Officers by date

Officers’ names are given in the meeting where they were elected. They assume their duties at the close of the meeting.

 

1958 – I SCAR,
The Hague, Netherlands
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Valter Schytt, IGU.
1958 – II SCAR,
Moscow Russia, Formerly USSR
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Valter Schytt, IGU.
(Gordon de Quetteville Robin, Acting Sec, UK).
1959 – III SCAR,
Canberra, Australia
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1960 – IV SCAR,
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1961 – V SCAR,
Wellington, New Zealand
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1962 – VI SCAR,
Boulder, United States
Georges R Laclavère, France; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1963 – VII SCAR,
Cape Town, South Africa
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1964 – VIII SCAR,
Paris, France
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1966 – IX SCAR,
Santiago, Chile
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1968 – X SCAR,
Tokyo, Japan
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; G A Avsiuk, USSR; Gordon de Q Robin, UK.
1970 – XI SCAR,
Oslo, Norway
Gordon de Q Robin, UK; G A Avsiuk, USSR; Richard W Willett (Dick), IUGS.
1972 – XII SCAR,
Canberra, Australia
Gordon de Q Robin, UK; Takeshi Nagata, Japan; Richard W Willett (Dick), IUGS.
1974 – XIII SCAR,
Jackson Hole, United States
Tore Gjelsvik, Norway; Takeshi Nagata, Japan; George A Knox, New Zealand.
1976 – XIV SCAR,
Mendoza, Argentina
Tore Gjelsvik, Norway; Peter Welkner, Chile; George A Knox, New Zealand.
1978 – XV SCAR,
Chamonix, France
George A Knox, New Zealand; Peter Welkner, Chile (resigned 1979); G A Avsiuk, USSR.
1979 Georges R Laclavère, France (interim Vice-President following the resignation of Peter Welkner).
1980 – XVI SCAR,
Queenstown, New Zealand
George A Knox, New Zealand; Tore Gjelsvik, Norway; Roberto M Martinez Abal, Argentina; G A Avsiuk, USSR.
1982 – XVII SCAR,
Leningrad Russia, formerly USSR
James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; George A Knox, New Zealand; Roberto M Martinez Abal, Argentina; J P De Wit, South Africa; G A Avsiuk, USSR.
1984 – XVIII SCAR,
Bremerhaven, Germany
James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; George A Knox, New Zealand; J P De Wit, South Africa; Gotthilf Hempel, FRGermany; Claude Lorius, France.
1986 – XIX SCAR,
San Diego, United States
Claude Lorius, France; James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; Gotthilf Hempel, FRGermany; Evgenii S Korotkevich, USSR; Antonio C Rocha-Campos, Brazil.
1988 – XX SCAR,
Hobart, Australia
Claude Lorius, France; James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; Evgenii S Korotkevich, USSR; William F Budd (Bill), Australia; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil.
1990 – XXI SCAR,
São Paulo, Brazil
Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Claude Lorius, France; William F Budd (Bill), Australia; Charles R Bentley, USA; Carlos A Rinaldi, Argentina; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil.
1992 – XXII SCAR,
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Claude Lorius, France; Charles R Bentley, USA; Carlos A Rinaldi, Argentina; Zhaoqin Dong, China; Kryzysztof Birkenmajer (Kris) Birkenmajer, Poland.
1994 – XXIII SCAR,
Rome, Italy
Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Zhaoqin Dong, China; Olav Orheim, Norway; Patrick G Quilty, Australia; Kryzysztof Birkenmajer (Kris), Poland.
1996 – XXIV SCAR,
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Olav Orheim, Norway; Patrick G Quilty, Australia; Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Fred J Davey, New Zealand.
(The office of Secretary became a fourth Vice-President in 1997)
1998 – XXV SCAR, *2
Concepción, Chile
Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; Fred J Davey, New Zealand; José Valencia, Chile; A David M Walker, South Africa; Roland Schlich, France.
2000 – XXVI SCAR,
Tokyo, Japan
Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; José Valencia, Chile; A David M Walker, South Africa; Roland Schlich, France; Christopher G Rapley, UK.
2002 – XXVII SCAR, *3
Shanghai, China
Jörn Thiede, Germany; Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Roland Schlich, France; Christopher G Rapley, UK; Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Clive Howard-Williams, New Zealand.
(From 2002, the position of Past-President was reduced to a two-year term)
2004 – XXVIII SCAR,
Bremen/Bremerhaven, Germany
Jörn Thiede, Germany; Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Clive Howard-Williams, New Zealand; Mahlon ‘Chuck’ Kennicutt II, USA; Hideki Shimamura, Japan (resigned 2005).
2005 Zhanhai Zhang, China (co-opted to serve as a Vice-President until 2006 following the resignation of Hideki Simamura)
2006 – XXIX SCAR,
Hobart, Australia
Christopher G Rapley, UK (resigned in 2008); Jörn Thiede, Germany; Mahlon ‘Chuck’ Kennicutt II, USA; Zhanhai Zhang, China; Antonio Meloni, Italy; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina.
2008 – XXX SCAR,
Moscow, Russia
Mahlon ‘Chuck’ Kennicutt II, USA; Christopher G Rapley, UK; Antonio Meloni, Italy; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina; Ad H L Huiskes, Netherlands; Rasik Ravindra, India.
2010 – XXXI SCAR,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mahlon ‘Chuck’ Kennicutt II, USA; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina; Ad H L Huiskes, Netherlands; Rasik Ravindra, India; Yeadong Kim, Korea.
2012 – XXXII SCAR,
Portland, Oregon, USA
Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Mahlon ‘Chuck’ Kennicutt II, USA; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina; Yeadong Kim, Korea; Karin Lochte, Germany; Bryan Storey, New Zealand.
2014 – XXXIII SCAR,
Auckland, New Zealand
Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Karin Lochte, Germany; Bryan Storey, New Zealand; Azizan Abu Samah, Malaysia; Terry Wilson, USA.
2016 – XXXIV SCAR,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Steven L Chown, Australia; Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Karin Lochte, Germany; Azizan Abu Samah, Malaysia; Terry Wilson, USA; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil.
2018 – XXXV SCAR
Davos, Switzerland
Steven L Chown, Australia; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil; Catherine Ritz, France; M Ravichandran (Ravi), India; Gary Wilson, New Zealand.
2021 – XXXVI SCAR
Online
Yeadong Kim, Korea; Steven L Chown, Australia; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil; M Ravichandran (Ravi), India; Gary Wilson, New Zealand; Deneb Karentz, USA.
2022 – XXXVII SCAR,
Goa, India
Yeadong Kim, Korea; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil; Marcelo Leppe, Chile; Burcu Özsoy, Türkiye; Deneb Karentz, USA.

Officers by name

 

President Vice-President Secretary Honorary Member
G A Avsiuk Russia, formerly USSR 1968-72 1978-84 1984-88
Charles R Bentley USA 1990-94
Kryzysztof Birkenmajer Poland 1992-96
William F Budd (Bill) Australia 1988-92
Keith E Bullen Australia 1958-62
Steven L Chown Australia 2016-21 2022-
Fred J Davey New Zealand 1997-2000 1996-97
J P De Wit South Africa 1982-86
Zhaoqin Dong China 1992-96
Tore Gjelsvik Norway 1974-78 1978-2007
Laurence M Gould (Larry) USA 1963-70 1970-95
Gotthilf Hempel Germany 1984-88
Clive Howard-Williams New Zealand 2002-06
Ad H L Huiskes Netherlands 2008-12
Deneb Karentz USA 2021-
Mahlon ‘Chuck’ Kennicutt II USA 2008-12 2004-08 2012-
Yeadong Kim Korea 2021- 2010-14
George A Knox New Zealand 1978-82 1974-78 1982-2008
Evgenii S Korotkevich Russia, formerly USSR 1986-90 1990-93
Georges R Laclavère France 1958-63 1979-80 1963-94
Richard M Laws (Dick) UK 1990-94 1996-2014
Marcelo Leppe Cartes Chile 2022-
Karin Lochte Germany 2012-18
Jerónimo López-Martínez Spain 2012-16 2002-06 2018-
Claude Lorius France 1986-90 1984-86 1996-2023
Sergio A Marenssi Argentina 2006-14
Roberto M Martinez Abal Argentina 1980-84
Antonio Meloni Italy 2006-10
Takeshi Nagata Japan 1972-76 1984-91
Olav Orheim Norway 1994-98
Burcu Özsoy Türkiye 2022-
Rodolfo N M Panzarini Argentina 1962-68 1968-92
Patrick G Quilty Australia 1994-98
Christopher G Rapley UK 2006-08 2000-04 2008-
M Ravichandran (Ravi) India 2018-22
Rasik Ravindra India 2008-12
Carlos A Rinaldi Argentina 1990-94
Catherine Ritz France 2018-21
Gordon de Q Robin UK 1970-74 1959-70 1974-2004
Antonio C Rocha-Campos Brazil 1994-98 1986-92 2002-19
Robert H Rutford (Bob) USA 1998-2002 1996-98 2004-19
Azizan Abu Samah Malaysia 2014-18
Roland Schlich France 1998-2004
Valter Schytt IGU 1958-59
Hideka Shimamura Japan 2004-05
Jefferson C Simões Brazil 2016-
Bryan Storey New Zealand 2012-16
Jörn Thiede Germany 2002-06 2006-21
José Valencia Chile 1998-2002
A David M Walker South Africa 1998-2002
Peter Welkner Chile 1976-79
Richard W Willett (Dick) IUGS 1970-74
Gary Wilson New Zealand 2018-22
Terry Wilson USA 2014-18
Zhanhai Zhang China 2005-08
James H Zumberge (Jim) USA 1982-86 1990-92

Officers by country or union

 

President Vice-President Secretary Honorary Member
Argentina Sergio A Marenssi 2006-14
Roberto M Martinez Abal 1980-84
Rodolfo N M Panzarini 1962-68 1968-92
Carlos A Rinaldi 1990-94
Australia William F Budd (Bill) 1988-92
Keith E Bullen 1958-62
Steven L Chown 2016-21 2022-
Patrick G Quilty 1994-98
Brazil Antonio C Rocha-Campos 1994-98 1986-92 2002-19
Jefferson C Simões 2016-
Chile Marcelo Leppe Cartes 2022-
José Valencia 1998-2002
Peter Welkner 1976-79
China Zhaoqin Dong 1992-96
Zhanhai Zhang 2005-08
France Georges R Laclavère 1958-63 1979-80 1963-94
Claude Lorius 1986-90 1984-86 1996-2023
Catherine Ritz 2018-21
Roland Schlich 1998-2004
Germany Gotthilf Hempel 1984-88
Karin Lochte 2012-18
Jörn Thiede 2002-06 2006-21
India M Ravichandran (Ravi) 2018-22
Rasik Ravindra 2008-12
Italy Antonio Meloni 2006-2010
Japan Takeshi Nagata 1972-76 1984-91
Hideki Shimamura 2004-05
Korea Yeadong Kim 2021- 2010-14
Malaysia Azizan Abu Samah 2014-18
Netherlands Ad H L Huiskes 2008-12
New Zealand Fred J Davey 1997-2000 1996-97
Clive Howard-Williams 2002-06
George A Knox 1978-82 1974-78 1982-2008
Bryan Storey 2012-16
Gary Wilson 2018-22
Norway Tore Gjelsvik 1974-78 1978-2007
Olav Orheim 1994-98
Poland Kryzysztof Birkenmajer (Kris) 1992-96
Russia
(formerly USSR)
G A Avsiuk 1968-72 1978-84 1984-88
Evgenii S Korotkevich 1986-90 1990-93
South Africa J P De Wit 1982-86
A David M Walker 1998-02
Spain Jerónimo López-Martínez 2012-16 2002-06 2018-
Türkiye Burcu Özsoy 2022-
United Kingdom Richard M Laws (Dick) 1990-94 1996-2014
Christopher G Rapley 2006-08 2000-04 2008-
Gordon de Q Robin 1970-74 1959-70 1974-2004
United States Charles R Bentley 1990-94
Laurence M Gould (Larry) 1963-70 1970-95
Deneb Karentz 2021-
Mahlon ‘Chuck’ Kennicutt II 2008-12 2004-08 2012-
Robert H Rutford (Bob) 1998-2002 1996-98 2004-19
Terry Wilson 2014-18
James H Zumberge (Jim) 1982-86 1990-92
IGU Valter Schytt 1958-59
IUGS Richard W Willett (Dick) 1970-74