ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE MUSEUM DIRECTORS
OFFICER INFORMATION
FROM INCEPTION IN 1959 TO CURRENT
2011
President
Bonnie W. Styles - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
Vice-President
Elizabeth Hartfield - Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson MS
Vice-President
Amy Harris - University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History, Ann Arbor MI
Secretary/Treasurer
Doug Jones - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
2010
President
Kate Bennett - Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester NY
Vice-President
Doug Jones - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
Vice-President
Elizabeth Hartfield - Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson MS
Secretary/Treasurer
Bonnie W. Styles - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2009
President
Kate Bennett - Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester NY
Vice-President
Doug Jones - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
Vice-President
Elizabeth Hartfield - Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson MS
Secretary/Treasurer
Bonnie W. Styles - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2008
President
Karl Hutterer - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA
Vice-President
Doug Jones - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
Vice-President
Bryan Tisdall - Science World British Columbia - Vancouver BC Canada
Secretary/Treasurer
Bonnie W. Styles - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2007
President
Karl Hutterer - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA
Vice-President
David Chesebrough - COSI, Columbus OH
Vice-President
Bryan Tisdall - Science World British Columbia - Vancouver BC Canada
Secretary/Treasurer
Bonnie W. Styles - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2006
President
Douglass McDonald - Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati OH
Vice-President
Doug Sharon - University of California Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley CA
Vice-President
Ellen Censky - Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman OK
Secretary/Treasurer
Bonnie W. Styles - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2005
President
Douglass McDonald - Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati OH
Vice-President
Kate Bennett - Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester NY
Vice-President
Ellen Censky - Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman OK
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2004
President
Douglass McDonald - Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati OH
Vice-President
Kate Bennett - Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester NY
Vice-President
Ellen Censky - Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman OK
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2003
President
Doug King - St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO
Vice-President
Kate Bennett - Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester NY
Vice-President
Douglass McDonald - Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati OH
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2002
President
Doug King - St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO
Vice-President
Raylene Decatur - Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver CO
Vice-President
David Brose - Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium, Gastonia NC
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2001
President
Doug King - St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO
Vice-President
Raylene Decatur - Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver CO
Vice-President
David Brose - Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium, Gastonia NC
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
2000
President
Mick Hager - San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego CA
Vice-President
Doug King - St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO
Vice-President
Kathryn Sullivan - COSI, Columbus OH
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1999
President
Mick Hager - San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego CA
Vice-President
Doug King - St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO
Vice-President
Kathryn Sullivan - COSI, Columbus OH
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1998
President
Mick Hager - San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego CA
Vice-President
Doug King - St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO
Vice-President
Kathryn Sullivan - COSI, Columbus OH
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1997
President
Betsy Bennett - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC
Vice-President
Art Wolf - The High Desert Museum, Bend OR
Vice-President
Evelyn Handler - California Academy of Science, San Francisco CA
Secretary/Treasurer
R. Bruce McMillan - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1996
President
James King - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President
Betsy Bennett - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC
Vice-President
Dennis Power - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1995
President
James King - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President
Betsy Bennett - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC
Vice-President
Dennis Power - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1994
President
James King - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President
Betsy Bennett - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC
Vice-President
Dennis Power - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1993
President
Frank Talbot - National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
Vice-President
James King - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President
J. Mary Taylor - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1992
President
Frank Talbot - National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
Vice-President
J. Mary Taylor - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1991
President
Frank Talbot - National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
Vice-President
J. Mary Taylor - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1990
President
Frank Talbot - National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
Vice-President
J. Mary Taylor - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Vice-President
Robert M. (Mac) West - Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills MI
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1989
President
Thomas Peter Bennett - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
Vice-President
Robert M. "Mac" West - Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills MI
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1988
President
Thomas Peter Bennett - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
Vice-President
Frank Talbot - California Academy of Science, San Francisco CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1987
President
Thomas Peter Bennett - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
Vice-President
Frank Talbot - California Academy of Science, San Francisco CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1986
President
Thomas Peter Bennett - Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL
Vice-President
Frank Talbot - California Academy of Science, San Francisco CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul G. Heltne - Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago IL
1985
President
Charles McLaughlin - San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego CA
Vice-President
Thomas Peter Bennett - Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA
Secretary/Treasurer
Harold D. Mahan - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
1984
President
Lorin Nevling - Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago IL
Vice-President
Charles McLaughlin - San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Harold D. Mahan - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
1983
President
Lorin Nevling - Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago IL
Vice-President
Charles McLaughlin - San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Harold D. Mahan - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
1982
President
Lorin Nevling - Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago IL
Vice-President
Charles McLaughlin - San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Harold D. Mahan - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
1981
President
Harold D. Mahan - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Vice-President
Louis Lemieux - National Museum of Natural Science, Ottawa ON Canada
Secretary/Treasurer
Raymond Thompson - Arizona State Museum, Tucson AZ
1980
President
Harold D. Mahan - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Vice-President
Louis Lemieux - National Museum of Natural Science, Ottawa ON Canada
Secretary/Treasurer
Raymond Thompson - Arizona State Museum, Tucson AZ
1979
President
Craig C. Black - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President
Hermann K. Bleibtreu - Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff AZ
Secretary/Treasurer
Raymond Thompson - Arizona State Museum, Tucson AZ
1978
President
Craig C. Black - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President
Hermann K. Bleibtreu - Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff AZ
Secretary/Treasurer
Raymond Thompson - Arizona State Museum, Tucson AZ
1977
President
Robert N. Bowen - Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills MI
Vice-President
Craig C. Black - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Secretary/Treasurer
Hermann K. Bleibtreu - Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff AZ
1976
President
Kenneth Starr - Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee WI
Vice-President
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
Secretary/Treasurer
Robert N. Bowen - Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills MI
1975
President
Kenneth Starr - Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee WI
Vice-President
Donald G. Herold - The Charleston Museum, Charleston SC
Secretary/Treasurer
Robert N. Bowen - Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills MI
1974
President
George I. Quimby - Washington State Museum, Seattle WA
Vice-President
Donald G. Herold - The Charleston Museum, Charleston SC
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1973
President
Warren Wittry - Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills MI
Vice-President
Joel N. Bloom - The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia PA
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1972
President
Warren Wittry - Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills MI
Vice-President
Joel N. Bloom - The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia PA
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1971
President
William Burns - San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego CA
Vice-President
G. Carroll Lindsay - New York State Museum, Albany NY
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1970
President
William Burns - Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio TX
Vice-President
G. Carroll Lindsay - New York State Museum, Albany NY
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1969
President
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Vice-President
J.L. Dickinson - Florida State Museum, Gainesville, FL
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1968
President
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Vice-President
J.L. Dickinson - Florida State Museum, Gainesville, FL
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1967
President
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Vice-President
J.L. Dickinson - Florida State Museum, Gainesville, FL
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1966
President
William E. Sheele - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Vice-President
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Secretary/Treasurer
Donald G. Herold - Davenport Public Museum, Davenport IA
1965
President
William E. Sheele - Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH
Vice-President
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
Secretary/Treasurer
Donald G. Herold - Davenport Public Museum, Davenport IA
1964
President
Fred Hall - Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo NY
Vice-President/Membership
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1963
President
Clark C. Evernham - San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego CA
Vice-PresidentMembership
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1962
President
Clark C. Evernham - San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego CA
Vice-President/Membership
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1961
President
Clark C. Evernham - San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego CA
Vice-President/Membership
Hugo G. Rodeck - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1960
President
Graham Netting - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President/Membership
Clark C. Evernham - San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego CA
Secretary/Treasurer
Milton Thompson - Illinois State Museum, Springfield IL
1959
President
Graham Netting - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh PA
Vice-President/Membership
Clark C. Evernham - San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego CA
Secretary/Treasurer
S. Dillon Ripley - Peabody Museum of Natural History, Memphis TN
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