2018 Louisiana Historical Association
Committee Appointments
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Board of Directors
3yr Appointment
Alecia Long (19)
Samuel C. Hyde, Jr. (19)
Laura D. Kelley (19)
James MacDonald (19)
John Rodrigue (20)
Eva Baham (20)
Keith Finley (20)
Henry Robertson (20)
Virginia Gould (21)
Shannon Frystak (21)
Randy Sparks (21)
Dan Usner (21)
Paul Hoffman, Ad-hoc Member
Executive Committee
Annual Appointment
Brady Banta, President
V. Elaine Thompson, Vice President
James Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer
Michael Martin, Managing Editor
Eva Baham
Henry Robertson
Nominations Committee
Annual Appointment
Alecia Long, Chair
Jerry Sanson
Eva Baham
Dave Anderson
Sam Shepherd
Program Committee
Annual Appointment
Kevin Fontenot, Chair
Liz Skilton
Dave Anderson
Henry Robertson
Ian Beamish
Charter & Bylaws Committee
2yr Appointment
Fernin Eaton, Chair (19)
Mary Linn Wernet (19)
Nolan Eller (19)
Bill Robison (20)
Chris Stacey (20)
Membership Committee
2yr Appointment
Charles Pellegrin, Chair (19)
Monica Bontty (19)
Brian McGowan (19)
Steve Michot (19)
Ian Beamish (20)
Jim Rogers (20)
Archives & Records Committee
3yr Appointment
Mary Linn Wernet, Chair (19)
Michelle Riggs (20)
Karen Leathem (21)
Patricia Threatt (21)
Kemper Williams Prize Committee
3yr Appointment
John Lawrence, Chair – Permanent Appt.
Michael Ross (19)
Patricia Brady (20)
Dan Usner (21)
Hugh Rankin Prize Committee
Annual Appointment
V. Elaine Thompson, Chair
Eva Baham
Alex McManus
Michael Martin (Ex-Officio)
McGinty Award Committee
2yr Appointment
V. Elaine Thompson, Chair
Charles Vincent (19)
Charles Pellegrin (20)
LHA Fellows Committee
3yr Appointment
Mark Fernandez, Chair (18)
Edward Haas (19)
Jerry Sanson (20)
Investments Committee
5yr Appointment
Paul Hoffman, Chair (19)
Judith Gentry (19)
Lawrence Powell (19)
Virginia Gould, (21)
Andrew McKevitt (21)
James Wilson
Ad-hoc Voting Member
Committee on Teaching History
3yr Appointment
Dave Anderson, Chair (19)
William Robison (21)
Phi Alpha Theta Committee
3yr Appointment
Henry Robertson, Chair (19)
James MacDonald (19)
V. Elaine Thompson (20)
Publications Committee
3yr Appointment
Michael Martin, Managing Editor
Mary Linn Wernet, Chair (19)
Brady Banta (19)
Justin Nystrom (19)
Connie Zeanah Atkinson (20)
Ian Beamish (20)
Kodi Roberts (20)
Eva Baham (21)
Jeff Anderson (21)
Michael Frawley (21)
Glenn R. Conrad Prize Committee
Annual Appointment
Jerry Sanson, Chair
Sam Shepherd
Sam Hyde
Ad Hoc Committee
Information and Technology Committee
Andrew McKevitt, Chair
Andrew Wegmann
Bob Whitaker
Michael Martin
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