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President and Chair of the Board
Meredith M. McQuaid, JD
University of Minnesota

The president of the association is elected by the membership at large. As the chair of the board of directors, the president leads the board in developing policies, priorities and positions, and providing direction for the development and stewardship of its resources through a strategic plan.

In addition, the president has significant responsibilities in representing the association, communicating with the membership, and ensuring that strong volunteer and staff leaders are in place to execute the association's plans.

Past President	Affiliation During Presidency	Year
Chris Viers, PhD	Indiana University	2010
John Hudzik	Michigan State University	2009
Everett Egginton	New Mexico State University	2008
Ron Moffatt §	San Diego State University	2007
Mariam Assefa	World Education Services, Inc.	2006
Robert J. Locke	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	2005
John Greisberger	Ohio State University	2004
Mary Anne Grant	International Student Exchange Program	2003
June Noronha	College of Saint Catherine	2001-03*
Kay Thomas	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	2000-01
William Barnhart	University of Utah	1999-2000
Denise Connerty	Temple University	1998-99
Gary Althen	University of Iowa	1997-98
Connie W. Perdreau	Ohio University	1996-97
Margaret Pusch	Intercultural Communications Institute	1995-96
David D. Horner	Michigan State University	1994-95
Jerry D. Wilcox	Cornell University	1993-94
Janet C. Constantinides	University of Wyoming	1992-93
Richard F. Reiff	University of Georgia	1991-92
Martin Limbird	Ball State University	1990-91
Jean Delaney	University of Colorado-Boulder	1989-90
Valerie Woolston	University of Maryland-College Park	1988-89
Josef A. Mestenhauser	University of Minnesota	1987-88
Richard D. Downie	University of Florida	1986-87
Lee Thompson	Boulder Friends of International Students	1985-86
Marvin J. Baron §	University of California-Berkeley	1984-85
Robert B. Kaplan	University of Southern California	1983-84
Barbara B. Burn §	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	1982-83
Dixon C. Johnson	University of Tennessee-Knoxville	1981-82
Stirling L. Huntley §	California Institute of Technology	1980-81
Charles W. Gay	University of Southern California	1979-80
Cassandra A. Pyle §	Institute of International Education	1978-79
Donald N. Nelson	Miami University	1977-78
Sanford C. Jameson §	College Entrance Examination Board, Washington, DC	1976-77
Eugene C. Clubine §	Iowa State University	1975-76
August J. Benson §	Michigan State University	1974-75
Leo J. Sweeney	University of Missouri-Kansas City	1973-74
Mary A. Thompson	International Student Service, New York	1972-73
A. Lee Zeigler	Stanford University	1971-72
Homer D. Higbee §	Michigan State University	1970-71
Eugene R. Chamberlain §	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1969-70
Clark Coan §	University of Kansas	1968-69
Albert G. Sims §	College Entrance Examination Board, New York City	1967-68
Furman A. Bridgers §	University of Maryland	1966-67
Hugh M. Jenkins §	Foreign Student Service Council, Washington, DC	1965-66
Robert B. Klinger §	University of Michigan	1964-65
Werner Warmbrunn §	Stanford University	1963-64
Howard A. Cook §	International House, New York City	1962-63
Joe W. Neal	University of Texas-Austin	1961-62
James M. Davis §	University of Michigan	1960-61
Katherine C. Bang §	Cleveland Council on World Affairs	1959-60
Forrest G. Moore §	University of Minnesota	1958-59
Ivan J. Putman, Jr. §	University of Florida	1957-58
Leo R. Dowling §	Indiana University	1956-57
J. Benjamin Schmoker §	Committee on Friendly Relations Among Foreign Students	1954-56
Allen Blaisdell §	University of California-Berkeley	1952-54
Paul Chalmers §	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1950-52
Clarence Linton §	Columbia University	1948-50

§ Deceased
* Change in leadership calendar