Alan Dawes has been writing memoirs and teaching memoir writing for many years. Recently, he self-published a collection of memoirs based on his life in England before coming to the United States in 1960. The “Shoe Box Stories” was a surprise and appreciated gift to his children.

Allison Miller is Associate Professor of Art History and the Chair of the International Studies Program at Southwestern University.  This course consists of six classes taught by junior and senior Southwestern students majoring in Art History. Class topics are chosen and researched by the students. Students presenting will be Kari Darr, Haley Druart, Kyle Leon, … Read more about Allison Miller

Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4) Anthony Triola retired on January 31, 2014, after serving 25 years on active duty.  Anthony enlisted in the US Air Force in 1989 as an intelligence operations analyst.  Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Anthony applied to the US Army Warrant Officer School and served as an intelligence officer.  … Read more about Anthony Triola

Christy began her federal career in 1975 as a Special Agent with the US Department of State, Office of Security, protecting Secretaries of State and Foreign Dignitaries, conducting background investigations and passport/visa fraud investigations.  She joined the Central Intelligence Agency and eventually became an Operations Officer with a specialty in Counterintelligence. Completing a war zone … Read more about Christy Wolf

David Smith, PhD, received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia, New York University and the University of Illinois. He taught English Literature and Humanities at the University of Toledo (Ohio) for 32 years. For the past 13 years in Chicago he has served as a volunteer docent for the Chicago Architectural Foundation. Dr. Smith … Read more about David Smith, PhD