Officers' names are given in the meeting where they were elected. They assume their duties at the close of the meeting.
| 1958 - I SCAR, The Hague, Netherlands |
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Valter Schytt, IGU. |
| 1958 - II SCAR, Moscow Russia, Formerly USSR |
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Valter Schytt, IGU. (Gordon de Quetteville Robin, Acting Sec, UK). |
| 1959 - III SCAR, Canberra, Australia |
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1960 - IV SCAR, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1961 - V SCAR, Wellington, New Zealand |
Georges R Laclavère, France; Keith E Bullen, Australia; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1962 - VI SCAR, Boulder, United States |
Georges R Laclavère, France; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1963 - VII SCAR, Cape Town, South Africa |
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1964 - VIII SCAR, Paris, France |
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1966 - IX SCAR, Santiago, Chile |
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; Rodolfo N M Panzarini, Argentina; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1968 - X SCAR, Tokyo, Japan |
Laurence M Gould (Larry), USA; G A Avsiuk, USSR; Gordon de Q Robin, UK. |
| 1970 - XI SCAR, Oslo, Norway |
Gordon de Q Robin, UK; G A Avsiuk, USSR; Richard W Willett (Dick), IUGS. |
| 1972 - XII SCAR, Canberra, Australia |
Gordon de Q Robin, UK; Takeshi Nagata, Japan; Richard W Willett (Dick), IUGS. |
| 1974 - XIII SCAR, Jackson Hole, United States |
Tore Gjelsvik, Norway; Takeshi Nagata, Japan; George A Knox, New Zealand. |
| 1976 - XIV SCAR, Mendoza, Argentina |
Tore Gjelsvik, Norway; Peter Welkner, Chile; George A Knox, New Zealand. |
| 1978 - XV SCAR, Chamonix, France |
George A Knox, New Zealand; Peter Welkner, Chile (resigned 1979); G A Avsiuk, USSR. |
| 1979 | Georges R Laclavère, France (interim Vice-President following the resignation of Peter Welkner). |
| 1980 - XVI SCAR, Queenstown, New Zealand |
George A Knox, New Zealand; Tore Gjelsvik, Norway; Roberto M Martinez Abal, Argentina; G A Avsiuk, USSR. |
| 1982 - XVII SCAR, Leningrad Russia, formerly USSR |
James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; George A Knox, New Zealand; Roberto M Martinez Abal, Argentina; J P De Wit, South Africa; G A Avsiuk, USSR. |
| 1984 - XVIII SCAR, Bremerhaven, Germany |
James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; George A Knox, New Zealand; J P De Wit, South Africa; Gotthilf Hempel, FRGermany; Claude Lorius, France. |
| 1986 - XIX SCAR, San Diego, United States |
Claude Lorius, France; James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; Gotthilf Hempel, FRGermany; Evgenii S Korotkevich, USSR; Antonio C Rocha-Campos, Brazil. |
| 1988 - XX SCAR, Hobart, Australia |
Claude Lorius, France; James H Zumberge (Jim), USA; Evgenii S Korotkevich, USSR; William F Budd (Bill), Australia; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil. |
| 1990 - XXI SCAR, São Paulo, Brazil |
Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Claude Lorius, France; William F Budd (Bill), Australia; Charles R Bentley, USA; Carlos A Rinaldi, Argentina; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil. |
| 1992 - XXII SCAR, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina |
Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Claude Lorius, France; Charles R Bentley, USA; Carlos A Rinaldi, Argentina; Zhaoqin Dong, China; Kryzysztof Birkenmajer (Kris) Birkenmajer, Poland. |
| 1994 - XXIII SCAR, Rome, Italy |
Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Zhaoqin Dong, China; Olav Orheim, Norway; Patrick G Quilty, Australia; Kryzysztof Birkenmajer (Kris), Poland. |
| 1996 - XXIV SCAR, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; Richard M Laws (Dick), UK; Olav Orheim, Norway; Patrick G Quilty, Australia; Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Fred J Davey, New Zealand. (The office of Secretary became a fourth Vice-President in 1997) |
| 1998 - XXV SCAR, *2 Concepción, Chile |
Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; Fred J Davey, New Zealand; José Valencia, Chile; A David M Walker, South Africa; Roland Schlich, France. |
| 2000 - XXVI SCAR, Tokyo, Japan |
Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Antonio C Rocha-Campos (Tony), Brazil; José Valencia, Chile; A David M Walker, South Africa; Roland Schlich, France; Christopher G Rapley, UK. |
| 2002 - XXVII SCAR, *3 Shanghai, China |
Jörn Thiede, Germany; Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Roland Schlich, France; Christopher G Rapley, UK; Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Clive Howard-Williams, New Zealand. (From 2002, the position of Past-President was reduced to a two-year term) |
| 2004 - XXVIII SCAR, Bremen/Bremerhaven, Germany |
Jörn Thiede, Germany; Robert H Rutford (Bob), USA; Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Clive Howard-Williams, New Zealand; Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt II, USA; Hideki Shimamura, Japan (resigned 2005). |
| 2005 | Zhanhai Zhang, China (co-opted to serve as a Vice-President until 2006 following the resignation of Hideki Simamura) |
| 2006 - XXIX SCAR, Hobart, Australia |
Christopher G Rapley, UK (resigned in 2008); Jörn Thiede, Germany; Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt II, USA; Zhanhai Zhang, China; Antonio Meloni, Italy; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina. |
| 2008 - XXX SCAR, Moscow, Russia |
Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt II, USA; Christopher G Rapley, UK; Antonio Meloni, Italy; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina; Ad H L Huiskes, Netherlands; Rasik Ravindra, India. |
| 2010 - XXXI SCAR, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt II, USA; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina; Ad H L Huiskes, Netherlands; Rasik Ravindra, India; Yeadong Kim, Korea. |
| 2012 - XXXII SCAR, Portland, Oregon, USA |
Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt II, USA; Sergio A Marenssi, Argentina; Yeadong Kim, Korea; Karin Lochte, Germany; Bryan Storey, New Zealand. |
| 2014 - XXXIII SCAR, Auckland, New Zealand |
Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Karin Lochte, Germany; Bryan Storey, New Zealand; Azizan Abu Samah, Malaysia; Terry Wilson, USA. |
| 2016 - XXXIV SCAR, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Steven L Chown, Australia; Jerónimo López-Martínez, Spain; Karin Lochte, Germany; Azizan Abu Samah, Malaysia; Terry Wilson, USA; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil. |
| 2018 - XXXV SCAR Davos, Switzerland |
Steven L Chown, Australia; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil; Catherine Ritz, France; M Ravichandran (Ravi), India; Gary Wilson, New Zealand. |
| 2021 - XXXVI SCAR Online |
Yeadong Kim, Korea; Steven L Chown, Australia; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil; M Ravichandran (Ravi), India; Gary Wilson, New Zealand; Deneb Karentz, USA. |
| 2022 - XXXVII SCAR, Goa, India |
Yeadong Kim, Korea; Jefferson C Simões, Brazil; Marcelo Leppe, Chile; Burcu Özsoy, Türkiye; Deneb Karentz, USA. |
Officers by name
| President | Vice-President | Secretary | Honorary Member | ||
| G A Avsiuk | Russia, formerly USSR | 1968-72 | 1978-84 | 1984-88 | |
| Charles R Bentley | USA | 1990-94 | |||
| Kryzysztof Birkenmajer | Poland | 1992-96 | |||
| William F Budd (Bill) | Australia | 1988-92 | |||
| Keith E Bullen | Australia | 1958-62 | |||
| Steven L Chown | Australia | 2016-21 | 2022- | ||
| Fred J Davey | New Zealand | 1997-2000 | 1996-97 | ||
| J P De Wit | South Africa | 1982-86 | |||
| Zhaoqin Dong | China | 1992-96 | |||
| Tore Gjelsvik | Norway | 1974-78 | 1978-2007 | ||
| Laurence M Gould (Larry) | USA | 1963-70 | 1970-95 | ||
| Gotthilf Hempel | Germany | 1984-88 | |||
| Clive Howard-Williams | New Zealand | 2002-06 | |||
| Ad H L Huiskes | Netherlands | 2008-12 | |||
| Deneb Karentz | USA | 2021- | |||
| Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt II | USA | 2008-12 | 2004-08 | 2012- | |
| Yeadong Kim | Korea | 2021- | 2010-14 | ||
| George A Knox | New Zealand | 1978-82 | 1974-78 | 1982-2008 | |
| Evgenii S Korotkevich | Russia, formerly USSR | 1986-90 | 1990-93 | ||
| Georges R Laclavère | France | 1958-63 | 1979-80 | 1963-94 | |
| Richard M Laws (Dick) | UK | 1990-94 | 1996-2014 | ||
| Marcelo Leppe Cartes | Chile | 2022- | |||
| Karin Lochte | Germany | 2012-18 | |||
| Jerónimo López-Martínez | Spain | 2012-16 | 2002-06 | 2018- | |
| Claude Lorius | France | 1986-90 | 1984-86 | 1996-2023 | |
| Sergio A Marenssi | Argentina | 2006-14 | |||
| Roberto M Martinez Abal | Argentina | 1980-84 | |||
| Antonio Meloni | Italy | 2006-10 | |||
| Takeshi Nagata | Japan | 1972-76 | 1984-91 | ||
| Olav Orheim | Norway | 1994-98 | |||
| Burcu Özsoy | Türkiye | 2022- | |||
| Rodolfo N M Panzarini | Argentina | 1962-68 | 1968-92 | ||
| Patrick G Quilty | Australia | 1994-98 | |||
| Christopher G Rapley | UK | 2006-08 | 2000-04 | 2008- | |
| M Ravichandran (Ravi) | India | 2018-22 | |||
| Rasik Ravindra | India | 2008-12 | |||
| Carlos A Rinaldi | Argentina | 1990-94 | |||
| Catherine Ritz | France | 2018-21 | |||
| Gordon de Q Robin | UK | 1970-74 | 1959-70 | 1974-2004 | |
| Antonio C Rocha-Campos | Brazil | 1994-98 | 1986-92 | 2002-19 | |
| Robert H Rutford (Bob) | USA | 1998-2002 | 1996-98 | 2004-19 | |
| Azizan Abu Samah | Malaysia | 2014-18 | |||
| Roland Schlich | France | 1998-2004 | |||
| Valter Schytt | IGU | 1958-59 | |||
| Hideka Shimamura | Japan | 2004-05 | |||
| Jefferson C Simões | Brazil | 2016- | |||
| Bryan Storey | New Zealand | 2012-16 | |||
| Jörn Thiede | Germany | 2002-06 | 2006-21 | ||
| José Valencia | Chile | 1998-2002 | |||
| A David M Walker | South Africa | 1998-2002 | |||
| Peter Welkner | Chile | 1976-79 | |||
| Richard W Willett (Dick) | IUGS | 1970-74 | |||
| Gary Wilson | New Zealand | 2018-22 | |||
| Terry Wilson | USA | 2014-18 | |||
| Zhanhai Zhang | China | 2005-08 | |||
| James H Zumberge (Jim) | USA | 1982-86 | 1990-92 |
Officers by country or union
| President | Vice-President | Secretary | Honorary Member | ||
Argentina |
Sergio A Marenssi | 2006-14 | |||
| Roberto M Martinez Abal | 1980-84 | ||||
| Rodolfo N M Panzarini | 1962-68 | 1968-92 | |||
| Carlos A Rinaldi | 1990-94 | ||||
| Australia | William F Budd (Bill) | 1988-92 | |||
| Keith E Bullen | 1958-62 | ||||
| Steven L Chown | 2016-21 | 2022- | |||
| Patrick G Quilty | 1994-98 | ||||
| Brazil | Antonio C Rocha-Campos | 1994-98 | 1986-92 | 2002-19 | |
| Jefferson C Simões | 2016- | ||||
| Chile | Marcelo Leppe Cartes | 2022- | |||
| José Valencia | 1998-2002 | ||||
| Peter Welkner | 1976-79 | ||||
| China | Zhaoqin Dong | 1992-96 | |||
| Zhanhai Zhang | 2005-08 | ||||
| France | Georges R Laclavère | 1958-63 | 1979-80 | 1963-94 | |
| Claude Lorius | 1986-90 | 1984-86 | 1996-2023 | ||
| Catherine Ritz | 2018-21 | ||||
| Roland Schlich | 1998-2004 | ||||
| Germany | Gotthilf Hempel | 1984-88 | |||
| Karin Lochte | 2012-18 | ||||
| Jörn Thiede | 2002-06 | 2006-21 | |||
| India | M Ravichandran (Ravi) | 2018-22 | |||
| Rasik Ravindra | 2008-12 | ||||
| Italy | Antonio Meloni | 2006-2010 | |||
| Japan | Takeshi Nagata | 1972-76 | 1984-91 | ||
| Hideki Shimamura | 2004-05 | ||||
| Korea | Yeadong Kim | 2021- | 2010-14 | ||
| Malaysia | Azizan Abu Samah | 2014-18 | |||
| Netherlands | Ad H L Huiskes | 2008-12 | |||
| New Zealand | Fred J Davey | 1997-2000 | 1996-97 | ||
| Clive Howard-Williams | 2002-06 | ||||
| George A Knox | 1978-82 | 1974-78 | 1982-2008 | ||
| Bryan Storey | 2012-16 | ||||
| Gary Wilson | 2018-22 | ||||
| Norway | Tore Gjelsvik | 1974-78 | 1978-2007 | ||
| Olav Orheim | 1994-98 | ||||
| Poland | Kryzysztof Birkenmajer (Kris) | 1992-96 | |||
| Russia (formerly USSR) |
G A Avsiuk | 1968-72 | 1978-84 | 1984-88 | |
| Evgenii S Korotkevich | 1986-90 | 1990-93 | |||
| South Africa | J P De Wit | 1982-86 | |||
| A David M Walker | 1998-02 | ||||
| Spain | Jerónimo López-Martínez | 2012-16 | 2002-06 | 2018- | |
| Türkiye | Burcu Özsoy | 2022- | |||
| United Kingdom | Richard M Laws (Dick) | 1990-94 | 1996-2014 | ||
| Christopher G Rapley | 2006-08 | 2000-04 | 2008- | ||
| Gordon de Q Robin | 1970-74 | 1959-70 | 1974-2004 | ||
|
United States |
Charles R Bentley | 1990-94 | |||
| Laurence M Gould (Larry) | 1963-70 | 1970-95 | |||
| Deneb Karentz | 2021- | ||||
| Mahlon 'Chuck' Kennicutt II | 2008-12 | 2004-08 | 2012- | ||
| Robert H Rutford (Bob) | 1998-2002 | 1996-98 | 2004-19 | ||
| Terry Wilson | 2014-18 | ||||
| James H Zumberge (Jim) | 1982-86 | 1990-92 | |||
| IGU | Valter Schytt | 1958-59 | |||
| IUGS | Richard W Willett (Dick) | 1970-74 |