THE WESTERN SOCIETY OF MALACOLOGISTS
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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 (PDF format)
Executive Board, 2015-2016
President: Carlos Figueroa Beltrán (Ensenada, BC)
First Vice-President: Jann Vendetti (Los Angeles, CA)
Second Vice-President: Rebecca Johnson (San Francisco)
Secretary: Wendy M. Enright
Treasurer: Kelvin L. Barwick
Members-at-Large: Shawn Wiedrick and Alvin Alejandrino
Immediate Past Presidents: Danielle Zacherl, Paul Valentich-Scott, Wendy M. Enright
Past Presidents:
David K. Mulliner (1968) William K. Emerson (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 C. 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 V. Millen (1998) Roger R. Seapy (1999) Roger R. Seapy (2000) Hans Bertsch (2001) Christopher L. Kitting (2002) Ángel Valdés (2003) Jorge Cáceres Martínez (2004) Peter D. Roopnarine (2005) Roland C. Anderson (2006) Carlos Cáceres Martínez (2007) Charles L. Powell, II (2008) Michael J. Vendrasco (2009) George L. Kennedy (2010) Esteban F. Félix-Pico (2011) Janet L. Leonard (2012) Wendy M. Enright (2013) Paul Valentich-Scott (2014) Danielle Zacherl (2015)