Executive Committee

This page contains information about the Kansas Historical Society's officers and executive committee members. This 18-member governing board meets six times a year.

Officers

Kathleen Holt, president

James Logan, president-elect, vice chair

Dru Sampson, vice president

E. Dean Carlson, secretary

Donald Schepker, treasurer

Mary Turkington, immediate past president, chair

Executive Committee

Jack Alexander
Kathleen Holt Donald Schepker
Deborah Barker
Rep. Annie Kuether Sen. Derek Schmidt
Paul Buchanan
James K. Logan Mary Turkington
E. Dean Carlson Brian J. Moline Dennis A. Vasquez
J. Eric Engstrom Barbara Morris Shari Wilson
Cynthia Haines Dru Sampson  


The executive director is a non-voting member of the Executive Committee.

  • A list of KSHS secretaries and directors
  • In addition to the officers and executive committee, the Society is governed by a 102-member board from across Kansas. The board meets in the fall at the annual meeting in Topeka, and gathers for the spring meeting, which rotates to different communities across the state. The public is invited to the meetings, which feature programming and information of historical interest. For more information contact membership services at membership@kshs.org, 785-272-8681, ext. 201.

    Board of Directors

    Serving three-year terms

    Jack Alexander Cheryl Brown Henderson Alicia L. Salisbury
    Nancy Kassebaum Baker Jerilyn Henrikson Dru J. Sampson
    Deborah C. Barker Katie Herrick Donald L. Schepker
    Donita Barone Merle J. "Boo" Hodges Sen. Derek Schmidt
    Angela O. Bates Michael H. Hoeflich F. Dave Seaton
    Michael L. Baughn Daniel D. Holt Jerry Shaw
    Edward Beasley, Jr. Kathleen Holt David R. Shepherd
    George G. Breidenthal, Jr. Nancy E. Holt James E. Sherow
    Paul M. Buchanan Lidia J. Hook Gray James R. Shortridge
    John W. Carlin James F. Hoy Glee S. Smith
    E. Dean Carlson Fran F. Jackson John Sprague
    Hoite C. Caston Schuyler Mead Jones Clinton L. Stalker, Jr.
    Yolanda Chamberlin James C. Juhnke Paul K. Stuewe
    Anna D. Chandler Robert M. Kroenert Joanna L. Stratton
    Don Chubb Rep. Annie Kuether Herschel L. Stroud
    Charles E. Clark Bill Kurtis Michael E. Stubbs
    Shelley Hickman Clark Audrey H. Langworthy Loren L. Taylor
    D. Cheryl Collins James K. Logan James A. Thomas
    Mary Cottom Bruce Mactavish Mary Ann Thompson
    Marjorie L. Crump Charles F. McAfee William M. Tsutsui
    Tim Cruz William C. McKale Mary E. Turkington
    Andres M. Dominguez Brian J. Moline Dennis A. Vasquez
    Paul V. Dugan, Sr. Barbara Morris Mark A. Viets
    Betty Lu Duncan Ruth Olson Peters William O. Wagnon, Jr.
    J. Howard Duncan John Pinegar Crystal L. Walker
    J. Eric Engstrom Mark H. Reddig Richard B. Walker
    Richard L. Ferrell Mary C. Regan Dave Webb
    Sheila Frahm James Reynolds Reed Whitaker
    Frank D. Gaines Nel Lindner Richmond Shari L. Wilson
    Cynthia Haines W. Stitt Robinson, Jr. June S. Windscheffel
    Sharon H. Hamil Richard D. Rogers Kelly A. Woestman
    Paul J. Hawkins Hal Ross Robert E. Yarmer
     
     
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