2020 Louisiana Historical Association

Committee Appointments

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Board of Directors

3yr Appointment

  • Virginia Gould (21)

  • Shannon Frystak (21)

  • Randy Sparks (21)

  • Dan Usner (21)

  • Brady Banta (22)

  • Jeffrey Anderson (22)

  • Karen Leathem (22)

  • Nathaniel Means (22)

  • Elaine Thompson (23)

  • Nolan Eller (23)

  • Justin Nystrom (23)

  • Faye Phillips (23)

  • Paul Hoffman, Ad-hoc Member

Executive Committee

Annual Appointment

  • Henry Robertson, President

  • Eva Baham, Vice President

  • James Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer

  • Michael Martin, Managing Editor

  • Jeffrey Anderson

  • Elaine Thompson

Nominations Committee

Annual Appointment

  • Dave Anderson, Chair

  • Brian McGowan

  • Michelle Riggs Waller

  • Gene Smith

  • James MacDonald

Program Committee

Annual Appointment

  • Shannon Frystak, Chair

  • Miki Pfeffer

  • Justin Nystrom

  • Gary Joiner

  • Sam Hyde

Charter & Bylaws Committee

2yr Appointment

  • Fernin Eaton, Chair (21)

  • Mary Linn Wernet (21)

  • Gaines Foster (21)

  • Michael Ross (22)

  • John Sacher (22)

Membership Committee

2yr Appointment

  • Chris Stacey, Chair (21)

  • Bobby Keeling (21)

  • Molly Mitchell (21)

  • Liz Skilton (22)

  • Laura D. Kelley (22)

Archives & Records Committee

3yr Appointment

  • Karen Leathem, Chair (21)

  • Patricia Threatt (21)

  • Melissa Smith (22)

  • Leon Miller (23)

Kemper Williams Prize Committee

3yr Appointment

  • John Lawrence, Chair – Permanent Appt.

  • Dan Usner (21)

  • Charles Pellegrin (22)

  • Emily Clark (23)

Hugh Rankin Prize Committee

Annual Appointment

  • Eva Baham, Chair

  • Molly Mitchell

  • Alecia Long

  • Michael Martin (Ex-Officio)

McGinty Award Committee

2yr Appointment

  • V. Elaine Thompson, Chair

  • Charles Pellegrin (20)

  • Mark Fernandez (21)

LHA Fellows Committee

3yr Appointment

  • Sam Shepherd, Chair (21)

  • Alecia Long (22)

  • Virginia Gould (23)

Investments Committee

5yr Appointment

  • Paul Hoffman, Chair (22)

  • Virginia Gould, (21)

  • Andrew McKevitt (21)

  • Lawrence Powell (22)

  • Janet Allured (22)

  • Dave Anderson (22)

  • James Wilson
    Ad-hoc Voting Member

Committee on Teaching History

3yr Appointment

  • Howard Hunter, Chair (22)

  • Jim Rogers (21)

  • Laura D. Kelley (22)

  • Paul Wilson (23)

Phi Alpha Theta Committee

3yr Appointment

  • Henry Robertson, Chair (21)

  • Samantha Cavell (22)

  • V. Elaine Thompson (23)

Publications Committee

3yr Appointment

  • Michael Martin, Managing Editor

  • Eva Baham (21)

  • Jeff Anderson (21)

  • Michael Frawley (21)

  • Steve Michot (22)

  • Marianne Fisher-Giorlando (22)

  • James MacDonald (22)

  • Raphael Cassimere Jr. (23)

  • Theodore Foster (23)

  • Jennifer Ann Venable (23)

Glenn R. Conrad Prize Committee

Annual Appointment

  • Mike Wade, Chair

  • Randy Sparks

  • Gaines Foster

Ad Hoc Committee

Information and Technology Committee

  • Andrew McKevitt, Chair

  • Andrew Wegmann

  • Bob Whitaker

  • Michael Martin

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