Past Chairs and Regional Conferences

Explore the complete list of past Region III chairs and regional conferences.

Year	Chair	Institution of Chair	Conference Site	Conference Highlights
2025	Liz Cosgrove Ford	University of North Texas	Little Rock, AR
2024	Katy Lane	Texas A&M University	Shreveport, LA
2023	Xuan Li	Northeastern State University	Oklahoma City, OK
2022	Jose Martinez	University of the Incarnate Word	Corpus Christi, TX
2021	Telba Espinoza-Contreras	Northwestern State University	Virtual Conference
2020	Jeffery Simpson	Oklahoma State University	Virtual Conference
2019	Lauren Jacobsen	University of North Texas	Addison, TX
2018	Karl Anderson	University of Arkansas	Little Rock, AR
2017	Amanda Brinlee	Texas A&M University	San Antonio, TX
2016	Mark Powell	Texas A&M University at Commerce	New Orleans, LA** (with Reg. VII)	View Conference Highlights
2015	Elle Shroyer	University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK	View Conference Highlights
2014	Jane Clarke	Edge Hill University	Fort Worth, TX	View Conference Highlights
2013	Diana Klinghagen	Tulsa Community College	Rogers, AR	View Conference Highlights
2012	Claudia Graves	Southern Methodist University	San Juan, PR** (with Reg. VII)	View Conference Highlights
2011	Glenn Freeman/Samanthia Slaight	North Lake College	Oklahoma City, OK	View Conference Highlights
2010	Samanthia Slaight	North Lake College	New Orleans, LA	View Conference Highlights
2009	Olga Grieco	University of North Texas	Dallas (Addison), TX	View Conference Highlights
2008	Bob Crosier	Texas Tech University	Merida, Mexico* (with AMPEI)	View Conference Highlights
2007	Adria Baker	Rice University	Austin, TX	View Conference Highlights
2006	Julie Sinclair	Oklahoma City University	Little Rock, AR	View Conference Highlights
2005	Dan Erickson	Louisiana Technical University	Colorado Springs, CO** (with Reg. II)
2004	Michele Stelljes	Baylor College of Medicine	Corpus Christi, TX
2003	Brenda Robati	The Language Company	New Orleans, LA
2002	Anita Gaines	University of Houston	Oklahoma City, OK
2001	Michael Freeman	University of Arkansas	Fort Worth, TX
2000	Robert Watkins	University of Texas-Austin	Monterrey, Mexico*
1999	Rebecca Crowell	Collin College	Hot Springs, AR
1998	Regina Henry	Oklahoma State University	Galveston, TX
1997	Sue Marlay	Arkansas State University	Lafayette, LA
1996	Beverly Heyen	Brookhaven College	Tulsa, OK
1995	Linda Jahn	University of North Texas	San Antonio, TX
1994	Jean Ringer	Texas A&M University	Fayetteville, AR
1993	Jane Dunham	Rice University	Mexico City, Mexico* (with AMPEI)
1992	Mary Ann Kelly	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma, OK
1991	Rose Mary Valencia	Univ. of TX Health Science Center	Houston, TX
1990	Bill Lennon	Tulane University	College Station, TX
1989	Sandy Slattery	Southern Methodist University	Baton Rouge, LA
1988	Patricia Lazo	University of Texas-Arlington	Tulsa, OK
1987	Millie Audas	University of Oklahoma	Little Rock, AR
1986	Tom Hoemeke	North Texas State University	El Paso, TX** (with Reg. II)
1985	Leroy Broussard	University of Southwest Louisiana	Fort Worth, TX
1984	Al Mladenka	Texas Christian University	New Orleans, LA
1983	Judy Young	University of Texas-Arlington	Austin, TX
1982	Michael Fels	El Paso Community College	Oklahoma City, OK
1981	Michael Fels	El Paso Community College	Memphis, TN** (with Reg. VII)
1980	Jacob Koehl	University of Southwest Louisiana	San Antonio, TX
1979	Jacob Koehl	University of Southwest Louisiana	Bossier City, LA
1978	Charles Aanenson	Oklahoma State University	El Paso, TX** (with Reg. II)
1977	Lucy Keller	IIE	Houston, TX
1976	Inge Jordahn	Louisiana State University	New Orleans, LA
1975	Douglas Wilson	Oklahoma State University	Tulsa, OK
1974	Henry Akins	Little Rock University	Little Rock, AR
1973	Margie Kidd	University of Texas-Austin	Fort Worth and Monterrey, Mexico*
1972	Louis Schwartz	University of Southwest Louisiana	Lafayette, LA
1971	Leo Bailey	Texas A&I University	Corpus Christi, TX
1970	Erin Schmidt	Louisiana State University	New Orleans, LA**(with Reg. VII)
1969	Turner Blount, John Hartshorne	University of Oklahoma, Texas Tech University	Oklahoma City, OK
1968	Michael Kamis	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge/New Orleans
1967	Robert Melcher	Texas A&M University	College Station, TX
1966	Gail Martin	IIE	Hot Springs, AR
1965	Tom Stover	Texas Tech University	New Orleans, LA** (with Reg. VII)
1964	Edward Bitar	Louisiana State University
1963	Walter Allen	University of Houston	Austin, TX
1962	Edith Sidwell	University of Tulsa	Houston, TX
1961	Samuel McNeely	Tulane University	New Orleans, LA
1960	Norman "Brownie" McNeil	Texas A&M	site unknown
1959	J. Frank Davis	Univ. of Southwest Louisiana	Lafayette, LA
1958	Gene Russell	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma
1957	Samuel McNeely	Tulane University	Baton Rouge, LA
1956	James Wyatt	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA
1955	Joe Neal	UT-Austin	Houston, Texas
1954	Hosted by Dr. Farington; Joe Neal was chair	University of Houston	Houston, Texas

* Meetings outside the U.S.

** Bi-Regional

NOTE: Walter and Claire Allen, Jim Whitehead, Inge Jordahn, Joe Neal and others may have served where no chair has been indicated.