Committees


Steering Committee
Nominating Committee
Awards Committee
Membership Committee
Teaching Committee
Past Chairs and Presidents of the Society for Utopian Studies

2023-2024 Steering Committee

Peter Sands, President and Chair (2018-2023)
 
Edward Chan, President Elect (2023-2024)     
 
Ellen Rigsby, Secretary
 
Elizabeth Schreiber-Byers, Treasurer
 
Ex-Officio (with vote)
Jill Belli, Web Site Liaison
TBD, Nominating Committee Chair (2023-)
Ellen Rigsby, Secretary
Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor, Editor, Utopian Studies
Carter Hanson, Awards Chair (2022-)
Peter Sands, Past President (2024-2026)
 
Conference Chairs
2024: Stephanie Tavera, local chair; Allison Hammer, program chair

2025: Peter Stillman, local chair; Mark Jendrysik, program chair
2026: John Barberet, local chair; Toby Widdicombe, program chair

At-Large Members
Patricia Ventura 
Braden Hammer
Rob Seguin
Justin Chandler
 

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Nominating Committee

Claire Curtis, Chair (2023-)
Brian Greenspan (2023-)
 

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Awards Committee

Carter Hanson, Chair  (2022-)
Mark Allison (2023-)
Eric Smith (2023-)

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Membership Committee

Tom Horan, Chair (2023-)
Phillip Wegner
Stephanie Tavera, 2023 and 2024 local chair (2022-2025)
Allison Hammer, 2024 program chair (2024-2025)
Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor, Editor of Utopian Studies
Elizabeth Schreiber-Byers, Treasurer

Ellen Rigsby, Secretary
 

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Teaching Committee

Ellen Rigsby (-2018; -2024)
Jill Belli (-2024)
Ron Haag (2023-)
Robert Scafe (2023-)

 

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Past Chairs and Presidents of the Society for Utopian Studies

2018 – 2024: Peter Sands
2014 – 2018: Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor
2010 – 2014: Phillip E. Wegner
2006 – 2010: Carrie Hintz
2002 – 2006: Kenneth Roemer
1998 – 2002: Naomi Jacobs
1994 – 1998: Peter Fitting
1990 – 1994: Lyman Tower Sargent
1986 – 1990: Lawrence E. Hough
1984 – 1986: Carol Farley Kessler
1981 – 1984: Arthur O. Lewis
1980: Arthur O. Lewis; Mickey Abrash
1979: Michael Cummings
1978: Arthur O. Lewis
1977: Gorman Beauchamp; Alexandra Aldridge
1976: Mickey Abrash

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