Former Presidents of the Central Mississippi Valley American Studies Association (CMVASA)

1960-1961 – Wayne Wheeler (University of Chicago)
1959-1960 – Edward F. Grier (University of Kansas)
1958-1959 – Stow Persons (State University of Iowa)
1957-1958 – Arthur E. Bestor (University of Illinois)
1956-1957 – Guy Cardwell (Washington University in St. Louis)