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 |
Liza Black Indiana University (2025) Erik Loomis University of Rhode Island (2025) Lori Lahlum Minnesota State University, Mankato (2025) 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) | Elaine M. Nelson University of Kansas (Executive Director, 2025) William Bauer University of California, Riverside (President, 2027) Anne M. Hyde University of Oklahoma (President-Elect, 2028) Non-Voting Members: Kelly Lytle Hernández University of California, Los Angeles (Immediate Past President, 2026) William Deverell University of Southern California (Past President, 2025) Anne M. Hyde Western Historical Quarterly (ex officio) Lynn Roper Lincoln, Nebraska (WHA Treasurer) |
WHA NOMINATING COMMITTEE Tiffany Jasmin González, Co-Chair University of Kansas (2025) Lindsey Passenger Wieck, Co-Chair St Mary's University (2025) Katherine Massoth University of New Mexico (2027) Bernadette Pérez University of California, Berkeley (2027) Molly Rozum University of South Dakota (2027) | WHA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE William Bauer WHA President University of California, Riverside Anne M. Hyde WHA President-Elect University of Oklahoma Elaine M. Nelson WHA Executive Director University of Kansas Kelly Lytle Hernández Immediate Past President University of California, Los Angeles William Deverell Past President University of Southern California |
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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