- Introduction
- John R. Sellers President
- Lucas E. Morel Vice President
- Donald R. Kennon TREASURER
- Clark Evans Gen’l Secretary
- Fred J. Martin, Jr. Past President
The Abraham Lincoln Institute Executive Committee
The Abraham Lincoln Institute Executive Committee consists of the primary officers of ALI who generously devote many hours to promoting professional quality, academic level Lincoln scholarship that is freely available to all who are interested. The Executive Committee members also serve on the ALI Board of Directors. ALI Board of Directors.
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John R. Sellers, President
John Sellers is Historical Specialist, Civil War & Reconstruction, for the Library of Congress. Dr. Sellers is the curator of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln in the Library of Congress.
Degrees:
B.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
M.A., PhD., Tulane University
Publications:
"The Common Soldier in the American Revolution" 1976
"Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress for Research on the American Revolution," 1975
Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789, 1981
"Civil War Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress," 1986
Dr. Sellers has played a major role in the digitization and online presentation of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln.
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Lucas E. Morel, Vice President
Lucas Morel is Associate Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee
University in Lexington, Virginia, 
where he teaches courses on American
government, political philosophy, Black American politics, and Abraham
Lincoln.
Degrees:
Publications:
Books:
Lincoln’s Sacred Effort: Defining Religion’s Role in American Self-Government, 2000Editor, Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to "Invisible Man," 2004
Contributing Editor, Books and Culture: A Christian Review
Articles:
Dr. Morel’s most recently published articles include:"Lincoln, God, and Emancipation: A Promise Fulfilled," Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment
"Lincoln's Political Religion and Religious Politics," Lincoln Revisited
"The Dred Scott Dissents: McLean, Curtis, Lincoln, and the Public Mind," Journal of Supreme Court History
Dr. Morel has also written for
The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association
Lincoln Lore
Los Angeles Times
Christian Science Monitor
First Things
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Commentary
Public Speaking
Positions Past and Present
Board Member, Lincoln Studies Center (Knox College)
Trustee, Supreme Court Historical Society
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Donald R. Kennon, Treasurer
Donald Kennon has been Chief Historian of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society since 1987. Dr. Kennon's duties include directing the Capitol Historical Society’s symposia, publications, and educational outreach programs, and writing and lecturing about the history of Congress and the Capitol.
Degrees:
Publications:
The Committee on Ways and Means: A Bicentennial History, 1789-1989 , Government Printing Office, 1989
Seven edited volumes of the Capitol Historical Society’s symposia publications with the University Press of Virginia and Ohio University Press
Past and Present Positions:
Chief Historian, Capitol Historical Society
Associate Historian, Capitol Historical Society, 1981-87
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Clark Evans, General Secretary
Clark Evans is the Senior Reference Librarian in the Rare Book Reading Room at the Library of Congress, home of the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana.
In 2004, Mr. Evans completed 30 years of service with the Library of Congress.
Publications:
Public Speaking:
Lincoln Memorial University
Maryland Historical Society
Popular Culture Association
The Surratt Society
Past and Present Positions:
President of the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, two terms: 1990-1992
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Fred J. Martin, Jr., Past President
Fred Martin serves as a designated Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies.
Degrees:
Publications:
Mr. Martin is at work on a book on the Election of 1864.
Past and Present Positions:
Founding Chair, University of California program on Mental Health & Public Policy
Assistant General Manager, Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Consultant to firms in health care, technology, engineering, educational lending, and banking
Lecturer, Journalism, San Francisco State University
Lecturer, Public Policy Analysis, Golden Gate University, San Francisco
Editor, San Francisco Business Editor and Writer with The Denver Post, the Associated Press, and the San Francisco Examiner. He covered a wide range of assignments that included editorial positions, legislative and political assignments, general assignment reporting, and urban affairs reporting.
Infantry Lieutenant, Korea
Assistant in the Office of Economic Coordinator, Department of State, which managed U.S. aid for rebuilding Korea.