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 |
Leah Cargin University of Oklahoma (2025) Matthew Basso University of Utah (2026) Omar Valerio-Jiménez University of Texas at San Antonio (2026) Amy Scott Bradley University (2027) Mary Mendoza Penn State University (2027) Kathleen Brosnan University of Oklahoma (2028) Drew Isenberg University of Kansas (2028) Alaina E. Roberts University of Pittsburgh (2028) | Elaine M. Nelson University of Kansas (Executive Director, 2030) Anne M. Hyde University of Oklahoma (President, 2028) Ari Kelman University of California, Davis (President-Elect, 2029) Non-Voting Members: William Bauer University of California, Riverside (Immediate Past President, 2027) Kelly Lytle Hernández University of California, Los Angeles (Past President, 2026) Jared Orsi Western Historical Quarterly (ex officio) Lynn Roper Lincoln, Nebraska (WHA Treasurer) |
WHA NOMINATING COMMITTEE Katherine Massoth University of New Mexico (2026) Bernadette Pérez University of California, Berkeley (2026) Molly Rozum University of South Dakota (2026) Margaret Huettl University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh (2027) Leighton Quarles United States Forest Serve (2027) | WHA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Anne M. Hyde WHA President University of Oklahoma Ari Kelman WHA President-Elect University of California, Davis Elaine M. Nelson WHA Executive Director University of Kansas William Bauer Immediate Past President University of California, Riverside Kelly Lytle Hernández Past President University of California, Los Angeles |
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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