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Past Presidents
Until 1991, Presidents served terms starting in mid-year and ending in mid-year. Since 1991, the start/ end of the service takes place at the beginning/ end of the calendar year. WAPOR has been fortunate to have some of the most prominent names in survey and public opinion research serve as its President. Below is a listing of the men and women who have served. Each made an indelible mark on both the Organization and the people whom the Organization serves.
1947-1948 | Jean Stoetzel | France |
1948-1950 | James White | UK |
1950-1952 | John F. Maloney | USA |
1952-1954 | Jan Stapel | Netherlands |
1954-1956 | Leo P. Crespi | USA |
1956-1958 | Bjorn Balstad | Norway |
1958-1960 | Mark Abrams | UK |
1960-1962 | Helen Crossley | USA |
1962-1964 | Karl Georg von Stackelberg | West Germany |
1964-1966 | Leo Bogart | USA |
1966-1968 | Eric da Costa | India |
1968-1970 | Adri Bakker | Netherlands |
1970-1972 | Philip K. Hastings | USA |
1972-1974 | Wim J. de Jonge | Netherlands |
1974-1976 | Juan Linz | Spain/USA |
1976-1978 | Irving Crespi | USA |
1978-1980 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann | West Germany |
1980-1982 | Yvan Corbeil | Canada |
1982-1984 | Robert M. Worcester | UK |
1984-1986 | Seymour Martin Lipset | USA |
1986-1988 | Hans Zetterberg | Sweden |
1988-1990 | Frederick C. Turner | USA |
1990-1992 | Elizabeth H. Nelson | UK |
1993-1994 | Philip Meyer | USA |
1995-1996 | Wolfgang Donsbach | Germany |
1997-1998 | Maxwell McCombs | USA |
1999-2000 | Miguel Basanez | Mexico |
2001-2002 | Brian Gosschalk | UK |
2003-2004 | Kathleen Frankovic | USA |
2005-2006 | Esteban Lopez-Escobar | Spain |
2007-2008 | Mike Traugott | USA |
2009-2010 | Thomas Petersen | Germany |
2011-2012 | Tom W. Smith | USA |
2013-2014 | Alejandro Moreno | Mexico |
2015-2016 | Patricia Moy | USA |
2017-2018 | Claire Durand | Canada |
2019-2020 | Marita Carballo | Argentina |
2021-2022 | Timothy Johnson | USA |