Dear Colleagues,

The Nominating Committee seeks your input in creating a slate of candidates for this year's Western History Association election. Please submit nominations for: WHA President-elect, two Council members, and three members of the Nominating Committee.  

From the WHA Constitution and Bylaws:

The President presides at all meetings of the Western History Association and the Council during the President's year of service. The President makes appointments to committees and designates committee chairs. The President encourages the establishment of affiliated organization status between other appropriate organizations and the WHA.

The Council consists of the President, the President-elect, Executive Director, and seven elected members. The Council presents a complete report of actions and activities to the membership at the annual business meeting. Elected Council members serve three-year terms.

The Nominating Committee consists of five elected members each serving two-year terms. The Nominating Committee seeks suggestions from WHA members by February 15 each year and prepares the slate of candidates for President-elect, Council, and Nominating Committee.

Candidates for all elected positions need to be members in good standing.

Please email your nominations for President-elect, Council, and Nominating Committee by February 15 to any member of the Nominating Committee listed below.

On behalf of the Nominating Committee, thank you!

Laurie Arnold, Chair (2016)
Gonzaga University
hilaurie@yahoo.com

Benjamin Johnson (2016)
Loyola University Chicago
bjohnson25@luc.edu

Sarah Carter (2016)
University of Alberta
scarter1@ualberta.ca

Susan Gray (2017)
Arizona State University
segray@asu.edu

Josh Reid (2017)
University of Washington
jlreid@uw.edu

2016 Award information is now available! Please remember that all submission materials are due to committee members by April 1, 2016 to be considered. For more information visit the WHA awards page or contact the WHA office at (907) 474-6509. Good Luck!

Doing Battle with the Zombies of Western History

Referee: Karen J. Leong, Arizona State University

Participants:

Anne Hyde, University of Oklahoma

Lorena Oropeza, University of California, Davis

Kevin Allen Leonard, Western Washington University

Bill Coleman, Notre Dame University

Patricia Nelson Limerick, University of Colorado

The following session took place during the 55th Annual Conference of the WHA, October 2015 at the Portland Hilton & Executive Tower in Portland, Oregon.

Please submit your papers, panels, and poster presentations by January 4, and encourage your colleagues to join us for the fifty-eighth annual Missouri Conference on History. Hosted and sponsored by The State Historical Society of Missouri, the 2016 conference will be held March 9–11 at the Courtyard by Marriott and Conference Center in Columbia.

The Missouri Conference on History is not limited to Missouri history topics. Proposals for papers on other geographic areas and from all historical time periods are invited. 

The conference is particularly interested in proposals for complete sessions, including panelists, chair, and commentator. Anyone wishing to present a paper should submit a short abstract and a one-page curriculum vitae. Panel proposals should include a brief abstract of the panel’s purpose, short descriptions of the individual papers, and one-page CVs for all participants.

All proposals should be submitted online. Details for submission are available at http://shs.umsystem.edu/mch. For additional information, please contact John Brenner, managing editor, The State Historical Society of Missouri, at mch@umsystem.edu or 573.882.7083.

Although the conference typically hosts academics of all levels, the program committee would like to make a special appeal to graduate students. The friendly and inviting atmosphere provides an excellent opportunity for aspiring and young historians to present their work.

Students should also apply for the Student Paper Prize ($250) and the Lynn and Kristen Morrow Missouri History Student Prize ($150). See http://shs.umsystem.edu/mch/awards for more information.

Missouri Conference on History

The State Historical Society of Missouri

2016 Host & Administrative Sponsor
1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, MO 65201
573.882.7083 | shs.umsystem.edu

We are pleased to announce that the 2015 Western History Association Conference panel on "Zombies of Western History," will air on C-SPAN3's American History TV on Sunday, December 13 at 6:30pm ET and again at 10:30pm ET. The annual conference took place in Portland, Oregon this past October at the Portland Hilton & Executive Tower.

Once the program airs it will become available on CSPAN’s website and on this website beginning Monday, December 14.

In addition to this panel, CSPAN interviewed 2015 WHA President Elizabeth Jameson during the Portland conference. This interview aired Sunday, November 8 and is now available online here.

Happy Holidays,

John Heaton, Executive Director

Dear Members,

As you may have noticed, our website is currently undergoing a major renovation process. Please bear with us as we work to bring you an updated, user-friendly website with a more diverse range of online content. As always, we are open to suggestions and are working to accommodate the many diverse fields of study within the association.

Please e-mail all website suggestions to westernhistoryassociation@gmail.com. 

Please look for an updated website at the start of the new year.

Best,

WHA Staff