1980

March 29 – Austin, Driskill Hotel

President: Shelby Hearon, Austin
Vice-President: William Broyles, Austin
Secretary-Treasurer: Marshall Terry, Dallas

Councilors:

James Early, Dallas
John Graves, Glen Rose
A. C. Greene, Dallas
Beverly Lowry, Houston
C. W. Smith, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1981

April 11-12 – Austin, Friday Mountain, former ranch of Walter Prescott Webb, near Austin

President: Shelby Hearon, Austin
Vice-President: William Broyles, Austin
Secretary-Treasurer: Marshall Terry, Dallas

Councilors:

James Early, Dallas
John Graves, Glen Rose
A. C. Greene, Dallas
Beverly Lowry, Houston
C. W. Smith, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1982

April 3-4 – near Austin, Friday Mountain, former ranch of Walter Prescott Webb,

 President: C. W. Smith, Dallas
Vice-President: Beverly Lowry, San Marcos
* Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco

Councilors:

John Graves, Glen Rose
A. C. Greene, Dallas
Stephen Harrigan, Austin
Kaye Northcott, Austin
Marshall Terry, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

* Weems served until 1990.

1983

April 8-9 – near Austin, Friday Mountain, former ranch of Walter Prescott Webb James Michener, banquet speaker

President: Beverly Lowry. San Marcos
Vice-President: Stephen Harrigan, Austin
Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco

Councilors:

Laura Furman, Austin
Elmer Kelton, San Angelo
Kaye Northcott, Austin
C.W. Smith, Dallas
Marshall Terry, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1984

March 31 – Houston, Shamrock Hotel

President: Beverly Lowry, San Marcos
Vice-President: Stephen Harrigan, Austin
Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco

Councilors:

Laura Furman, Austin
Elmer Kelton, San Angelo
Kaye Northcott, Austin
C.W. Smith, Dallas
Marshall Terry, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1985

April 13 – San Antonio, Gunter Hotel

President: Stephen Harrigan, Austin
Vice-President: Kaye Northcott, Austin
Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco

Councilors:

Laura Furman, Austin
Elmer Kelton, San Angelo
Beverly Lowry, San Marcos
C.W. Smith, Dallas
Marshall Terry, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1986

50th Anniversary Meeting March 22 – Dallas

Hall of State, Fair Park Banquet, Hotel Adolphus

President: Stephen Harrigan, Austin
Vice President: Kaye Northcott, Austin
Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco

Councilors:

Laura Furman, Lockhart
Elmer Kelton, San Angelo
Beverly Lowry, Austin
C. W. Smith, Dallas
Marshall Terry, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1987

March 21 – San Antonio, St. Anthony Hotel

President: Kaye Northcott
Vice-President: Laura Furman
Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco

 Councilors:

Donald Barthelme, Houston
Elmer Kelton, San Angelo
C.W. Smith, Dallas
Marshall Terry, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1988

April 9 – Boerne, Guadalupe River Ranch

Banquet Speaker: Grace Mojtabai, author of Blessed Assurance

President: Kaye Northcott, Austin
Vice-President: Laura Furman, Lockhart
Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco

Councilors:

Donald Barthelme, Houston
Stephen Harrigan, Austin
Elmer Kelton, San Angelo
C.W. Smith, Dallas
Marshall Terry, Dallas
William D. Wittliff, Austin

1989

April 29 – Austin, Four Seasons Hotel

President: Laura Furman, Lockhart
Vice-President: Robert Flynn, San Antonio
Secretary-Treasurer: John Edward Weems, Waco
+ Recording Secretary: C. W. Smith, Dallas

 Councilors:

Don Carleton, Austin
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, Austin
James Hoggard, Wichita Falls
Walter McDonald, Lubbock
Bryan Woolley, Dallas
Lawrence Wright, Austin

+ The new office of Recording Secretary was added in 1989.