Doug Cantrell is an Associate Professor of History at Elizabethtown Community College in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where he has taught for 13 years. He holds a B.A. from Berea College in History and Political Science, an M.A. from the University of Kentucky, and has completed 30 hours toward the Ph.D. He is the author of numerous journal and encyclopedia articles in the field of immigration and ethnic history. Professor Cantrell also teaches Kentucky and American History courses on the web and is the socials science discipline leader for the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in the South and Southwest. He is a former editor and past president of the Kentucky Association Teachers of History.

Barbara D. Ripel is Professor of History at Suffolk County Community College, Riverland, New York. Her B.A. and Ph.D. are from SUNY Stony Brook, and her M.A. is from Rutgers University in New Jersey. The West Georgia Quarterly published her article on Harbottle Dorr, and The William and Mary Quarterly published her research on early pro-slavery petitions from the 1780s. Beside her background in American History, Professor Ripel has taught Western Civilization survey courses, Political Science, Anthropology and Sociology. She recently directed the Honors Program on the Suffolk Campus. In 1998, she received the New York State Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Ripel serves as the campus advisor to Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society for Two Year Colleges.