WHA GovernanceThe Western History Association membership elects the primary governing body of the organization, which consists of the President, President-Elect, Executive Director, and seven regularly elected members to serve on the Council. Together, and with the assistance of the Nominating Committee and other committees, these elected officials oversee the broad interests of the association by managing business and creating policies that promote a congenial home for all those interested in the study of the North American West. WHA Constitution and Bylaws To learn more about the rules governing the WHA and its affairs, read the organization's Constitution and ByLaws. More information about the WHA's standing committees is available here. |
WHA CouncilShelia McManus, University of Lethbridge (2020) Jeffrey Ostler, University of Oregon (2020) Laurie Arnold, Gonzaga University (2021) Erika Pérez, University of Arizona (2021) Erika Bsumek, University of Texas, Austin (2022) B. Erin Cole, Minnesota Historical Society (2022) Ari Kelman, University of California, Davis (2022) David Wrobel, University of Oklahoma (2022) Maria Montoya, NYU and NYU-Shanghai (2023) Elaine Marie Nelson, Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha Non-Voting Members: Donald L. Fixico, Arizona State University (2020) Martha A. Sandweiss, Princeton University (2021) Tiffany J. González, Texas A&M University (GSC, 2020) Anne M. Hyde, Western Historical Quarterly (ex officio) |
WHA Executive Committee
| WHA Nominating CommitteeMary E. Mendoza Penn State University (Chair, 2020) Carolyn Brucken Autry Museum of the American West (2020) Brian DeLay University of California, Berkeley (2020) Andy Kirk University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2021) Julian Lim Arizona State University (2021) |