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Western Literature Association Presidents 1966 to Present

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

WLA leaders who have served as presidents of the organization and have hosted the annual conference.
Amanda Zink, 2023—Fort Hall, Idaho	Jennifer Ladino, 2023— Fort Hall, Idaho	Audrey Goodman, 2022—Santa Fe, New Mexico	Lisa Tatonetti, 2022—Santa Fe, New Mexico
Rebecca Lush, 2020—Virtual in lieu of San Diego, California	Kerry Fine, 2020—Virtual in lieu of San Diego, California	Alex Hunt, 2019—Estes Park, Colorado	SueEllen Campbell, 2019—Estes Park, Colorado
Emily Lutenski—2018, St. Louis, Missouri	Michael K. Johnson—2018, St. Louis, Missouri	Florence Amamoto—2017, Minneapolis, Minnesota	Sue Maher—2017, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Linda Karell—2016, Big Sky, Montana	Susan Bernardin—2015, Reno, Nevada	David Fenimore—2015, Reno, Nevada	Laurie Ricou—2014, Victoria, BC, Canada
Anne Kaufman—2014, Victoria, BC, Canada	Richard Hutson—2013, Berkeley, California	Sara Spurgeon—2012, Lubbock, Texas	Nancy Cook—2011, Missoula, Montana
Bonney MacDonald, 2011 — Missoula, Montana	Gioia Woods, 2010 — Prescott, Arizona	David Cremean, 2009 — Spearfish, South Dakota	Karen Ramirez, 2008 — Boulder, Colorado
Nic Witschi, 2008 — Boulder, Colorado	Ann Putnam, 2007 — Tacoma, Washington	Tara Penry 2006 — Boise, Idaho	William Handley, 2005 — Los Angeles, California
Susan Kollin, 2004 — Big Sky, Montana	Krista Comer, 2003 Houston, Texas	Judy Nolte Temple, 2002 — Tucson, Arizona	Susan Naramore Maher, 2001 — Omaha, Nebraska
Robert Murray Davis, 2000 — Norman, Oklahoma	Michael Kowalewski, 1999 — Sacramento, California	Robert Thacker, 1998 — Banff, Alberta, Canada	Gary Scharnhorst, 1997 — Albuquerque, New Mexico
Susanne K. George Bloomfield, 1996 — Lincoln, Nebraska	Laurie Ricou, 1995 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Stephen Tatum, 1994 — Salt Lake City, Utah	Diane Quantic, 1993 — Wichita, Kansas
Joseph Flora, 1992 — Reno, Nevada	James Work, 1991 — Estes Park, Colorado	Lawrence Clayton, 1990 — Denton, Texas	Barbara Meldrum, 1989 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Glen Love, 1988 — Eugene, Oregon	Susan J. Rosowski, 1987 — Lincoln, Nebraska	Tom Pilkington[pictured in the middle, receiving award], 1986 — Durango, Colorado	Gerald Haslam, 1985 — Fort Worth, Texas
Ann Ronald, 1984 — Reno, Nevada	George Day, 1983 — St. Paul, Minnesota	Martin Bucco, 1982 — Denver, Colorado	James Maguire, 1981 — Boise, Idaho
Helen Stauffer, 1980 — St. Louis, Missouri	Bernice Slote, 1980 — University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Richard Etulain, 1979 — Albuquerque, New Mexico	Mary Washington, 1978 — Park City, Utah
Arthur Huseboe, 1977 — Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Lawrence L. Lee, 1976 — Bellingham, Washington	Maynard Fox, 1975 —Durango, Colorado	John S. Bullen, 1974 — Sonoma, California
Max Westbrook, 1973 — Austin, Texas	Thomas J. Lyon, 1972 — Jackson Hole, Wyoming	John R. Milton, 1971 — Red Cloud, Nebraska	Don D. Walker, 1970 — Sun Valley, Idaho
Morton L. Ross, 1969 — Provo, Utah	Jim L. Fife, 1968 — Colorado Springs, Colorado	Delbert Wylder, 1967 — Albuquerque, NM	C. L. Sonnichsen, 1966 — Salt Lake City, Utah. [Photo credit: El Paso Herald-Post records, Special Collections, U of TX at El Paso Library]