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
PresidentV. Elaine Thompson
Vice PresidentJames Wilson
Secretary-TreasurerMichael Martin
Managing EditorEva Baham
Henry Robertson
Nominations Committee
Annual Appointment
Howard Hunter, Chair
Marianne Fisher-Giorlando
Alecia Long
William Robeson
Steve Michot
Program Committee
Annual Appointment
Laura Kelley, Chair
Janet Allured
Dave Anderson
Michael Ross
Charter & Bylaws Committee
2yr Appointment
Fernin Eaton, Chair (19)
Janet Allured (18)
Mike Ross (18)
Mary Linn Wernet (19)
Nolan Eller (19)
Membership Committee
2yr Appointment
Charles Pellegrin, Chair (19)
Howard Hunter (18)
Amanda McFillen (18)
Monica Bontty (19)
Brian McGowan (19)
Steve Michot (19)
Archives & Records Committee
3yr Appointment
Mary Linn Wernet, Chair (19)
Michelle Riggs (17)
Sean Benjamin (18)
Karen Leathem(18)
Tara Laver (18)
Kemper Williams Prize Committee
3yr Appointment
John Lawrence
Chair – Permanent ApptMolly Mitchell (18)
Michael Ross (19)
Patricia Brady (20)
Hugh Rankin Prize Committee
Annual Appointment
Brady Banta
ChairVaughan Baker Simpson
Michael Wade
Michael Martin
Ex-Officio
McGinty Award Committee
2yr Appointment
V. Elaine Thompson
ChairMary Farmer-Kaiser (18)
Charles Vincent (19)
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 (18)
Charity Rakestraw (18)
Meredith Melancon (18)
Phi Alpha Theta Committee
3yr Appointment
V. Elaine Thompson, Chair (17)
Sam Shepherd (18)
Henry Robertson (19)
James MacDonald (19)
Publications Committee
3yr Appointment
Michael Martin, Managing Editor
Michael Frawley (18)
Andy Horowitz (18)
Jerry Sanson (18)
Janet Allured (19)
Brady Banta (19)
Mary Linn Wernet (19)
Connie Zeanah Atkinson (20)
Ian Beamish (20)
Kodi Roberts (20)
Glenn R. Conrad Prize Committee
2yr Appointment
Dan Usner, Chair (18)
Mary Famer-Kaiser (18)
Charity Carney (18)
Howard Hunter (18)
Ad Hoc Committee
Information and Technology Committee
Andrew McKevitt, Chair
Andrew Wegmann
Bob Whitaker
Michael Martin
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