American
Fisheries Society
Alaska Chapter
The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is a
professional organization of individuals interested in maintaining high
standards for the fisheries profession and ensuring conservation of
Alaska's fisheries. This web site is a source of current information
regarding the Alaska Chapter and its activities.
History of Meeting Locations and Chapter Officers
Note that since in general the Vice President succeeds into the President-Elect and eventually into the President position, only the Presidents are listed here along with the Secretaries and Treasurer's (prior to 1999 these two positions were combined as the Secretary-Treasurer)
(Revised some of the older listings for Secretary/Treasurer upon record searching 12/16/2002)
| Year | Annual Meeting Date | Location (links to Annual Mtg Page if available) |
President (at the start of the meeting) | Treasurer | Secretary |
| 1974 Charter Meeting | May 22-23, 1974 | Juneau | Jon Nelson (Chair) |
Al Davis |
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| 1974-1975 | Jan 9-10, 1975 | Juneau | Jon Nelson | ||
| 1975-1976 | Feb 22-24, 1976 | Anchorage | Ted Merrell | ||
| 1976-1977 | Feb 24-25, 1977 | Cordova | Ralph Pirtle | Jackie Campbell | |
| 1977-1978 | Feb 22-24, 1978 | Sitka | Norval Netsch | ||
| 1978-1979 | Feb 5-8, 1979 | Juneau | Chuck Meacham | Alvin Ott | |
| 1979-1980 | Feb 5-7, 1980 | Kodiak | Norm Howse | Will Barber | |
| 1980-1981 | Nov 18-21, 1980 | Girdwood | Stan Moberly | ||
| 1981-1982 | Nov 17-19, 1981 | Chena Hot Springs | Roger Saft | Louis Carufel | |
| 1982-1983 | Nov 15-18, 1982 | Sitka | Jim Reynolds | Tom Kron | |
| 1983-1984 | Nov 14-17, 1983 | Soldotna | Bill Heard | Bill Smoker | |
| 1984-1985 | Nov 12-15, 1984 | Juneau | Curt Kearns | Ross Kavanaugh | |
| 1985-1986 | Nov 18-22, 1985 | Kodiak | Carl Burger | Kelly Hepler | |
| 1986-1987 | Nov 3-7, 1986 | Anchorage | Bill Wilson | Andrew Dolloff | |
| 1987-1988 | Nov 16-19, 1987 | Fairbanks | Louis Carufel | Brad Stevens | |
| 1988-1989 | Nov 14-17, 1988 | Juneau | Kelly Hepler | ||
| 1989-1990 | Sep 5-8, 1989 | Anchorage | Tom Kron | Jeff Koenings | |
| 1990-1991 | Nov 13-16, 1990 | Homer | Sandy Milner | ||
| 1991-1992 | Nov 18-22, 1991 | Ketchikan | Gary Sanders | Kate Wedemeyer | |
| 1992-1993 | Nov 17-19, 1992 | Valdez | Alex Wertheimer | ||
| 1993-1994 | Nov 16-18, 1993 | Fairbanks | William Hauser | Bill Bechtol | |
| 1994-1995 | Nov 15-17, 1994 | Sitka | Joe Webb | ||
| 1995-1996 | Nov 13-16, 1995 | Wasilla | Kate Wedemeyer | Brenda Wright | |
| 1996-1997 | Nov 18-22, 1996 | Fairbanks | Dana Schmidt | ||
| 1997-1998 | Nov 18-22, 1997 | Juneau | Peggy Merritt |
Allen Bingham |
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| 1998-1999 | Sep 29-Oct 3, 1998 | Anchorage | Mason "Buck" Bryant | Allen Bingham | David Wiswar |
| 1999-2000 | Nov 8-11, 1999 | Kodiak | Cindy Hartmann | Sue Walker | |
| 2000-2001 | Nov 13-16, 2000 | Fairbanks | Bill Bechtol | Lee Ann Gardner | |
| 2001-2002 | Nov 12-15, 2001 | Sitka | Carol Ann Woody | Bob Ourso | |
| 2002-2003 | Oct 21-24, 2002 | Girdwood | David Wiswar | Alisa Abookire | |
| 2003-2004 | Nov 3-6, 2003 | Fairbanks | Carol Kerkvliet | Ray Hander | |
| 2004-2005 | Nov 16-18, 2004 | Sitka | Tim Joyce | Bob Piorkowski | |
| During the Sitka Business Meeting Molly Ahlgren advanced to the President position at the meeting, and served until her untimely death on November 30, 2004 | |||||
| 2005-2006 | Sep 11-15, 2005 | Anchorage | Hal Geiger | ||
| 2006-2007 | Nov 14-16, 2006 | Fairbanks | Scott Maclean | Lee Ann Gardner | Steve Zemke |
| 2007-2008 | Nov 14-16, 2007 | Ketchikan | Jamal Moss | ||
| Year | Annual Meeting Date | Location (links to Annual Mtg Page if available) |
President (at the start of the meeting) | Treasurer | Secretary |
Please send comments, corrections, questions to:allen.bingham@alaska.gov