History
Past Vegetation Section Officeholders
(The details on the current governance team of the section are here).
| Year | Chair | Vice-Chair | Secretary | Student Rep |
| 2024-2025 | Carissa Brown | Andres Andrade | Nathan Kiel | Ali Alghamdi |
| 2023-2024 | Carissa Brown | Andres Andrade | Anita Thompson | Emmanuel Komolafe |
| 2022-2023 | Martin Dovčiak | Carissa Brown | Anita Thompson | Morgan Frost |
| 2021-2022 | Martin Dovčiak | Carissa Brown | Lisa Kluesner | Morgan Frost |
| 2020-2021 | Kyle Palmquist | Martin Dovčiak | Lisa Kluesner | Sam Jordan |
| 2019-2020 | Kyle Palmquist | Martin Dovčiak | Loretta Battaglia | Andres Andrade |
| 2018-2019 | George Malanson | Kyle Palmquist | Loretta Battaglia | Michelle Talal |
| 2017-2018 | George Malanson | Kyle Palmquist | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2016-2017 | Randy Balice | George Malanson | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2015-2016 | Randy Balice | George Malanson | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2014-2015 | James Moore | Randy Balice | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2013-2014 | James Moore | XXXX | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2012-2013 | Richard Boyce | James Moore | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2011-2012 | Richard Boyce | James Moore | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2010-2011 | Brian McCarthy | Richard Boyce | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2009-2010 | Brian McCarthy | Richard Boyce | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2008-2009 | Mark Fulton | Brian McCarthy | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2007-2008 | Mark Fulton | Brian McCarthy | Loretta Battaglia | |
| 2006-2007 | Scott Franklin | Mark Fulton | Randy Balice | |
| 2005-2006 | Scott Franklin | XXXX | Randy Balice | |
| 2004-2005 | Beverly Collins | Scott Franklin | Rosine Hall | |
| 2003-2004 | Beverly Collins | XXXX | Rosine Hall | |
| 2002-2003 | Scott Collins | XXXX | Rosine Hall | |
| 2001-2002 | Deborah Goldberg | Scott Collins | Rosine Hall | |
| 2000-2001 | Diane De Steven | Deborah Goldberg | Eric Menges | |
| 1999-2000 | Marilyn Walker | Diane De Steven | Eric Menges | |
| 1998-1999 | Julie Denslow | Marilyn Walker | Janet Keough | |
| 1997-1998 | Charles Canham | Julie Denslow | Janet Keough | |
| 1996-1997 | Joy Zedler | Charles Canham | David Roberts | |
| 1995-1996 | Rebecca Sharitz | Joy Zedler | David Roberts | |
| 1994-1995 | Michael Barbour | Rebecca Sharitz | Charles Canham | |
| 1993-1994 | Paul Harcombe | Michael Barbour | Charles Canham | |
| 1992-1993 | George Parker | Paul Harcombe | David Foster | |
| 1991-1992 | Robert Peet | George Parker | David Foster | |
| 1990-1991 | Dennis Whigham | Robert Peet | Ron Meyers | |
| 1989-1990 | Douglas Sprugel | Dennis Whigham | Ron Meyers | |
| 1988-1989 | Stewart Pickett | Douglas Sprugel | Richard Pemble | |
| 1987 | Norman Christensen | Dave Parsons | Richard Pemble | |
| 1986 | Norman Christensen | Dave Parsons | Michael Barbour | |
| 1985 | John Vankat | Peter White | Michael Barbour | |
| 1984 | John Vankat | Peter White | Robert Peet |
Recommended readings on history of vegetation science
Henry Chandler Cowles: Pioneer Ecologist, by Victor M Cassidy; Kedzie Press, 2007.