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Program Committee

Charge:  The Program Committee oversees the Annual Meeting Program. In addition to setting program policies, this work entails designing and reviewing the overall program structure; establishing types, categories, and regulations governing program units; approving the formation and renewal of program units; and advising the Executive Director and the Director of Meetings and Marketing on important programmatic aspects of the meeting.

Composition:  Executive director (chair), president, president-elect, vice president, secretary, JAAR editor, and three at-large members.

Terms of Office:  Ex officio in the case of elected officers and the JAAR editor; three years renewable once, for others.

Current Members:

  • John R. Fitzmier (Chair)
  • Michel Desjardins
  • Mark Juergensmeyer
  • Ellen Ott Marshall
  • Charles Mathewes
  • Evelyn L. Parker
  • Michelene Pesantubbee
  • Jeffrey L. Stout
  • Ann Taves
  • Emilie M. Townes

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