WHA GOVERNANCE The 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 COUNCIL |
Benny Andrés University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2024) Rosalyn LaPier University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne (2024) Liza Black Indiana University (2025) Erik Loomis University of Rhode Island (2025) Lori Lahlum Minnesota State University, Mankato (2025) Matthew Basso University of Utah (2026) Omar Valerio-Jiménez University of Texas at San Antonio (2026) Brianna Tafolla Rivière University of California, Davis (2024) | Elaine M. Nelson University of Kansas (Executive Director, 2025) Kelly Lytle Hernández University of California, Los Angeles (President, 2026) William Bauer University of Nevada, Las Vegas (President-Elect, 2027) Non-Voting Members: William Deverell University of Souther California (2025, Immediate Past President) Susan Lee Johnson University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2024, Past President) Anne M. Hyde Western Historical Quarterly (ex officio) Lynn Roper Lincoln, Nebraska (WHA Treasurer) |
WHA NOMINATING COMMITTEE Rebecca Wingo, Chair University of Cincinnati (2024) Karl Jacoby Columbia University (2024) Maritza De La Trinidad Independent Historian (2024) Tiffany Jasmin González University of Kansas (2025) Lindsey Passenger Wieck St Mary's University (2025) | WHA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kelly Lytle Hernández
WHA President William Bauer WHA President-Elect University of Nevada, Las Vegas Elaine M. Nelson WHA Executive Director University of Kansas |
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL Are you and active member and have ideas for how to improve or enhance the WHA? We want to hear from you! WHA members are welcome to visit the Members Only site (link below) and submit a proposal there. Please note that you must be logged into your WHA account to access the proposal on the Members Only site. Feel free to contact the WHA office with your questions: wha@westernhistory.org. |
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