Ron Tyler is the former director of the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. Tyler received his Ph.D. from Texas Christian University. He is an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society, the Philosophical Society of Texas and the Texas Institute of Letters. Tyler is editor and author of more than two dozen books, is the recipient of numerous grants; has delivered many articles for publication in scholarly journals across the country; organized a number of major exhibitions; and lectured widely on exploration art, American and Western art and history, and John James Audubon. Charles T. Butler is the former executive director of the Columbus Museum. He served as President of the Southeastern Museums Association and is a member of the Art Museum Directors Association.Butler has many personal accolades and accomplishments. He received the Lifetime Professional Award from the Southeastern Museums Conference and the Georgia Museum Professional of the Year from the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries. Dennis Harper is curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn, Alabama. Daniel Patterson is professor emeritus of English Language and Literature, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan and a member of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment. Sarah Zohdy is an assistant professor at the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Alabama. Robert A. Gitzen is an assistant professor at the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Alabama. James B. Armstrong is a professor at the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Alabama. Christopher A. Lepczyk is a professor at the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Alabama
