~ West Texas Historical Association ~
WTHA Board
Below are current WTHA
officers and board members
| President.......................... | Shirley Eoff, San Angelo |
| Vice President................... | Tiffany Fink, Abilene |
| Executive Director.............. | Tai D. Kreidler, Lubbock |
| Editior.............................. | Monte Monroe, Lubbock |
| The Cyclone Editors............ | Becky Matthews, San Antonio |
| Jim Matthews, San Antonio | |
| Book Review Editor............. | Jean Stuntz, Canyon |
| West Texas News Editor...... | Freedonia Paschall, Lubbock |
| Web Page Editor................ | Lynn Whitfield, Lubbock |
| Board of Directors.............. | Troy Ainsworth, El Paso- 2011 |
| Clint Chambers, Lubbock- 2011 | |
| Mitchell Davenport, Jacksboro- 2010 | |
| Glen Ely, Fort Worth-2011 | |
| Bill Neal, Abilene- 2011 | |
| Janet Neugebauer, Lubbock-2009 | |
| Joann Pospisil, Houston- 2009 | |
| Gene Preuss, Houston- 2010 | |
| Wes Sheffield, Burleson- 2009 | |
| Jean Stuntz, Canyon- 2010 | |
| Donathon Taylor, Abilene- 2009 | |
| Lewis Toland, Roswell- 2010 | |
| Life-Directors.................... | B. W. Aston, Abilene |
| Paul Carlson, Ransom Canyon | |
| Kenneth Jacobs, Abilene | |
| Ex-Officio Board Members.... | Cheryl Lewis, 2010 |
| Preston Lewis, 2008 | |
| J'Nell Pate, 2009 |
Past Presidents of
WTHA
| 2005 | J'Nell Pate, Azle |
| 2004 | Preston Lewis, San Angelo |
| 2003 | Kenneth Davis, Lubbock |
| 2002 | Tom Crum, Granbury |
| 2001 | Garry Nall, Canyon |
| 2000 | Clint Chambers, Lubbock |
| 1999 | Darlene Bellinghausen, Knox City |
| 1998 | Harwood P. Hinton, Austin |
| 1997 | Mildred Sentell, Snyder |
| 1996 | Frederick W. Rathjen, Canyon |
| 1995 | Lou Rodenberger, Abilene |
| 1994 | Jack Loftin, Windthorst |
| 1993 | Lawrence Clayton, Abilene |
| 1992 | Paul H. Carlson, Ransom Canyon |
| 1991 | Earl H. Elam, Alpine |
| 1990 | Elmer Kelton, San Angelo |
| 1989 | David J. Murrah, Lubbock |
| 1988 | Mrs. John Berry, Clyde |
| 1987 | Monte Lewis, Cisco |
| 1986 | Roger M. Olien, Midland |
| 1985 | Fane Downs, Abilene |
| 1984 | Robert E. Byrns, San Angleo |
| 1983 | J. Conrad Dunagan, Monahans |
| 1982 | Leona Bruce, Santa Anna |
| 1981 | Joseph M. Nance, College Station |
| 1980 | Maj. Gen. Jim Dan Hill, Abilene |
| 1979 | Clayton Williams, Fort Stockton |
| 1978 | B. R. Hunter, Wichita Falls |
| 1977 | James M. Day, El Paso |
| 1976 | Robert E. Steakley, Odessa |
| 1975 | Robert Cotner, Austin |
| 1973-74 | Ralph Smith, Abilene |
| 1971-72 | Kenneth Neighbours, Wichita Falls |
| 1969-70 | Escal F. Duke, San Angelo |
| 1967-68 | John Berry, Clyde |
| 1965-66 | Fred R. Cotten, Weatherford |
| 1963-64 | R. Ernest Lee, Sr., Wichita Falls |
| 1961-62 | W. Earl Brown, Abilene |
| 1959-60 | Ben O. Grant, Albany |
| 1957-58 | Floyd F. Ewing, Jr., Wichita Falls |
| 1955-56 | James T. Padgitt, Coleman |
| 1954 | Seth Shepard McKay, Lubbokc |
| 1952-53 | J. W. Williams, Wichita Falls |
| 1951 | Ernest Wallace, Lubbock |
| 1949-50 | M. L. Crimmins, San Antonio |
| 1924-48 | R. C. Crane, Sweetwater [names President Emeritus for Life in 1949] |
WTHA Fellows
| Established in 2008, the "Fellows" designation recognizes WTHA members who have made large contributions to the organization and scholarly world. | |
| Paul Carlson | |
| Arnoldo DeLéon. | |
| Lou Rodenberger, , | |
WTHA Life Members
| H. Allen Anderson, Lubbock | Elmer Kelton, San Angelo |
| B. W. Aston, Abilene | C. Richard King, Stephenville |
| Darlene Bellinghausen, Knox City | Tai Kreidler, Lubbock |
| Annette Cheek Bishop, Houston | Marty Kuhlman, Canyon |
| Ira Blanton, Lubbock | Cheryl R. Lewis, Hamlin |
| Bob Brinkman, Roundrock | John B. Meadows, Austin |
| Clara J. Brown, Truscott | Monte Monroe, Lubbock |
| Stewart Caffey, Abilene | David J. Murrah, Rockport |
| Clifton Caldwell, Albany | Annette Fowler Nall, Canyon |
| Shirley Caldwell, Albany | Garry L. Nall, Canyon |
| Paul H. Carlson, Ransom Canyon | Roger M. Olien, Midland |
| John Carpenter, Fort Stockton | JoAnn Pospisil, Houston |
| Clint Chambers, Lubbock | Joyce Gibson Roach, Keller |
| Mary Ruth Chatham, Houston | Billy Gene (Ike) Robert, Marathon |
| Dominick (Nick) Cirinicone, Hurst | Travis Roberts, Jr., Marathon |
| Fane Downs, Fort Stockton | Travis Roberts III, Sanderson |
| John W. Crain, Dallas | Lou Rodenberger, Abilene |
| Fane Downs, Fort Stockton | Mildred B. Sentell, Snyder |
| Mrs. Conrad Dunagan, Monahans | Jake W. Sheffield, Burleson |
| Kathlyn Dunagan, Monahans | Wes J. Sheffield, Burleson |
| Sylvan Dunn, Nixon | Elizabeth Snapp, Denton |
| Peggy Elliott, Sweetwater | Harry Snapp, Denton |
| Glen S. Ely, Fort Worth | Hubert Strom, Fort Worth |
| Drue Farmer, Lubbock | Jean Stuntz, Canyon |
| Robert F. Fee, Lubbock | Donathan Taylor, Abilene |
| Tiffany Haggard Fink, Abilene | Robert R. Truitt, Jr., Midland |
| Homer O. Gainer, Houston | Donald R. Walker, Lubbock |
| Betty Hargar, Fort Stockton | Margaret Waring, Comanche |
| Johnny Henry, Canyon | Donald W. Whisenhunt, Bellingham, WA |
| Kenneth R. Jacobs, Abilene | Paul Wright, Alpine |
| William P. Wright, Jr., Abilene |
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As his final address as WTHA president for 2006-2007, Travis Roberts gave a presentation on 500 years of the Trans-Pecos region.
Cheryl Lewis, WTHA president for 2005-2006, presided over the events for the March 2007 meeting.
At Saturday's luncheon, incoming president Travis Roberts Jr. presented outgoing president Cheryl Lewis with the gift of a beautiful landscape painting.
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