Governance
LSA Executive Committee—2022
Subcommittees
Constitution and Bylaws of the LSA
Conflict of Interest Statement
Financial and Administrative Policies and Procedures
Update to LSA Members on Recent EC Deliberations, May 2021 [pdf]
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—2022
OFFICERS of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: John Baugh, Washington University in St. Louis
Vice President/President-Elect: Anthony C. Woodbury, University of Texas at Austin
Immediate Past President: Laurence R. Horn, Yale University
Secretary-Treasurer: Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University
AT-LARGE MEMBERS of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Andrea Berez-Kroeker, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2024)
Jennifer Bloomquist, Gettysburg College (2022)
Carmen Jany, California State University, San Bernardino (2024)
Chris Kennedy, University of Chicago (2022)
Sonja Lanehart, University of Arizona (2023)
Alicia Wassink, University of Washington (2023)
Z.L. Zhou, UCLA (Interim Student Member) 2022
Katha Kissman, Linguistic Society of America, ex-officio
Mandate
See the LSA Constitution, Article IV, No. 1.
Responsibilities
Elects new members and honorary members. Recommends the amount of dues to be paid by regular and student members. Approves requests for emeritus membership. Approves appointments to the various committees as recommended by the Committee on Committee and Delegate Appointments. Determines the time and place of the Annual Meeting of the Society. May call special meetings of the Society. Nominates the Secretary-Treasurer, the Editor, and six persons for vacant positions on the Nominating Committee. Names an investment counselor. Appoints the Associate Editors of Language, in consultation with the Editor.
Membership
The Nominating Committee nominates two people for each vacant position on the Executive Committee. The President of the Society serves as the Chair.
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SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FINANCE
Frederick Newmeyer, Chair, University of Washington, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University (2027)
Anthony Woodbury, University of Texas at Austin (2024)
John Baugh, Washington University in St. Louis (2023)
Laurence R.Horn, Yale University, Emeritus (2022)
Katha Kissman, Interim Executive Director, Linguistic Society of America (ex officio)
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Sandra Chung, Chair, University of California, Santa Cruz (2022)
Chris Kennedy, University of Chicago (2023)
Joe Pater, University of Massachusetts (2023)
Bill Ladusaw, UCSC (2024)
COMMITTEE AND DELEGATE APPOINTMENTS
Charge: Oversee nominations and appointments of chairs of LSA open committees, all members of appointed committees, and LSA delegates.
Frederick Newmeyer, Chair, University of Washington, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University (2027)
John Baugh, Washington University in St. Louis (2022)
Sonja Lanehart, University of Arizona (2022)
Alicia Wassink, University of Washington (2022)
ADVISORS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ARCHIVIST
Margaret Thomas, Boston College
LSA Archives
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Joe Salmons, University of Wisconsin
PUBLICATIONS ADVISOR
Patrick Farrell, UC Davis (emeritus)
INSTITUTE ADVISOR
Chris Kennedy, University of Chicago
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
It is the intention of the LSA that the following Conflict of Interest policy be signed annually by the editors of LSA journals, and by the members of the Executive Committee. [pdf]
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1925 - 2019)
Previous Executive Committees from 1925 - 2019
FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
This manual describes the various policies and procedures governing the financial and administrative operations of the LSA. [pdf]
Download the FY 2023 LSA Expense Form