GSA Leaders, Past & Present

* = original fellow † = deceased

GSA Presidents

1889	James Hall*^† presidential address not online
1890	James Dwight Dana*^† "Rock Stars" profile
1891	Alexander Winchell*^† presidential address not online
1892	G.K. Gilbert*^† (1st term) "Rock Stars" profile
1893	J. William Dawson^† "Rock Stars" profile
1894	T.C. Chamberlin*^† "Rock Stars" profile
1895	Nathaniel S. Shaler*^† presidential address not online
1896	Joseph Le Conte*^† presidential address not online
1897	Edward Orton*^† presidential address not online
1898	J.J. Stevenson*^† presidential address not online
1899	B.K. Emerson*^† presidential address not online
1900	George M. Dawson^† "Rock Stars" profile
1901	C.D. Walcott*^† "Rock Stars" profile
1902	N.H. Winchell*^† presidential address not online
1903	Samuel F. Emmons*^† presidential address not online
1904	J.C. Branner*^† presidential address not online
1905	Raphael Pumpelly*^† presidential address not online
1906	Israel Cook Russell*^† "Rock Stars" profile
1907	C.R. Van Hise*^† presidential address not online
1908	Samuel Calvin*^† presidential address not online
1909	G.K. Gilbert*^† (2nd term) presidential address not online
1910	Arnold Hague^† presidential address not online
1911	William M. Davis*^† presidential address not online
1912	H.L. Fairchild*^† presidential address not online
1913	Eugene A. Smith*^† presidential address not online
1914	George F. Becker*^† presidential address not online
1915	Arthur P. Coleman*^† presidential address not online
1916	John M. Clarke^† presidential address not online
1917	Frank D. Adams^† presidential address not online
1918	Whitman Cross^† presidential address not online
1919	J.C. Merriam^† presidential address not online
1920	Israel C. White*^† presidential address not online
1921	James F. Kemp*^† presidential address not online
1922	Charles Schuchert^† presidential address not online
1923	David White^† "Rock Stars" profile

1924	Waldemar Lindgren^† presidential address not online
1925	William B. Scott^† presidential address not online
1926	Andrew C. Lawson^† "Rock Stars" profile
1927	Arthur Keith^† presidential address not online
1928	Bailey Willis^† presidential address not online
1929	Heinrich Ries^† presidential address not online
1930	R.A.F. Penrose Jr.^† presidential address not online
1931	Alfred C. Lane^† presidential address not online
1932	Reginald A. Daly^† "Rock Stars" profile
1933	C.K. Leith^† presidential address not online
1934	W.H. Collins^† presidential address not online
1935	Nevin M. Fenneman^† presidential address not online
1936	W.C. Mendenhall^† presidential address not online
1937	Charles Palache^† presidential address not online
1938	Arthur L. Day^† Memorial
1939	T. Wayland Vaughan^† "Rock Stars" profile
1940	Eliot Blackwelder^† presidential address not online
1941	Charles P. Berkey^† Memorial
1942	Douglas W. Johnson^† presidential address not online
1943	E.L. Bruce^† Presidential Address
1944	Adolph Knopf^† Presidential Address
1945	Edward W. Berry^† presidential address not online
1946	Norman L. Bowen^† Presidential Address "Rock Stars" profile
1947	A.I. Levorsen^† Presidential Address
1948	James Gilluly^† Presidential Address
1949	Chester R. Longwell^† Presidential Address
1950	William W. Rubey^† Presidential Address
1951	Chester Stock^† no presidential address found
1952	Thomas S. Lovering^† Presidential Address
1953	Wendell P. Woodring^† Presidential Address
1954	Ernst Cloos^† Presidential Address
1955	Walter H. Bucher^† Presidential Address
1956	George S. Hume^† Presidential Address
1957	Richard J. Russell^† Presidential Address

1958	Raymond C. Moore^† Presidential Address "Rock Stars" profile
1959	Marland P. Billings^† Presidential Address
1960	Hollis D. Hedberg^† Presidential Address
1961	Thomas B. Nolan^† Presidential Address
1962	M. King Hubbert^† Presidential Address
1963	Harry H. Hess^† no presidential address found
1964	Francis Birch^† Presidential Address
1965	Wilmot H. Bradley^† no presidential address found
1966	Robert F. Legget^† Presidential Address
1967	Konrad B. Krauskopf^† no presidential address found
1968	Ian Campbell^† Presidential Address
1969	Morgan J. Davis^† Presidential Address
1970	John Rodgers^† Presidential Address
1971	Richard H. Jahns^† no presidential address found
1972	Luna B. Leopold^† Presidential Address
1973	John C. Maxwell^† Presidential Address
1974	Clarence R. Allen Presidential Address
1975	Julian R. Goldsmith^† Presidential Address
1976	Robert E. Folinsbee^† Presidential Address
1977	Charles L. Drake^† Presidential Address
1978	Peter T. Flawn Presidential Address
1979	Leon T. Silver no presidential address found
1980	Laurence L. Sloss^† Memorial
1981	Howard R. Gould Presidential Address
1982	Digby J. McLaren^† Presidential Address
1983	Paul A. Bailly Presidential Address
1984	M. Gordon Wolman^† no presidential address found
1985	Brian J. Skinner no presidential address found
1986	W. Gary Ernst Presidential Address
1987	Jack E. Oliver Presidential Address
1988	Albert W. Bally no presidential address found
1989	Randolph W. Bromery Presidential Address
1990	Raymond A. Price no presidential address found
1991	Doris Malkin Curtis^† Tribute by R.A. Price

1992	E-an Zen Presidential Address
1993	Robert D. Hatcher Jr. Presidential Address
1994	William R. Dickinson Presidential Address
1995	David A. Stephenson Presidential Address
1996	Eldridge M. Moores Presidential Address
1997	George A. Thompson Presidential Address
1998	Victor R. Baker Presidential Address
1999	Gail M. Ashley Presidential Address
2000	Mary Lou Zoback Presidential Address
2001	Sharon Mosher Presidential Address
2002	Anthony J. Naldrett Presidential Address
2003	B. Clark Burchfiel Presidential Address
2004	Rob Van der Voo Presidential Address
2005	William A. Thomas Presidential Address
2006	Stephen G. Wells no presidential address printed
2007	John M. "Jack" Sharp Jr. Presidential Address
2008	Judith Totman Parrish Presidential Address
2009	Jean M. Bahr Presidential Address
2010	Joaquin Ruiz Presidential Address Slides Only
2011	John Geissman Presidential Address

GSA Past Treasurers and Executive Directors

† = deceased

Treasurers

1889-1891	Henry S. Williams^†
1892-1906	Israel C. White^†
1907-1917	William B. Clark^†
1918-1944	Edward B. Mathews^†
1945	Joseph T. Singewald Jr.^† (Acting Treasurer)
1945-1948	William O. Hotchkiss^†
1949-1963	J. Edward Hoffmeister^†

1964-1972	Robert E. King^†
1973-1976	August Goldstein Jr.
1977-1982	William B. Heroy Jr.
1983-1992	Robert L. Fuchs
1993-2001	David E. Dunn
2002-2006	John E. Costa
2006-2009	Robbie R. Gries
2009-	Jonathan G. Price

† = deceased

Executive Directors

Name	Incumbency	Official Title
John J. Stevenson^†	1888–1890	Secretary
Herman L. Fairchild^†	1891–1906	Secretary
Edmund O. Hovey^†	1907–1922¹	Secretary
Charles P. Berkey^†	1923–1940²	Secretary
Henry R. Aldrich	1941–1959³	Executive Secretary
Frederick Betz Jr^†	1960-1961	Executive Director
Agnes Creagh	1962–1963	Executive Director
Joe Webb Peoples^†	1962–1964	Secretary to Council⁴
Agnes Creagh	1965–1967	Secretary to Council⁴
Raymond C. Becker^†	1964–1969	Executive Secretary
Edwin B. Eckel^†	1970–1974	Executive Secretary
John C. Frye^†	1974–1982	Executive Director
F. Michael Wahl	1982–1994	Executive Director
Donald M. Davidson Jr.	1994–1999	Executive Director
Sara S. Foland	1999–2001	Chief Executive Officer
David A. Stephenson	2001	Acting Executive Director
John W. Hess	2002–	Executive Director

¹ For most of 1915–1917, Charles P. Berkey was Acting Secretary while Hovey was on an ice-bound exploratory ship off Greenland.
² James F. Kemp was Acting Secretary during most of 1925 while Berkey was in Mongolia.
³ Aldrich was the first full-time salaried Secretary; he was also Editor-in-Chief from 1934 until his retirement February 28, 1960.
⁴ This position, with no management responsibilities, was necessary because the Bylaws required that the Secretary to the Council must be an elected Councilor.