The Southeastern Section

Connect with GSA members across southeastern North America in the U.S. Southeast and Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

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Community

Find peers and discuss topics pertinent to the Southeastern Section.

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Meetings

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Past presentations

Abstracts

Explore our collection of previous abstracts for insights.

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Southeastern Section Resources

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Student Member Benefits

Find out what you can gain as an undergrad and graduate student in the South-Central section

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Awards

The Southeastern Section awards recognize outstanding student research.

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Grants

Funding for student research and travel.

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Representatives

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Section Officers

2026–2027
Terms: Chair—1 year; Vice-Chair—1 year; Secretary—4 years

Mr. Blair R. Tormey

Chair
Western Carolina University
Phone
(828) 227-2536

Dr. Stephen A. Leslie

Chair-elect
James Madison University
Phone
(540) 568-613

Clark R. Alexander, Jr.

Vice-Chair
University of Georgia
Phone
(912) 598-2329

Katherine Luciano

Secretary
Western Carolina University
Phone
843-953-6843

Management Board

The management board includes officers, officers-elect, and past officers. Council members within the Section serve ex officio. Committee chairs are voting ex officio members. Incoming officers join before the annual meeting, while retiring officers remain briefly after transition.

Christopher Bailey

GSA Councilor

Mark Gabriel Little

GSA Councilor

Brian G. Katz

GSA Councilor

Madeline E. Schreiber

GSA Councilor

J. Wright Horton, Jr.

GSA Councilor

Izuchukwu Oguejiofo Ezukanma

Student Representative
University of Florida

Southeastern Region

In the United States:

The states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In Mexico:

The states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán.

Note: Section boundaries were revised 24 April 2004 by GSA Council to add Puerto Rico; section boundaries were again revised 7 October 2024 by GSA Council to add the U.S. Virgin Islands. The affiliation of the state of Louisiana changed from the Southeastern Section to the South-Central Section in 1997.

Membership:

2,419 voting members of the Section as of 31 December 2025.

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