Mineralogical Society of America, Founded December 30, 1919

2010 MSA Committees And Appointed Posts

(revised 08/18/2010)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  John B. Brady (2010 MSA President), Chair
Nancy L. Ross (2010 MSA Past-President)
David L. Bish (2010 MSA Vice-President)
Darrell J. Henry (2009-2010 MSA Treasurer)
Mickey E. Gunter (2010-2011 MSA Secretary)

ROEBLING MEDAL COMMITTEE (Award for 2011)  Marc Hirschmann, Chair (2010) 
Douglas Rumble III (2008-2010)
Patricia Dove (2008-2010)
Hans Keppler (2009-2011)
Ronald H. Vernon (2009-2011)
Ernst A. J. Burke (2010-2012)
Gordon E. Brown Jr. (2010-2012)

DANA MEDAL COMMITTEE (Award for 2011)  Penelope King, Chair (2010)
Alison R. Pawley (2008-2010)
Thomas G. Sharp (2008-2010)
Harry W. Green II (2009-2011)
Jon D. Woodhead (2009-2011)
Mona-Liza C. Sirbescu (2010-2012)
Reid F. Cooper (2010-2012)

MSA AWARD COMMITTEE (Award for 2011)  Carol Frost, (2010) Chair
Kevin M. Rosso (2008-2010)
Peggy A. O'Day (2008-2010)
Isabelle Daniel (2009-2011)
Zachary D. Sharp (2009-2011)
Giancarlo Della Ventura (2010-2012)
James A. Tyburczy (2010-2012)

DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD COMMITTEE (Award for 2011)  Michael A. Carpenter, (2009-2010) Chair 
Michael E. Zolensky (2007-2010)
Peter J. Modreski (2007-2010)
Peter Robinson (2009-2012)
Nancy J. McMillan (2009-2012)
David W. Mogk (2009-2012)
Jeffrey E. Post (2010-2013)

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY RESEARCH GRANT COMMITTEE (Grant for 2011)  Research Grant in Crystallography from the Edward H. Kraus Crystallographic Research Trust Fund  Sumit Chakraborty, Chair (2010)
Giacomo Diego Gatta (2008-2010)
Christine M. Clark (2009-2011)
Yongjae Lee (2010-2012)

MINERALOGY/PETROLOGY RESEARCH GRANT COMMITTEE (Grant for 2011)  MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology  Wendy A. Bohrson, Chair (2010)
Bradley R. Hacker (2008-2010)
John R. Bowman (2009-2011)
Cliff S.J. Shaw (2009-2011)
Larissa F. Dobrzhinetskaya (2010-2012)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR FELLOWS Stefano Merlino (2008-2010), Chair 2009
John C. Schumacher (2008-2010)
Masaki Enami (2009-2011)
Donna L. Whitney (2009-2011)
I-Ming Chou (2010-2012)
John B. Parise (2010-2012)

COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT   John B. Brady (2010 MSA President), Chair
Nancy L. Ross (2010 MSA Past-President)
David L. Bish (2010 MSA Vice-President)
Darrell J. Henry (2009-2010 MSA Treasurer)
Mickey E. Gunter (2010-2011 MSA Secretary)

FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE  Mark van Baalen, Chair (2009-2011) 
Robert J. Tracy, Chair (2007-2010)
Howard W. Day (2009-2011)
Darrell J. Henry (2009-2010 MSA Treasurer)
John B. Brady (2010 MSA President, Management Committee Chair)
David L. Bish (2010 MSA Vice-President)
Mickey E. Gunter (2010-2011 MSA Secretary)

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Sorena S. Sorensen (2010), Chair

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES David L. Bish (2010 MSA Vice-President), Chair
George E. Harlow (2010 MSA Vice-Presidental candidate)
Michael F. Hochella Jr (2010 MSA Vice-Presidental candidate)
Mickey E. Gunter (2010-2011 MSA Secretary)
Herta Effenberger (2010)
Andrea Koziol (2010)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR OFFICERS (for 2010 election and terms start 2011) Peter C. Burns, Chair (2010)
Jill D. Pasteris (2008-2010)
Robert J. Bodnar (2008-2010)
Ian Parsons (2009-2011)
Christian Chopin (2010-2012)
Philip E. Brown (2010-2012)

MSA LECTURE PROGRAM COMMITTEE Robert W. Luth (2008-2010), Chair 2010
Ronald C. Peterson (2008-2010)
Catherine Ann McCammon (2009-2011)
Anton Beran (2009-2011)
Jane A. Gilotti (2010-2012)
Charles E. Lesher (2010-2012)
Steven R. Dunn (Lecture Program Administrator) (2010-)

COMMITTEE ON SHORT COURSES  Paul B. Tomascak (2006-2010), Chair (2010)
Nita Sahai (2008-2010)
Lee A. Groat (2009-2011)
Daniel E. Harlov (2010-2012)
Scott A. Wood (Geochemical Society Editor for Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry) (2005-)
Jodi Rosso (Series Editor, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry) (2003-)

BENEFACTORS COMMITTEE  John M. Hughes (2010-) Chair, Corporate Donations
Peter J. Heaney (2009-) Chair, Membership Giving



OUTREACH COMMITTEE  Robert T. Downs, co-Chair overseeing Mineral Databases (1999-)

John Rakovan, co-Chair overseeing K-12 Outreach (2006-)
Vickie Harder (2002-)

PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR  David L. Bish (2010)
AMERICAN MINERALOGIST  Editor: Jennifer A. Thomson (2009-)
Editor: Martin Kunz (2010-
Editor: Bryan C. Chakoumakos (2005-)
Managing Editor: Rachel A. Russell (1996- )
Technical Editor for Crystal Structures: Ronald C. Peterson (2009-)
New Mineral Names Editor: Paula C. Piilonen (2005-)
Book Review Editor: John C. Schumacher
Board of Associate Editors

REVIEWS IN MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY; MONOGRAPHS Series Editor: Jodi Rosso (2003- )
HANDBOOK OF MINERALOGY Editor: Kenneth W. Bladh (2010- )
ELEMENTS  MSA News Editor: Andrea Koziol (2005- )
Advisory Board for MSA: Takashi Murakami (2005- )
Advisory Board for MSA: Nancy Ross (2005- )
Executive Committee for MSA: Barb L. Dutrow (2009- )

GEOSCIENCEWORLD  Board of Directors for MSA: Douglas Rumble III (2009-2011)
Advisory Council for MSA: Rodney C. Ewing (2009-2011)

REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS American Crystallographic Association (ACA) - Ross J. Angel (2003-)
American Geological Institute (AGI) - J. Alex Speer (1999-)
AGU Mineral Physics Committee -
Clay Minerals Society (CMS) - David L. Bish (1988-)
European Mineralogical Union (EMU) - Charles A. Geiger (2000-)
Friends of Mineralogy (FM) - Julian C. Gray (2007-)
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) - George Rossman (1992-)
Geological Society of America's Mineralogy, Petrology, Voclanology, and Geochemistry Division (GSA-MPVG) - Wendy A. Bohrson (2010-
Geochemical Society (GS) - Rebecca A. Lange (2004-)
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Advisory Council - Rodney C. Ewing (2009-2011)
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Board of Directors - Douglas Rumble III (2009-2011)
International Mineralogical Association (IMA) - George E. Harlow (2007-)
International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD) - Jeffrey E. Post (1995-)
Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP) - George E. Harlow (1994-)

MSA REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER SOCIETIES' MEETING PROGRAMS  Nancy L Ross, MSA Meetings Coordinator (2009-)

MSA Representative to GSA JTPC - Philip E. Brown (2002-)
MSA Delegate to GSA JTPC - James S. Beard (2002-)
MSA Representative to Goldschmidt Conference - Penelope L. King (2010-)
MSA-AGU Meetings Laison - Abby Kavner (2005-)
MSA Representative for Spring AGU - Philip M. Piccoli (2008-)
MSA Representative for Fall AGU - Abby Kavner (2006-)
MSA Representative to AGU Mineral Physics - Ross Angel (2008-)
MSA Delegate to the CMS - David L. Bish (1998-)
MSA Representative to Friends of Mineralogy - Julian C. Gray (2007-)
MSA Representative to the IMA - George E. Harlow (2007-)


MSA REPRESENTATIVES on IMA COMMISSIONS and Working Groups Applied Mineralogy - H. Catherine W. Skinner (1992)
Astromineralogy - Frans J.M. Rietmeijer (2004)
Gem Materials - James E. Shigley (1996)
Inclusions in Minerals - Robert J. Bodnar (2004)
Mineral Equilibria - Darrell Kirk Nordstrom (2004)
Mineral Growth and Interface Processes - John Rakovan (2003)
Museums - Carl A. Francis (2008)
New Minerals, Mineral Names, and Classification of Minerals - Anthony R. Kampf (1992)
Ore Mineralogy - Mark D. Barton (2000)
Organic Minerals - Patricia A. Maurice (2001)
Physics of Minerals - Nancy L. Ross (2003)

MSA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (no formal structure or terms)  Mineral Structures - Jeffrey E. Post (2000-)
Mineral Surfaces and Interfaces - Udo Becker (2007-)
Pegmatites - David London (1992-)
Planetary Materials - Brad Jolliff (1996-)

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