2025 Proposed Resolutions
Compiled by Dr. David J. Luke, SSSP Vice-President
All proposed resolutions will be discussed during the Society’s Business Meeting on Friday, August 8 from 10:30am-11:45am (Central Time). Thirty minutes will be allocated to a discussion in favor of or in opposition to all proposed resolutions. At this juncture, resolutions cannot be modified. The purpose of the discussion will be to seek clarification or to try to convince others to vote for or against the resolution. The discussion will be moderated by the Vice-President, with the assistance of the Executive Officer. Every effort will be made to allow time for the discussion of each resolution being considered, with equal time to those in support of and those in opposition to each resolution.
Immediately after the Society’s Annual Business Meeting, current members will vote online for or against each resolution, or abstain. The voting period will be two weeks. A resolution will pass if two-thirds of the members voting online by the deadline vote in favor of the resolution. The final results of the vote shall be reported to the Committee on Social Action and the Board of Directors, and published as early as possible on the Society’s website.
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- Expression of Gratitude
Submitted by: SSSP Administrative Office
Submitted by: SSSP Administrative Office
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the officers, committee chairs, staff, and members who helped make this program possible and whose efforts sustain the vitality of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP).
A special thank you to President Rose M. Brewer for her exemplary leadership in developing the 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting and its theme, Insurgent Sociology in a Time of Crises.
The Society thanks Program Committee Chair Assata Zerai and committee members Melanie E.L. Bush, Walda Katz-Fishman, and Rahsaan H. Mahadeo for organizing an outstanding program. Our gratitude is extended to the Local Arrangements Committee Chair Kayla M. Martensen and her committee–Iolanthe Brooks, Tia Dickerson, and Teresa Irene Gonzales (advisory role). We also thank the staff of the Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel, for our fine accommodations, with special recognition to Maddy Coleman, Senior Sales Manager, and Dani Reed, Senior Event Manager.
The Society wishes to express its gratitude to Past President Mary Bernstein for her years of leadership; Vice-President David J. Luke for managing the resolutions process; Glenn Muschert (outgoing) for fifteen years of outstanding service as Secretary; and Heather E. Dillaway for her dedicated service as Treasurer.
The diligent efforts of the Board of Directors, along with the prudent oversight of Treasurer Heather E. Dillaway and the Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee, have been instrumental in ensuring the continued viability and fiscal health of our organization.
The Society thanks Sarah Jane Brubaker, President-Elect; Clare E. B. Cannon, Vice-President-Elect; and the Board of Directors: Meghna Bhat, Jerome Krase, Tamara G.J. Leech, Janelle M. Pham, Claire M. Renzetti, Barbara Katz Rothman (outgoing), Cameron T. Whitley (outgoing), and Student Representatives of the Board Rafia Javaid Mallick and Foroogh Mohammadi (outgoing); Shannon K. Carter, Chairperson, Council of the Divisions; Andrew S. Fullerton, Michael A. Long, Rachel M. Schmitz, and Kelley J. Sittner, Co-Editors of Social Problems.
We acknowledge the service of Sarah E. Castillo (outgoing), Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee Chair, along with committee members Heather E. Dillaway (Treasurer), Anna Maria Santiago, and Stephani Williams.
Special thanks also go to Marlese Durr, Editorial and Publications Committee Chair, and committee members Alexis A. Bender (outgoing), Kristen M. Budd, Sarah E. Castillo (outgoing), Luis Alberto Fernandez (outgoing), Andrew S. Fullerton, Jerry A. Jacobs, Annulla Linders, Michael A. Long, Rachel M. Schmitz, Kelley J. Sittner and Linda M. Waldron.
We extend our appreciation to Stephanie Bohon, Chair of the Department of Sociology and SSSP Project Director, the University of Tennessee, and the Department of Sociology for their continued support in hosting the SSSP Administrative Office.
A special thanks to our sponsors from the Ad Hoc Fundraising Campaign Committee for the SSSP’s 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting for their financial contributions to program activities: Asad L. Asad, Walda Katz-Fishman, Frank Ridzi, Anna Maria Santiago, and Joachim Savelsberg. We would like to extend our appreciation to our valued program sponsor: MDPI.
Finally, the Society wishes to thank Executive Officer Elroi J. Windsor, Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager Michele Smith Koontz, Assistant to the Administrative Officer Kelsey Whitaker, Information Technology Specialist Rachel Cogburn, Graduate Research Associate & Webmaster Helen Elaine Wilds, and the leaders of the 20 Divisions for their dedication and service to the SSSP and its members.
