History












Archives

The archives of the World Association for Public Opinion Research are housed at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. They are part of the Southern Historical Collection housed and cataloged at UNC.

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Past Presidents of WAPOR

Over the past 56 years, WAPOR has been fortunate to have some of the most prominent names in survey and public opinion research serve as its President. Below is a listing of the men and women who have served. Each made an indelible mark on both the Organization and the people whom the Organization serves.

1947-1948
 Jean Stoetzel France
1949-1950
 James White UK
1951-1952
 John F. Maloney USA
1953-1954
 Jan Stapel Netherlands
1955-1956
 Leo P. Crespi USA
1957-1958
 Bjorn Balstad Norway
1959-1960
 Mark Abrams UK
1961-1962
 Helen Crossley USA
1963-1964
 Karl Georg von Stackelberg West Germany
1965-1966
 Leo Bogart USA
1967-1968
 Eric da Costa India
1969-1970
 Adri Bakker Netherlands
1971-1972
 Philip K. Hastings USA
1973-1974
 Wim J. de Jonge Netherlands
1975-1976
 Juan Linz Spain/USA
1977-1978
 Irving Crespi USA
1979-1980
 Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann West Germany
1981-1982
 Yvan Corbeil Canada
1983-1984
 Robert M. Worcester UK
1985-1986
 Seymour Martin Lipset USA
1987-1988
 Hans Zetterberg Sweden
1989-1990
 Frederick C. Turner USA
1991-1992
Elizabeth H. Nelson UK
1993-1994
 Philip Meyer USA
1995-1996
 Wolfgang Donsbach Germany
1997-1998
 Maxwell McCombs USA
1999-2000
 Miguel Basanez Mexico
2001-2002
 Brian Gosschalk UK
2003-2004
 Kathleen Frankovic USA
2005-2006
 Esteban Lopez-Escobar Spain