Western History Association

WHA AWARD FUNDS

DAVID WALLACE ADAMS TRIBAL ELDERS, SCHOLARS, AND EDUCATORS FUND

Established in 2026, the David Wallace Adams Tribal Elders, Scholars, and Educators Fund raises support to facilitate an annual conference session that offers diverse historical interpretation by ensuring the inclusion of tribal elders, scholars, and educators.

No scholar has contributed more than David Wallace Adams to the study of the federal policy to “civilize” Indigenous Americans through “education” at schools operated by the US Department of Interior. His Education for Extinction is the standard work to which all scholarly endeavors in American Indian education must be anchored. This sponsorship recognizes Dr. Wallace’s contribution to this important history.

JEREMY JOHNSTON MEMORIAL FUND

The Jeremy Johnston Fund is used to support the participation of public historians at the WHA annual conference. It helps to cover registration costs for public historians working in the city or region where the conference is held each year. This fund can also be used to support public historians from outside the conference region if they have limited institutional support to attend the WHA conference.

Dr. Jeremy Johnston was the Hal and Naoma Tate Endowed Curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum and the Ernest J. Goppert Editor of the Papers of William F Cody. He made several contributions to the field of western history and the WHA over the last several decades. Johnston presented his work at WHA conferences, served as chair and commentator of sessions, and lent much of his time to support and expand the WHA's commitment to public history. In 2023 he was the recipient of the WHA Gordon Bakken Award of Merit.

Your donations are critical to supporting these initiatives! To make a contribution to one or both of the funds, please visit our donation page.

Western History Association

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