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Past officers

ISSS-IUSS Presidents (1924-2020)

  1. USA, J.G. Lipman, 1924-1927
  2. USSR, K. Gedroiz, 1927-1930
  3. UK, J. Russell, 1930-1935
  4. Netherlands, C.H. Edelman, 1950
  5. Belgium, R. Tavernier, 1950-1954
  6. France, A. Oudin, 1954-1956
  7. USA, R. Bradfield, 1956-1960
  8. Romania, N.C. Cernescu,1960-1964
  9. Australia, E.G. Hallsworth,1964-1968
  10. USSR, V.A. Kovda,1968-1974
  11. Canada, C.F. Bentley, 1974-1978
  12. India, J.S. Kanwar, 1978-1982
  13. Germany, K.H. Hartge, 1982-1986
  14. Japan, A. Tanaka,1986-1990
  15. Mexico, A.A. Santelises,1990-1994
  16. France, A. Ruellan, 1994-1998
  17. Thailand, S. Theerawong, 1998-2002
  18. USA, D.L. Sparks, 2002-2006
  19. Australia, R.S. Swift, 2006-2010
  20. Korea, J.E. Yang, 2010-2014
  21. Germany, R. Horn, 2014-2016
  22. USA, R. Lal, 2017-2018
  23. Japan, T. Kosaki, 2019-2020
  24. Mexico, L. B. Reyes-Sánchez, 2021-2022

IUSS Presidents and Executive Committees 2021-2022

IUSS Presidents Committee

President (2021-2022): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico Contact
President Elect (2021-2022): Edoardo A.C. Costantini / Italy Contact
Past President (2021-2022): Takashi Kosaki / Japan Contact
Vice President Congress (2022-2026): Jiabao Zhang / China Contact
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact


IUSS Executive Committee

President (2021-2022): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico Contact
President Elect (2021-2022): Edoardo A.C. Costantini / Italy Contact
Past President (2021-2022): Takashi Kosaki / Japan Contact
Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom Contact
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact
Committee on prizes and awards: Tom Sauer / USA Contact
Committee on budget and finance: John Kim (Korea) Contact
Committee on statutes and structure: Alfred Hartemink / USA Contact
Committee on Presidential elections: Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary Contact
Chair of Division 2: Ryusuke Hatano / Japan Contact
Chair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh / Norway Contact
Chair of Division 4: Damien J. Field / Australia Contact


IUSS Presidents and Executive Committees 2019-2020

IUSS Presidents Committee

President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki / Japan Contact
President Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico Contact
Past President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal / USA Contact
Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom Contact
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact


IUSS Executive Committee

President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki / Japan Contact
President Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico Contact
Past President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal / USA Contact
Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom Contact
Secretary: Sigbert Huber / Austria Contact
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact
Committee on prizes and awards: Tom Sauer / USA Contact
Committee on budget and finance: John Kim (Korea) Contact
Committee on statutes and structure: Alfred Hartemink / USA Contact
Committee on Presidential elections: Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary Contact
Chair of Division 2: Ryusuke Hatano / Japan Contact
Chair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh / Norway Contact
Chair of Division 4: Damien J. Field / Australia Contact


IUSS Presidents and executive Committees 2017 – 2018

IUSS Presidents Committee

President: Rattan Lal / USA Contact
President Elect: Takashi Kosaki / Japan Contact
Past president: Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
Vice President Congress: Flavio Camargo / Brazil Contact
Treasurer Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact


IUSS Executive Committee

President: Rattan Lal / USA Contact
President Elect: Takashi Kosaki / Japan Contact
Past president: Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
Vice President Congress: Flavio Camargo / Brazil Contact
Secretary: Sigbert Huber / Austria Contact
Treasurer Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact
Committee on awards and prizes: Mary Beth Kirkham / USA Contact
Committee on budget and finances: Stephen Nortcliff / UK Contact
Committee on statutes and byelaws: Don Sparks / USA Contact
Committee on Presidential elections: Roger Swift / Australia Contact
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary Contact
Chair of Division 2: Kazuyuki Inubushi / Japan Contact
Chair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh / Norway Contact
Chair of Division 4: Christian Feller / France Contact


IUSS Presidents and executive Committees 2015 – 2016

IUSS Presidents Committee

President: Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
President Elect: Rattan Lal / USA Contact
Past President: Jae Yang / Korea Contact
Vice President Congress: Flavio Camargo / Brazil Contact
Treasurer Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact


IUSS Executive Committee

President Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
President Elect Rattan Lal / USA Contact
Past president: Jae Yang / Korea Contact
Vice President Congress Flavio Camargo / Brazil Contact
Secretary: Sigbert Huber / Austria Contact
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria Contact
Committee on awards and prizes: Mary Beth Kirkham / USA Contact
Committee on budget and finances: Stephen Nortcliff / UK Contact
Committee on statutes and byelaws: Don Sparks / USA Contact
Committee on Presidential elections: Roger Swift / Australia Contact
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary Contact
Chair of Division 2: Kazuyuki Inubushi / Japan Contact
Chair of Division 3: Takashi Kosaki / Japan Contact
Chair of Division 4: Christian Feller / France Contact


ISSS-IUSS Secretaries General and Deputies (1924-2014)

Secretary General

D.J. Hissink Netherlands 1924-1950
F.A. van Baren Netherlands 1950-1974
R. Dudal Belgium 1974-1978
W.G. Sombroek Netherlands 1978-1990
W.E.H. Blum Austria 1990-2002
S. Nortcliff UK 2002-2010
A.E. Hartemink Netherlands 2010-2014

Deputy Secretary General

P. Buringh Netherlands 1956-1974
I. Szabolcs Hungary 1974-1990
J.H.V. van Baren Netherlands 1990-2002
A.E. Hartemink Netherlands 2002-2010
A.B. McBratney Australia 2010-2014