Committees of the Association

Appointments to standing committees of the Association are ordinarily for a term of three years; the terms of approximately one-third of the members of each committee expire with the adjournment of each annual meeting. By Council action in June 1977 (as amended in November 1988), appointments to a "second consecutive three-year term shall be occasional; a third consecutive three-year term shall be rare." An appointment may be extended beyond nine consecutive years only in extraordinary circumstances and subject to ratification by the Executive Committee and the Council. Appointments are made by the president of the Association, who has the advice of members of the Association, the general secretary, and other members of the staff. The general secretary assigns members of the staff to assist the committees in their work.

A list of committee appointments follows, with the date of expiration given after each name. In addition to standing committees, there are special committees whose members serve ex officio or are appointed by the president according to regulations established by the Council. The officers of the Assembly of State Conferences and of the Collective Bargaining Congress are elected by those bodies. The Constitution provides that the president shall be ex officio a member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.

Executive Committee of the Council

JANE L. BUCK (Psychology), Delaware State University, chair, 2004

ARIEL L. H. ANDERSON (Early Childhood Education and Human Development), Western Michigan University, 2005

JEFFREY A. BUTTS (Biology), Appalachian State University, 2004

LARRY G. GERBER (History), Auburn University, 2004

THOMAS E. GUILD (Legal Studies), University of Central Oklahoma, 2005

JEFFREY HALPERN (Anthropology), Rider University, 2004

V. RAMA MURTHY (Geology and Geophysics), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2004 CARY NELSON (English), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004

ROSA MARIA PEGUEROS (History and Women's Studies), University of Rhode Island, 2004

BEULAH M. WOODFIN (Biochemistry), University of New Mexico, 2004

DAVID M. RABBAN (Law), University of Texas at Austin, general counsel, 2004

MARY A. BURGAN, Association staff

Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure

JOAN WALLACH SCOTT (History), Institute for Advanced Study, chair, 2005

JEFFREY HALPERN (Anthropology), Rider University, 2006

MARY L. HEEN (Law), University of Richmond, 2006

EVELYN BROOKS HIGGINBOTHAM (Afro-American Studies and Divinity), Harvard University, 2004

DAVID A. HOLLINGER (History), University of California, Berkeley, 2006

CANDACE C. KANT (Social Sciences), Community College of Southern Nevada, 2004

STEPHEN LEBERSTEIN (History), City College, City University of New York, 2006

ROBERT C. POST (Law), Yale University, 2004

CHRISTOPHER M. STORER (Philosophy), De Anza College, 2005

DONALD R. WAGNER (Political Science), State University of West Georgia, 2006

MARTHA S. WEST (Law), University of California, Davis, 2005

DAVID M. RABBAN (Law), University of Texas at Austin, ex officio as general counsel, 2004

ERNST BENJAMIN (Political Science), Washington, D.C., consultant, 2004

MATTHEW W. FINKIN (Law), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, consultant, 2006

ROBERT A. GORMAN (Law), University of Pennsylvania, consultant, 2004

LAWRENCE S. POSTON (English), University of Illinois at Chicago, consultant, 2004

GREGORY SCHOLTZ (English), Wartburg College, liaison from the Assembly of State Conferences, 2005

JONATHAN KNIGHT, Association staff

Committee on Academic Professionals

GARY NELSON (English), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, chair, 2005

JEFFREY HALPERN (Anthropology), Rider University, 2006

ROBERTA M. HUMPHREYS (Astronomy), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2004

THOMAS E. MATTHEWS (Higher Education), State University of New York at Geneseo, 2005

ROBERT K. MOORE (Sociology), Saint Joseph's University, 2006

LINDA D. SMITH (Psychological Counseling), San Diego State University, 2006

LARRY E. GLENN, Association staff

Committee on Accreditation

RODGER M. GOVEA (Political Science), Cleveland State University, chair, 2005

GLOVER W. BARNES (Immunology), University of Washington, 2006

KATE CLARK (English), Irvine Valley College, 2004

THOMAS F. COFFEY (Modern Languages), Creighton University, 2005

LARRY HARDESTY (Research Librarian), Austin College, 2006

JILL T. JONES (English), Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 2006

JAMES E. PERLEY (Biology), Millikin University, 2004

PATRICIA G. REELING (Library and Information Science), Rutgers University, 2004

DENISE M. TANGUAY (Management), Eastern Michigan University, consultant, 2004

JOHN W. CURTIS, Association staff

Committee on Association Investments

JEFFREY A. BUTTS (Biology), Appalachian State University, chair, 2004

M. ELIZABETH DERRICK (Chemistry), Valdosta State University, 2005

DONALD L. GREER (Leisure Studies), University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2004

LAWRENCE G. SINGLETON (Accounting), George Washington University, 2004

RUDY H. FICHTENBAUM (Economics), Wright State University, consultant, 2005