List of presidents of the Linguistic Society of America

At the first meeting, the LSA membership elected Hermann Collitz as their first president.

[Note 1] Under the constitution and bylaws of the organization, the president of the LSA serves for a one-year term.

A candidate is elected by the membership as vice-president of the LSA which also carries the distinction of president-elect.

The candidate serves as vice-president for one year and then assumes the office of president at the end of the annual meeting.

Upon leaving the office, the former president serves a one-year term on the executive committee.