The Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA) is a non-profit professional organization of sociologists and social scientists established in 1976.

The MSSA holds annual meetings in late October in locations around the Mid-South region.

At its annual meeting, the MSSA holds sessions for presentations of professional papers, discussions, and speakers.

This includes the Stanford M. Lyman Memorial Scholarship, given each year to a worthy doctoral student completing a dissertation; the Sociological Spectrum Outstanding Article Award, given to the best article published that year in the journal Sociological Spectrum; and the Stanford M. Lyman Distinguished Book Award, given to an outstanding book authored by a member of the organization in the previous three years.

Notable past presidents include Carl L. Bankston,[1] Dennis L. Peck, and Clifton D.