Presidents of JWHA
In addition to historians from the Community of Christ background, JWHA's presidents include historians who were practicing members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as historians who were not members of any Latter Day Saint church. Presidents take office at the annual meeting in September.
| Years | Name | Prominence at the time of service |
|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | Robert Flanders | author of Nauvoo: Kingdom on the Mississippi (1975) ISBN 978-0-252-00561-9 |
| 1975 | Alma Blair | Professor of history at Graceland College |
| 1976 | Kenneth Stobaugh | Director of Joseph Smith Historic Site in Nauvoo, Illinois |
| 1977 | William D. Russell | Former editor of Courage: A Journal of History, Thought, and Action and professor of history at Graceland College |
| 1978 | Barbara Higdon | Former editor of the University Bulletin and professor of language and literature at Graceland College |
| 1979 | Paul M. Edwards | Professor of philosophy at Graceland College |
| 1980 | Clare D. Vlahos | |
| 1981 | W. Grant McMurray | Assistant church historian of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
| 1982 | Tom Morain | |
| 1983 | Norma Derry Hiles | Author of Gentle Monarch Presidency of Israel A Smith (1991) ISBN 978-0-8309-0577-5 |
| 1984 | Paul M. Edwards | Professor of philosophy at Graceland College |
| 1985 | Richard P. Howard | World church historian of the RLDS Church |
| 1986 | Wayne Ham | |
| 1987 | Robert Mesle | |
| 1988 | Linda King Newell | Co-author of Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith (1984) ISBN 978-0-252-06291-9 |
| 1989–90 | Maurice Draper | |
| 1991–92 | Roger Launius | |
| 1993–94 | Lee Pement | |
| 1995–96 | Jessie L. Embry | Author of Black Saints in a White Church: Contemporary African American Mormons (1994) ISBN 978-1-56085-044-1 |
| 1996–97 | Danny Jorgensen | Author of Participant Observation: A Methodology for Human Studies (1989) ISBN 978-0-8039-2877-0 |
| 1997–98 | Ronald E. Romig | Church archivist of the RLDS Church |
| 1998–99 | Barbara Bernauer | Assistant church archivist of the RLDS Church |
| 1999–2000 | Ed Warner | |
| 2000–01 | Alma Blair | Former executive secretary of JWHA |
| 2001–02 | Michael S. Riggs | |
| 2002–03 | Biloine Whiting Young | Author of Obscure Believers: The Mormon Schism of Alpheus Cutler (2002) ISBN 978-1-880654-27-9 |
| 2003–04 | Mark A. Scherer | World church historian of the Community of Christ |
| 2004–05 | Jan Shipps | Author of Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition (1987) ISBN 978-0-252-01417-8 |
| 2005–06 | Newell G. Bringhurst | Author of Saints, Slaves, and Blacks: The Changing Place of Black People Within Mormonism (1981) ISBN 978-0-313-22752-3 |
| 2006–07 | Alexander L. Baugh | Author of A Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri (2000) |
| 2007–08 | Barbara B. Walden | Site Director of Kirtland Temple |
| 2008–09 | William Shepard | Author of James J. Strang, Teachings of a Mormon Prophet (1977) |
| 2009–10 | Jeanne Murphey | |
| 2010–11 | John C. Hamer | Co-editor of Scattering of the Saints: Schism within Mormonism (2007) ISBN 978-1-934901-02-1 |
| 2011–12 | Steven L. Shields | Author of Divergent Paths of the Restoration (3rd edition, 1982) ISBN 978-0-942284-00-3 |
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