Past Presidents
The proud history of ISSS includes many prominent systems scientists who have served as president.
| 1956 |
Origin of the Society |
| 1957, 1958 |
Kenneth Boulding [1] |
| 1959, 1960, 1961 |
Charles McClelland [2] |
| 1962, 1963, 1964 |
W. Ross Ashby [3] |
| 1965 |
Anatol Rapoport [4] |
| 1966 |
Peter J. Caws [5] |
| 1967 |
John M. Milsum [6] |
| 1968 |
Milton Rubin [7] |
| 1969 |
Lawrence Slobodkin [8] |
| 1970 |
Bertram Gross [9] |
| 1971 |
Stafford Beer [10] |
| 1972 |
Margaret Mead [11] |
| 1973 |
James G. Miller [12] |
| 1974 |
Gordon Pask [13] |
| 1975 |
Kjell_Samuelson [14] |
| 1976 |
Heinz von Foerster [15] |
| 1977 |
Sir Geoffrey Vickers [16] |
| 1978 |
Richard Ericson [17] |
| 1979 |
Brian Gaines [18] |
| 1980 |
Robert Rosen [19] |
| 1981 |
George Klir [20] |
| 1982 |
John N. Warfield [21] |
| 1983 |
Karl Deutsch [22] |
| 1984 |
Bela H. Banathy [23] |
| 1985 |
John Dillon [24] |
| 1986 |
Peter B. Checkland [25] |
| 1987 |
Russell L. Ackoff [26] |
| 1988 |
Ilya Priogine [27] |
| 1989 |
C. West Churchman [28] |
| 1990 |
Len R. Troncale [29] |
| 1991 |
Howard T. Odum [30] |
| 1992 |
Ian I. Mitroff [31] |
| 1993 |
Harold_A_Linstone [32] |
| 1994 |
J. Donald R. de Raadt [33] |
| 1995 |
Ervin Laszlo [34] |
| 1996 |
Yong Pil Rhee [35] |
| 1997 |
G. A. Swanson [36] |
| 1998 |
Bela A. Banathy [37] |
| 1999 |
Peter Corning [38] |
| 2000 |
Harold_G_Nelson [39] |
| 2001 |
Michael C. Jackson [40] |
| 2002 |
Aleco Christakis [41] |
| 2003 |
Kenneth D. Bailey [42] |
| 2004 |
Enrique Herrscher [43] |
| 2005 |
Debora Hammond [44] |
| 2006 |
Kyochi (Jim) Kijima |
Biographies
If you have memories of one (or more) of these luminaries [45], please contribute to our body of knowledge.
Links:
[1] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Kenneth_Boulding
[2] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Charles_McClelland
[3] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:W_Ross_Ashby
[4] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Anatol_Rapoport
[5] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Peter_J_Caws
[6] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:John_M_Milsum
[7] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Milton_Rubin
[8] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Lawrence_Slobodkin
[9] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Bertram_Gross
[10] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Stafford_Beer
[11] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Margaret_Mead
[12] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:James_G_Miller
[13] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Gordon_Pask
[14] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Kjell_Samuelson
[15] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Heinz_Von_Foerster
[16] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Sir_Geoffrey_Vickers
[17] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Richard_Ericson
[18] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Brian_Gaines
[19] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Robert_Rosen
[20] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:George_Klir
[21] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:John_N_Warfield
[22] hhttp://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Karl_Deutsch
[23] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Bela_H_Banathy
[24] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:John_Dillon
[25] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Peter_B_Checkland
[26] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Russell_L_Ackoff
[27] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Ilya_Priogine
[28] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:C_West_Churchman
[29] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Len_R_Troncale
[30] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Howard_T_Odum
[31] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Ian_I_Mitroff
[32] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Harold_A_Linstone
[33] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:J_Donald_R_de_Raadt
[34] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Ervin_Laszlo
[35] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Yong_Pil_Rhee
[36] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:G_A_Swanson
[37] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Bela_A_Banathy
[38] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Peter_Corning
[39] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Harold_G_Nelson
[40] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Michael_C_Jackson
[41] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Aleco_Christakis
[42] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Kenneth_D_Bailey
[43] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Enrique_Herrscher
[44] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:Debora_Hammond
[45] http://isss.org/projects/doku.php/wiki:luminaries
