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. |
WHA CouncilB. Erin Cole, Historian and Cartoonist (2022) Ari Kelman, University of California, Davis (2022) Philip J. Deloria, Harvard University (2023) Rachel St. John, University of California, Davis (2023) Susan Lee Johnson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2024) Benny Andrés, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2024) Rosalyn LaPier, University of Montana (2024) Elaine M. Nelson, University of Kansas Jenni Tifft-Ochoa, University of California, Davis (2022) William Deverell, University of Southern California (2025) Non-Voting Members: David M. Wrobel, University of Oklahoma (2022) Maria E. Montoya, NYU and NYU-Shanghai (2023) Anne M. Hyde, Western Historical Quarterly (ex officio) Lynn Roper, Lincoln, NE (WHA Treasurer) |
WHA Executive Committee
| WHA Nominating CommitteeJoshua Garrett-Davis (Chair) Autry Museum of the American West (2022) Rosina Lozano Princeton University (2022) Katrina Jagodinsky University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2022) Katrina Phillips Miroslava Chávez-García |
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