State Conferences

The Assembly of State Conferences is the umbrella organization for individual state AAUP conferences. The ASC provides training and helps to coordinate state activities in areas such as government relations, academic freedom and tenure, membership development, and communications. The ASC also supports the work of state conferences through Per Capita Grants, Membership Development Grants, and scholarships to the Summer Institute.

ASC Executive Committee
ASC Constitution
ASC Election Procedures (.pdf)
State Conference Committee A Resources

Guidelines for election of delegates to the ASC Business meeting
certification of delegates to the ASC business meeting (.doc)

Guidelines for Good Practices for Chapters and Conferences

Informational Alert re: IRS filing obligations 

AAUP and the Federal LMRDA - A "Compliance Kit" for Conferences and Chapters

 FAQ on IRS filing obligations

A number of AAUP chapters and state conferences employ staff. These field staff have formed the Field Staff Association, which meets at the December CBC Semiannual Meeting and at the June Annual Meeting. Learn more about the Field Staff Association and for resources for field staff.

A state conference is formed when several chapters in a state decide to work together to advance AAUP policies and goals. Through a state conference, existing chapters are able to have more influence statewide and new chapters find the support and guidance they need closer to home. Use the table below to find your state conference. Not all states have active conferences yet; the ASC can help you start one. We do our best to keep this list up to date; please e-mail Eizzie Smith with changes and corrections.

Alabama Conference

President: William F. Trimble, Auburn University 
Secretary-Treasurer: Larry G. Gerber, Auburn University 

Committee A chairs: William F. Trimble and Larry G. Gerber

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Arkansas Conference

President: Mike Schaefer, University of Central Arkansas
Vice-President: Bill Etges, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Secretary: Jeff Mitchell, Arkansas Tech University
Treasurer: Jean Hendrix, University of Arkansas-Monticello

Web site: http://arkansasaaup.org/ 

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California Conference

Colorado Conference

President: Myron Hulen, Colorado State University 
Vice-President for Legislative Affairs: Laura Connolly, University of Northern Colorado
Vice-President for Community College Affairs: Ann Wilson, Front Range Community College  
Vice-President for Administrative Affairs: Marki LeCompte, University of Colorado 
Treasurer: Liz Nick, Front Range Community College

Committee Chairs
Committee A: Ray Hogler
Membership:  Wendy Highby
Newsletter:  Lucy Graca
Position Papers: Larry Giddings
Friend of Higher Education Selection: Laura Connolly
Conference Web site:  Tom Phillips

Web site:  http://www.aaup-co.org/ 

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Connecticut Conference

President: Charles Ross, University of Hartford
Vice-President: David Bedding, University of Connecticut
Secretary, Irene T. Mulvey, Fairfield University
Treasurer: Susan Reinhart, Gateway Community-Technical College

At-Large Delegates:
Anne Doyle, University of Connecticut
Andrew Fish, University of New Haven

Past-President: Vijay Nair, Western Connecticut State University

Committee A Chair: Robert Bard
Committee on Community Colleges Chair, Al Buatti, Middlesex Community College

Chapter Service Program contact: Charles Ross

Executive Director: Flo Hatcher

Web site: http://people.wcsu.edu/nairv/AAUPCSC.htm

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Georgia Conference

President:  Betty Hatcher, Albany State University
Vice President: Craig Turner, Georgia College and State University
Secretary-Treasurer: Chuck Steffen, Georgia State

At-Large Delegates:
Ed Weintraut, Mercer University
Don Butts, Gordon College
Chet Ballard, Valdosta State University

Past President: Roger Marietta, Darton College

Executive Secretary & Chapter Service Program Director:  Hugh Hudson, Georgia State

Conference Committee Chairs:
Hugh Hudson, Georgia State - Committee A (Academic Freedom)
Pat Pinka, Georgia State - Committee F (Membership)
Sandra Peacock, Georgia Southern - Committee W (Women)

Newsletter Co-Editors: Anne Richards, University of West Georgia, and Belinda Peters, Clark Atlanta

Web site:   http://www2.gsu.edu/~hishdh/aaup.htm

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llinois Conference

President:  Walter Kendall, John Marshall Law School
Vice President:  Peter Kirstein, St. Xavier University

Secretary:  Lee Maltby, St. Augustine College
Treasurer: Lisa Townsley, Benedictine University

Past President:  Leo Welch, Southwestern Illinois College

Committee A chairs: John Wilson and Pangratios Papacosta

Chapter Service Program Director:  Walter Kendall, John Marshall Law School

Web site:  http://www.ilaaup.org/

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Indiana Conference

President: Richard Schneirov, Indiana State University
Vice-President: Ione DeOllos , Ball State University
Treasurer:  Perry Kea, University of Indianapolis
Secretary: Rebecca Mullen, Vincennes University

At-Large
Kevin Hunt , Indiana University
Dan Murphy, Hanover College
David Vollrath, Indiana University-South Bend
Marianna Wokeck , IUPUI

Past President:  K. Vinodgopal, Indiana University Northwest

Committee A chair & Chapter Service Program director: Dan Murphy, Hanover College

Web site:  http://www.inaaup.org/

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Iowa Conference

President:  A. Frank Thompson, University of Northern Iowa
Vice President: Marian Wilson Kimber, University of Iowa
Secretary: Josef Breutzmann, Wartburg College
Treasurer: Warren Zemke, Wartburg College

Board Members:
Heimir Geirsson, Iowa State University
Wayne Oberle, St. Ambrose University
Jacqueline Wilkie, Luther College

Iowa Academe Editor: Greg Scholtz, Wartburg College
Iowa Conference Web site: Kenneth Colwell, St. Ambrose University

Committee A chair: Heimir Geirsson, Iowa State University
Chapter Service Program contacts: Kenneth Colwell, Greg Scholtz, and Warren Zemke

Web site:  http://www.aaupiowa.org/

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Kansas Conference

President: Rob Catlett, Emporia State University
Past President: Brigitte Roussel, University of Kansas
Secretary-Treasurer: Rich Hughen, Fort Hays State University

Conference Committee A chair: Elmer Hoyer
Newsletter Editor: Joe Yanik
Chapter Service Program director: Elmer Hoyer

Web site: http://www.aaup-in-ks.org/

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Louisiana Conference

President:  Alvin Burstein
Vice President: Bill Stewart
Secretary: Linda Carroll
Treasurer: Chip Delzell

At Large:  Michael Fontenot
Chapter Service Program director: Mary Blue, Tulane University

Web site: http://www.laaaup.org/

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Maryland

President: Rev. Frank Haig, S.J.,  Loyola College of Maryland
Vice-President: Art Huseonica, University of Maryland University College
Secretary: Johnnye Johnson, Coppin State University
Treasurer: John H. Newman, Coppin State University

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Massachusetts Conference

President: George Wharton, Curry College
Vice President: Peter Castle, Simmons College

Secretary: John Miller

Treasurer: Susan Peterson, Curry College

Committee A chair: Charles Baker, College of the Holy Cross

Chapter Service Program director: Peter Castle, Simmons College

Executive Secretary: Charles Baker, College of the Holy Cross

Michigan Conference

President:  Joel Russel, Oakland University
Vice-President: Sally McCracken, Eastern Michigan University
Secretary:  Ray Ventre , Northern Michigan University
Treasurer:  Paul Wilson , Western Michigan University

Executive Board:
Joel Boyd
Charles Parrish 
Charles B. Smith
Howard Bunsis
David Chesney 

Past President: Tom Dietz
Committee A chair: Charles B. Smith , University of Michigan
Executive Director & Chapter Service Program contact: Jeffrey R. Lee

Web site: http://www.miaaup.org/

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Minnesota Conference

President: Eric Wiertelak, Macalester College
Vice President: Karen Vogel, Hamline University

Past President: Cecilia Konchar Farr, College of St. Catherine
Treasurer: Dave Emery, St. Olaf College
Secretary: Michael Mikolajczak, University of St. Thomas

Director: Gary Engstrand, University of Minnesota
Director: John Vaningen, University of St. Thomas
Director: Jeremy Nienow, Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Graduate Student Representative: Claire Kirchhoff, University of Minnesota

Committee A chair: David Schultz, Hamline University

Chapter Service Program director: Eric Wiertelak

Web site: http://www.mnaaup.org/index.html 

Mississippi Conference

President: Michael Forster , University of Southern Mississippi
Vice President: Anne MacMaster, Millsaps College
Secretary: Savina Schoenhofer , Alcorn State University
Treasurer: Gary Chong , Jackson State University

Committee A chair & Chapter Service Program director: Amy Young

Missouri Conference

President:  Keith Hardeman, Westminster College
Vice President:  David Robinson, Truman State University
Secretary/Treasurer: Nancy Browning, Lincoln University

Past President:  John Harms, Missouri State

Executive Council:
  Ben Greenspan, University of Missouri-Columbia
  Earl Henry, Webster University 
  Stuart McAninch, University of Missouri-Kansas City
  David Naugler, Southeast Missouri State
  Barrie Talbott, Ozarks Technical College 

Chapter Service Program director: David Robinson

Web site:  http://www.moaaup.org

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Nebraska Conference

President: Miles Bryant, University of Nebraska
Vice-President: Sarah Kelen, Nebraska Wesleyan
Secretary: Thomas Coffey, Creighton University
Treasurer: Michael Makoid, Creighton University

Nevada Faculty Alliance/ AAUP State Conference

President: Alok Pandey, College of Southern Nevada
Vice President: Scott Huber,  Truckee Meadows Community College
Secretary: Gregory Brown,  University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Treasurer: James Matovina, College of Southern Nevada

NFA Administrative Offices
Southern Nevada: Mary Phillips
Northern Nevada: Mary Paszek

Committee A chairs: Elizabeth Francis and Robert Correales

Chapter Service Program contact: Alok Pandey

Web site: http://www.unr.edu/nfa/

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New Jersey Conference

President: Judith L. Johnston, Rider University
Vice President: Vacant
Secretary: Vivienne Gilroy, UCC
Treasurer: Matthew Fung, Saint Peter’s College
Immediate Past President: Daniel O'Connor, Rutgers University

At-Large Representatives:
Nancy Stevenson, UMDNJ
Amy Bahruth, Rutgers University
George M. Kapalka, Monmouth University

Chapter Service Program director: Elsa Brugler
Web site: http://www.njaaup.org/

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New Mexico Conference

Web site: http://www.aaupnm.org/

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New York Conference

President:  Stephen Z. Goldberg, Adelphi University
Vice President:  Kathleen M. Smith, Molloy College
Secretary:  Cecelia McCall , PSC-CUNY
Treasurer:  Patrick J. Cihon, Syracuse University

Members Elected At-Large:
Ellen Banks, Daemen College
Philip M. Gray, D'Youville College
David Linton, Marymount Manhattan  
John Marino, UUP-United University Professions 

Past President: Francis Higman, Niagara University
Committee A chair: Irwin Yellowitz, City College/CUNY
Newsletter Editor: Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College
Executive Director & CHapter Service Program contact:  Tom Policano, Rochester Institute of Technology

Web site : http://www.nysaaup.org/
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North Carolina Conference

President:  Martha McCaughey, Appalachian State University
Vice President:  Steve Wing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Secretary:  Janet Land,  Gardner-Webb University
Treasurer:  Jerry Pubantz, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Immediate Past President:  Cat Warren, North Carolina State University
Member-at-Large, Private Universities:  Kent Blevins, Gardner- Webb University
Member-at-Large, Public Universities:  Minnie Sangster, North Carolina Central University

Foundation President:  Cat Warren, North Carolina State University
Newsletter Editor:  Jerry Pubantz
Committee A & Chapter Service Program contacts: Glenn Howze and Jerry Pubantz
Web site:  http://www.nc-aaup.org

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Ohio Conference

President:  James McNelis, Wilmington College
Secretary/Treasurer: Dave Rubin, Central State  
Past President:  Paul Davis, Cincinnati State
Vice President, CB Council: Rudy Fichtenbaum, Wright State University
Vice President, Non CB Council:  Mark Smith, Case Western Reserve University

Secretary/Treasurer, CB Council: Robert L. Marcus, Central State Secretary/Treasurer, Non CB Council: David LaPalombara, Antioch College

Committee A chair: Steve Aby, University of Akron

Chapter Service Program director: Dave Rubin

Executive Director: Jamie Pottorf, MA PHR

Web site:  http://www.ocaaup.org/

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Oklahoma Conference

President: Amy Carrell, University of Central Oklahoma
President-Elect: Christian Morgan , Seminole State College
Past President:  John Milbauer, Northeastern State University
Secretary:  Jill Jones, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Treasurer:  David von Minden, University of Central Oklahoma

Newsletter Editor:  Ed Neparko, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Committee A chair: Kay Sather Bull, Oklahoma State University

Executive Secretary and Chapter Service Program director: Siegfried Heit, University of Central Oklahoma
Web site:  http://okaaup.kellimcbride.com/

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Pennsylvania Division

President:  Robert Moore, Saint Joseph's University
Past President: Gerald Soslau, Drexel University College of Medicine
Vice President/President Elect: Richard P. Mulcahy, University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
Secretary:  Lynn Collins , La Salle University
Treasurer: Ann Myers, Albright College

Members-at-Large: Michael Tabachnick, Delaware Valley College
John Slimick, University of Pittsburgh @ Bradford
Steven DeBroux, Delaware Valley College
Joseph Rogan, Misericordia College
John Hinshaw, Lebanon Valley College
Ex-Officio, National Council: Michael Bérubé, Pennsylvania State University
Adolph Reed, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Chair, Pennsylvania Committee A: Alexine Atherton, Lincoln University
Co-Chair, Pennsylvania Committee A: James Bergquist, Villanova University

Web site:  http://www.pa-aaup.org/

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South Carolina Conference

President:  Larry Watson, South Carolina State University
Vice-President:  James Henderson, Coastal Carolina University
Secretary-Treasurer:  Judy Daulton, Piedmont Technical College
Kitchen Cabinet Chair:  Tom Hobbs, University of South Carolina - Aiken

Web site:  http://www.sc-aaup.org/

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Tenneesee Conference

President: Tony Blasi, Tennessee State University
Secretary-Treasurer:  Pippa Holloway, Middle Tennessee State University
Immediate Past President: Katherine Osburn, Tennessee Technological University
Vice President for Public Institutions:  Pete Stoddard, Austin Peay State University
Vice President for Private Instituions:  Patricia Papachristou

Committee A chair: Lewis Laska

Chapter Service Program director: James Williams, Middle Tennessee State University

Web site:  http://web.utk.edu/~glenn/AAUP.html

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Texas Conference

President: Lynn Tatum, Baylor University
First Vice President: Pat Somers, University of Texas – Austin
Past President: David Smith, College of the Mainland
Secretary: Tom Wells, Schreiner University
Treasurer: Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University

Vice President for District I (North Texas): Philipp W. Rosemann
Vice Presidents for District II (Central Texas): Ann McGlashan, Baylor University
Vice President for District III (South Texas):  Raj Challoo, Texas A&M - Kingsville
Vice President for District IV (East Texas): Glenn Ware, North Harris - Montgomery Community College
Vice President for District V (West Texas): Bill Short, McMurry University
Member at Large (Position 1): Pat Chastain <PIChastain@schreiner.edu>, Schreiner University
Member at Large (Position 2): Arthur Hobbs, Texas A & M University

Committee A chair: David Smith
Newsletter Editor: LadyJane Hickey, Sam Houston State University

Web site:  http://www.ktcinet.com/aaup/

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Virginia Conference

President: Patricia W. Cummins , Virginia Commonwealth University
President-Elect:   Craig Vasey, University of Mary Washington
Past President: Brian Turner , Randolph-Macon College
Secretary:  Angela S. Taylor, University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Treasurer:   Robert Webber, Longwood University

Executive Committee Members at Large:

Julie Laskaris, University of Richmond
Judy Lewis, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ron Thomas, Norfolk State University
Christopher A. Brooks, Virginia Commonwealth University
Philip Jordan, Radford University
Gerard Sherayko, Randolph College

Committee A chair: Ron Mollick, Christopher Newport University
Chapter Service Program director: Patricia W. Cummins

Web site:  http://www.aaup-va.org  

Washington

President:   Doug Jensen
Vice President:  Glover Barnes
Secretary:  Rosalie Pan
Treasurer:  Raya Fidel

Committee A Chair:  Glover Barnes
Contingent Faculty Committee Chair:   Keith Hoeller

Web site: http://www.aaup-wa.org/

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(updated: 12/08)