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2008 MSA COMMITTEES
AND APPOINTED POSTS
(revised 02/23/2008)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  Peter J. Heaney (2008 MSA President), Chair
Barbara L. Dutrow (2008 MSA Past-President)
Nancy L. Ross (2008 MSA Vice-President)
John M. Hughes (2007-2008 MSA Treasurer)
Mickey E. Gunter (2008-2009 MSA Secretary)
ROEBLING MEDAL COMMITTEE (Award for 2009)  Simon A. T. Redfern, Chair (2008) 
David J. Vaughan (2006-2008)
Edward D. Ghent (2006-2008)
Suzanne E. Mahlberg Kay (2007-2009)
Robert F. Martin (2007-2009)
Douglas Rumble III (2008-2010)
Patricia Dove (2008-2010)
DANA MEDAL COMMITTEE (Award for 2009)  Roberta L. Rudnick, Chair (2008)
Rodney C. Ewing (2006-2008)
Stefano Poli (2006-2008)
Jane Selverstone (2007-2009)
David C. Rubie (2007-2009)
Alison R. Pawley (2008-2010)
Thomas G. Sharp (2008-2010)
MSA AWARD COMMITTEE (Award for 2009)  Klaus Mezger, (2008) Chair
John M. Eiler (2006-2008)
Dominique Lattard (2006-2008)
Georges Calas (2007-2009)
Mark Cloos (2007-2009)
Kevin M. Rosso (2008-2010)
Peggy A. O'Day (2008-2010)
DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD COMMITTEE (Award for 2009)  Michael A. Carpenter, (2007-2008) Chair 
Dean C. Presnall (2004-2008)
Allan Pring (2005-2008)
Renate Schumacher (2005-2008)
H. Catherine W. Skinner (2006-2009)
Michael E. Zolensky (2007-2010)
Peter J. Modreski (2007-2010)
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY RESEARCH GRANT COMMITTEE (Grant for 2009)  Research Grant in Crystallography from the Edward H. Kraus Crystallographic Research Trust Fund  Peter C. Burns, (2006-2008) Chair (2008)
Stephen J. Guggenheim (2008)
Anthony R. Kampf (2007-2009)
Giacomo Diego Gatta (2008-2010)
MINERALOGY/PETROLOGY RESEARCH GRANT COMMITTEE (Grant for 2009)  MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology  Carol D. Frost, Chair (2008)
Bernardo Cesare (2006-2008)
Karen S. Bartels (2006-2008)
Aaron J. Cavosie (2007-2009)
Bradley R. Hacker (2008-2010)
NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR FELLOWS Hans Annersten (2006-2008), Chair 2007
Masaki Akaogi (2006-2008)
John L. Rosenfeld (2007-2009)
Darrell J. Henry (2007-2009)
E. Bruce Watson (2008-2010)
Stefano Merlino (2008-2010)
COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT   Peter J. Heaney (2008 MSA President), Chair
Barbara L. Dutrow (2008 MSA Past-President)
Nancy L. Ross (2008 MSA Vice-President)
John M. Hughes (2007-2008 MSA Treasurer)
Mickey E. Gunter (2008-2009 MSA Secretary)
FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE  Robert J. Tracy, Chair (2006-200?) 
James F. Hays (2003-2008)
Alexandra Navrotsky (2006-2008)
John M. Hughes (2007-2008 MSA Treasurer)
Peter J. Heaney (2008 Management Committee Chair)
Nancy L. Ross (2008 MSA Vice-President)
Mickey E. Gunter (2008-2009 MSA Secretary)
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Sorena S. Sorensen (2008), Chair
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES Nancy L. Ross (2008 MSA Vice-President), Chair
John B. Brady (2008 MSA Vice-Presidental candidate)
Craig E. Manning (2008 MSA Vice-Presidental candidate)
Mickey E. Gunter (2008-2009 MSA Secretary)
Randall T. Cygan (2008)
Rebecca A. Lange (2008)
NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR OFFICERS (for 2009 election and terms start 2009) Jean Morrison, (2008) Chair
Sorena S. Sorensen (2006-2008)
Charles R. Bacon (2007-2009)
Bernard J. Wood (2007-2009)
Jill D. Pasteris (2008-2010)
David L. Bish (2008-2010)
Robert J. Bodnar (2008-2010)
MSA LECTURE PROGRAM COMMITTEE William H. Peck (2006-2008), Chair 2008
Tracy Rushmer (2006-2008)
James R. Rougvie (2007-2009)
Robert W. Luth (2008-2010)
Ronald C. Peterson (2008-2010)
Sarah C. Penniston-Dorland (2008-2009)
Cameron Davidson (Lecture Program Administrator) (2005-)
COMMITTEE ON SHORT COURSES  Paul B. Tomascak (2006-2008), Chair (2008)
Philip S. Neuhoff (2007-2009)
Nita Sahai (2008-2010)
Joseph R. Smyth (2008-2010)
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 F. Rakovan (2008-) Chair, Corporate Donations
(2008-) Chair, Membership Giving
(2008-) Chair, Capital Campaign (past president)
OUTREACH COMMITTEE  Robert T. Downs, co-Chair overseeing Mineral Databases (1999-)

John Rakovan, co-Chair overseeing K-12 Outreach (2006-)
Mickey E. Gunter (1999- )
Susan C. Eriksson (2001-)
John Brady (2001-)
Dave Mogk (2002-)
Vickie Harder (2002-)
PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR  Nancy L. Ross (2008)
AMERICAN MINERALOGIST  Editor: Robert F. Dymek (1998-)
Editor: Dana T. Griffen (2008-2009)
Editor: Bryan C. Chakoumakos (2005-)
Managing Editor: Rachel A. Russell (1996- )
Technical Editor for Crystal Structures: Richard M. Thompson (2005-)
New Mineral Names Editor: Paula C. Piilonen (2005-)
Book Review Editor: David Vaniman
Board of Associate Editors
REVIEWS IN MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY Editor: Jodi Rosso (2003- )
HANDBOOK OF MINERALOGY Editor: Francis O. Dudas (2007- )
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: John M. Hughes (2005- )
GEOSCIENCEWORLD  Board of Directors for MSA: J. Alex Speer (2004-2008)
Advisory Council for MSA: Douglas Rumble III (2005-2008)
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-)
Geochemical Society (GS) - Rebecca A. Lange (2004-)
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Advisory Council - Douglas Rumble III (2005-2008)
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) Board of Directors - J. Alex Speer (2005-2008)
International Mineralogical Association (IMA) - George E. Harlow (2007-)
International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD) - Jeffrey E. Post (1995-)
Mineralogical Abstracts (MA-Abstract Organizer) - Peter Leavens (1999-)
Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP) - George E. Harlow (1994-)
MSA REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER SOCIETIES' MEETING PROGRAMS  Simon A. T. Redfern, MSA Meetings Coordinator (2008-)

MSA Representative to GSA JTPC - Philip E. Brown (2002-)
MSA Delegate to GSA JTPC - James S. Beard (2002-)
MSA Representative to Goldschmidt Conference - Rebecca A. Lange (2004-)
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 - Anthony R. Kampf (1992)
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)  Biogeoscience (geomicrobiology, biomineralization) ---
Environmental Mineralogy ---
Industrial Mineralogy ---
Mineral Structures - Jeffrey E. Post (2000-)
Mineral Surfaces and Interfaces - Udo Becker (2007-)
Pegmatites - David London (1992-)
Planetary Materials - Brad Jolliff (1996-)
Teaching Mineralogy ---
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