University of Maryland, College Park
First Vice President: Irene Kacandes, Dartmouth College
Second Vice President: Emma Kafalenos, Washington University in St. Louis
Past President: Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2010

President: Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University
First Vice President: Brian Richardson, University of Maryland, College Park
Second Vice President: Irene Kacandes, Dartmouth College
Past President: Priscilla Walton, Carleton University

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2009

President: Priscilla Walton, Carleton University
First Vice President: Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University
Second Vice President: Brian Richardson, University of Maryland, College Park
Past President: Margaret Homans, Yale University

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2008

President: Margaret Homans, Yale University
First Vice President: Priscilla Walton, Carleton University
Second Vice President: Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University
Past President: Gerald Prince, University of Pennsylvania

Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2007

President: Gerald Prince, University of Pennsylvania
First Vice President: Margaret Homans, Yale University
Second Vice President: Priscilla Walton, Carleton University
Past President: Dorothy J. Hale, University of California, Berkeley

Secretary-Treasurer: James Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky

2006

President: Dorothy J. Hale, University of California, Berkeley
First Vice President: Gerald Prince, University of Pennsylvania
Second Vice President: Margaret Homans, Yale University
Past President: Alison Booth, University of Virginia

Secretary-Treasurer: James Phelan, The Ohio State University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky
Membership Coordinator: Theodore O. Mason, Kenyon College

2005

President: Alison Booth, University of Virginia
First Vice President: Dorothy J. Hale, University of California, Berkeley
Second Vice President: Gerald Prince, University of Pennsylvania
Past President: Peter J. Rabinowitz, Hamilton College

Secretary-Treasurer: James Phelan, The Ohio State University
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, Georgetown University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Membership Coordinator: Theodore O. Mason, Kenyon College

2004

President: Peter J. Rabinowitz, Hamilton College
First Vice President: Alison Booth, University of Virginia
Second Vice President: Dorothy J. Hale, University of California, Berkeley
Past President: Theodore O. Mason, Kenyon College

Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic

2003

President: Theodore O. Mason, Kenyon College
First Vice President: Peter J. Rabinowitz, Hamilton College
Second Vice President: Alison Booth, University of Virginia
Past President: Hortense Spillers, Cornell University

Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic

2002

President: Hortense Spillers, Cornell University
First Vice President: Theodore O. Mason, Kenyon College
Second Vice President: Peter J. Rabinowitz, Hamilton College
Past President: Michal Peled Ginsburg, Northwestern University

Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic

2001

President: Michal Peled Ginsburg, Northwestern University
First Vice President: Hortense Spillers, Cornell University
Second Vice President: Theodore O. Mason, Kenyon College
Past President: Joseph Litvak, Tufts University

Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic

2000

President: Joseph Litvak, Tufts University
First Vice President: Michal Peled Ginsburg, Northwestern Univ.
Second Vice President: Hortense Spillers, Cornell University
Past President: Elizabeth Langland, University of Florida

Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic

1999

President: Elizabeth Langland, University of California, Davis
First Vice President: Joseph Litvak, Tufts University
Second Vice President: Michal Peled Ginsburg, Northwestern (OCT)
Past President: Robert Caserio, Temple University

Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Conference Liaison: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic

1998

President: Robert Caserio, Temple University
First Vice President: Elizabeth Langland, University of Florida
Second Vice President: Joseph Litvak, Bowdoin College
Past President: Karen Lawrence, University of California, Irvine

Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Electronic Communications Coordinator: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University

1997

President: Karen Lawrence, University of California, Irvine
First Vice President: Robert Caserio, Temple University
Second Vice President: Elizabeth Langland, University of Florida
Past President: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1996

President: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
First Vice President: Karen Lawrence, University of Utah
Second Vice President: Robert Caserio, Temple University
Past President: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1995

President: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
First Vice President: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Second Vice President: Karen Lawrence, University of Utah
Past President: Janice Carlisle, Tulane University
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Archivist: George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1994

President: Janice Carlisle, Tulane University
First Vice President: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Second Vice President: Alan Nadel, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Past President: Robyn Warhol, University of Vermont
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1993

President: Robyn Warhol, University of Vermont
First Vice President: Janice Carlisle, Tulane University
Second Vice President: Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt
Past President: Susan Stanford Friedman, University of Wisconsin
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1992

President: Susan Stanford Friedman, University of Wisconsin
First Vice President: Robyn Warhol, University of Vermont
Second Vice President: Janice Carlisle, Tulane University
Past President: Daniel Schwarz, Cornell Univeristy
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1990-92

Note: This slate was elected in April 1990 at the Conference in New Orleans. There was no conference in April 1991. At the annual Conference held in Nice in June of 1991, the members decided to change the nomination time to December at MLA, with the election held by mail soon after. As a result the next Officers did not take office until 1992.

President: Daniel Schwarz, Cornell Univeristy
First Vice President: Susan Stanford Friedman, University of Wisconsin
Second Vice President: Robyn Warhol, University of Vermont
Past President: James Phelan, The Ohio State University
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1989-90

President: James Phelan, The Ohio State University
First Vice President: Daniel Schwarz, Cornell Univeristy
Second Vice President: Susan Stanford Friedman, University of Wisconsin
Past President: Linda Wagner-Martin, Michigan State University
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1988-89

President: Linda Wagner-Martin, Michigan State University
First Vice President: James Phelan, The Ohio State University
Second Vice President: Daniel Schwarz, Cornell Univeristy
Past President: Terry Eagleton, Oxford University
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1987-88

President: Terry Eagleton, Oxford University
First Vice President: Linda Wagner-Martin, Michigan State University
Second Vice President: James Phelan, The Ohio State University
Past President: Sheridan Baker, University of Michigan
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University

1986-87

President: Sheridan Baker, University of Michigan
First Vice President: Terry Eagleton, Oxford University
Second Vice President: Linda Wagner, Michigan State
Past President: Ronald Paulson, Johns Hopkins University
Secretary-Treasurer: Barbara Perkins, Eastern Michigan University