Dear SSS membership,
I hope your semester is going well! The Southern Sociological Society Nominations Committee is now seeking nominees for the elected positions of President, Vice President, Executive Committee, Publications Committee, and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee. These positions will begin serving in the 2028-2029 membership year.
We invite all SSS members to identify and nominate colleagues they feel would be outstanding, engaging leaders in our Society. Candidates must have been dues-paying SSS members for two of the last four membership years. We also ask that nominators contact their proposed nominees to confirm their interest before submitting a formal nomination. Information concerning the expectations for each position is found in the SSS Handbook.
We ask that all nominations be forwarded directly to James Maples (at jamesmaplesphd@gmail.com) no later than Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Committee looks forward to your recommendations, which will be organized into a final slate of candidates for consideration in Spring 2026. In the meantime, I am happy to answer your questions.
Thanks,
James N. Maples
SSS Vice President
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Nominations Committee members (listed alphabetically)
Denise Bissler, Randolph Macon College
Amy Burdette, Florida State University
J. Scott Carter, University of Central Florida
April Fernandes, North Carolina State University
Wesley James, University of Memphis
J. Micah Roos, Virginia Tech
Elizabeth Stearns, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Adria Welcher, Morehouse College
Makeela Wells, Auburn University