THE WESTERN SOCIETY OF MALACOLOGISTS
The Western Society of Malacologists (WSM) was born in 1948, as the Pacific Division of the American Malacological Union (AMU), now American Malacological Society (AMS), and held separate meetings on the west coast, in years when the main body of the AMU met on the east coast. The WSM was established in 1968 as an independent society, but still meets jointly with the AMS ocassionally. The WSM was established as a society for the furtherance of research in Malacology. The membership consists of professionals, amateurs, and students. The WSM holds an annual meeting each year.
WSM By-Laws
Executive Board, 2009-2010
President: George Kennedy
First Vice-President: Esteban Félix-Pico
Second Vice-President: Janet Leonard
Secretary: Charles L Powell, II
Treasurer: Kelvin Barwick
Members-at-Large: Nora Foster and Hans Bertsch
Immediate Past Presidents: Michael Vendrasco, Charles Powell
Past Presidents:
David K. Mulliner (1968) Williarn K. Ernerson (1969) A. Myra Keen (1970) Eugene V. Coan (1971) Beatrice L. Burch (1972) Twila Bratcher (1973) James H. McLean (1974) George E. Radwin (1975) James W. Nybakken (1976) Helen DuShane (1977) Peter D'Eliscu (1978) Barry Roth (1979) Vida C. Kenk (1980) Carol C. Skoglund (1981) Donald R. Shasky (1982) David R. Lindberg (1983) George L. Kennedy (1984) William D. Pitt (1985) Terrence M. Gosliner (1986) Carole M. Hertz (1987) Matthew J. James (1988) Hans Bertsch (1989) Roland Anderson (1990) Paul H. Scott (1991) David K. Mulliner (1992) Douglas J. Eernisse (1993) Kirstie L. Kaiser (1994) Nora R. Foster (1995) Hugh Bradner (1996) Henry W. Chaney (1997) Sandra Millen (1998) Roger R. Seapy (1999) Roger R. Seapy (2000) Hans Bertsch (2001) Christopher Kitting (2002) Ángel Valdés (2003) Jorge Cáceres Martínez (2004) Peter Roopnarine (2005) Roland Anderson (2006) Carlos Cáceres Martínez (2007) Charles L. Powell, II (2008) Michael Vendrasco (2009)