Department Chairs (1978-2022)

Department Chairs: a history of leadership

Education illustration of three professors wanting the department chair Stock Photo - Alamy

Emory Anthropology has grown over the years, and the work of being chair has also grown enormously. The colleagues below can attest to that fact.  Serving as chair can be a thankless task, but the work is really appreciated by all.

Luckily, the department support staff has also grown from one “secretary” to five outstanding people.  In 2022 the staff include:

Chairs:

  1. 1978 – John Palms, Dean
  2. 1980 – Bobby Paul, ILA
  3. 1982 – Mel Konner (1982-84 – Barlett and Brown alternated as acting chairs)
  4. 1987 – Bradd Shore
  5. 1988 – Peter Brown
  6. 1991 – Peggy Barlett
  7. 1994 – Bradd Shore
  8. 1997 – Peter Brown
  9. 2000 – Carol Worthman
  10. 2003 – George Armelagos
  11. 2009 – Michael Peletz
  12. 2012 – Peter Little
  13. 2015 – Bradd Shore
  14. 2018 – James Rilling
  15. 2021 – Craig Hadley and Anna Grimshaw