- August 1 is the abstract submission deadline for the LSA's 2009 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Honorary Members
2008
Background
Established in 1970.
Mandate
The LSA Constitution, Article II, No. 8 states:
Any foreign scholar of distinction in linguistic studies, not resident in the United States, may be elected an honorary member by the Society on recommendation of the Executive Committee. The total number of honorary members shall not exceed sixty and not more than three may be elected in any one year.
Responsibilities
The Committee on Honorary Members recommends to the Executive Committee scholars who, in the Committee's judgement, should be considered for honorary membership. These recommendations are made in the form of citations and are accompanied by CVs. The Executive Committee recommends that LSA members attending the Business Meeting accept the nominations and, upon the acceptance of these nominees, letters, including the citation, are sent to the nominees requesting their written consent to become honorary members. When consent is received, these citations are published in the LSA Bulletin.
Membership
At least 3 members, serving staggered three-year terms.
Committee Members (all terms run through the end of the year in parentheses)
Tony Woodbury, Chair, University of Texas, Austin (2010)
Masayoshi Shibatani, Rice University (2009)
Heizo Nakajima, Tokyo Metropolitan University (2008)
