TAARII Membership and Board of Directors

TAARII was founded in 1989 by a consortium of American universities, colleges, and museums, which are the primary beneficiaries of its programs. Institutional representatives serve as TAARII’s Board of Directors and participate in its governance. TAARII is, therefore, directly responsible to its stakeholders. The TAARII Executive Committee, consisting of the officers and two Board members, assures academic integrity, organizational oversight, and financial and programmatic reporting.

TAARII’s individual membership includes students and scholars of all ranks, as well as interested members of the public who support its programming and receive its electronic newsletter.

Institutional Members and Representatives, 2009-2010

American Schools of Oriental Research, Douglas Clark
University of Arizona, Entisar Sabbagh
Boston University, Paul Zimansky
University of California, Berkeley, Nezar Al Sayyad
University of California, Los Angeles, Michael Morony
University of California, Santa Barbara, Stephen R. Humphreys
University of Chicago, McGuire Gibson
Columbia University, Rashid Khalidi
Duke University, Miriam Cooke
Georgetown University, Michael C. Hudson
Harvard University, Irene Winter
Hofstra University, Daniel Varisco
University of Maryland, Charles Butterworth
New York University, Shiva Balaghi
University of Notre Dame, George Lopez
University of Pennsylvania Museum, Richard Zettler
Rutgers University, Eric M. Davis
Smithsonian Institute, Mary Ellen Lane, Executive Director of CAORC
State University of New York, Buffalo
State University of New York, Stony Brook, Elizabeth Stone
University of Texas, Austin, Ian Manners
University of Utah, Peter Sluglett
Williams College, Magnus Berhardsson
Yale University, Eckart Frahm

Officers of the Board

McGuire Gibson, President
Magnus Berhhardsson, Vice President
James Armstrong, Secretary
Waiel Hindo, Treasurer

If you wish to join TAARII as an institutional member, the annual fee to be paid by your university, college, library, or museum is $250. If you wish to join TAARII as an individual member, the annual, general fee is $35 and the student fee is $20 dollars.

For further information, please contact TAARII’s U.S. office at:
1507 East 53rd Street, Suite 920
Chicago, IL 60616

Telephone: 773-844-9658
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Or, to join TAARII in Baghdad, please contact Dr. Lucine Taminian, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it