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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