With over twenty-five years as a passionate educator, Professor Susan Autry has focused her entire professional life on bringing history to life for her students. She has taught at York Technical College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and for fifteen years at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) where she currently teaches full-time. She chaired the History Department at CPCC, receiving several awards for her instruction, including her appointment as a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence.

A thirty-eight-year veteran of the university classroom, Dr. Lee is professor of history at Winthrop University. He has earned several awards for his teaching, including recognition twenty-five years ago as a pioneer in remote learning. He is the author of nineteen books on a wide range of historical topics. He has lectured internationally in the United Kingdom, Russia, India, and Vietnam. Dr. Lee has served as a media commentator for Fox News, CNN, NBC News, and National Public Radio. He chairs the National Register of Historic Places Review Board in South Carolina.