Lonnie A. Burnett, assistant vice president for academic affairs and professor of history at the University of Mobile, has been elected to serve as president of the Alabama Historical Association (AHA) for 2014–2015.
Founded in 1947, AHA is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The independent, nonprofit organization promotes the exploration and study of all aspects of Alabama’s history. The group’s nearly 1,000 members come from the ranks of professional historians as well as non-academicians with an interest in the state’s history.
Burnett has been a member of the AHA for 20 years and has served on its board of directors and executive committee, as well as vice president.
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