EOA is a collaborative effort involving many people who have provided invaluable help. These people include:

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EOA Editorial Staff

• Christopher Maloney, Senior Content Editor
• Steffany Moyer, Content Editor
• Laura Newland Hill, Communications and Outreach Manager

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EOA Advisory Council

• Zanice Bond, Ph.D., Tuskegee University
• Blake Busbin, Ph.D., Alabama State Department of Education
• Thomas "T.C." Coley, Tallapoosa County Commissioner
• Susan Dubose, Ph.D., Social Studies Educator
• Keith Hébert, Ph.D., Auburn University
• Chuck Holmes, Alabama Humanities Alliance
• Kelly Kazek, Alabama Media Group
• Jay Lamar, Humanities Scholar
• Cliff McCollum, Alabama Media Group
• Steve Murray, Alabama Department of Archives & History
• Joyia Pittman Davis, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
• Howard Robinson, Ph.D., Alabama State University
• Chippewa Thomas, Ph.D., Auburn University
• Claire Wilson, Encyclopedia of Alabama (Retired)
• J. D. Wilson, University of Alabama Press
• Michelle Wilson, Ph.D., Shelby County Board of Education

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Founding EOA Advisory Council

• Joey Brackner
• Susan Dubose
• Wayne Flynt
• Robert "Jeff" Jakeman
• Mike Malone
• Debbie Pendleton
• Dan Ross
• Robert Stewart
• David Wilson

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Former Staff

A special thanks is offered to former staff members and partners who helped create EOA.

Wayne Flynt, editor-in-chief emeritus; Robert J. Jakeman, editor emeritus; James "Pat" Kaetz, managing editor; Steve Murray, managing editor; Claire Wilson, senior content editor; Ben Berntson, production editor; Justin Dubois, media editor; Bliss Bailey, Executive Director, Auburn University Office of Information Technology; Jeremy Goslin, independent technology consultant; Susan Abram, graduate research assistant; Patricia Hoskins Morton, graduate research assistant; Michael Zarafonetis, graduate research assistant; Dana Chandler, graduate research assistant; Donna Siebenthaler, graduate research assistant; Midge Coates, metadata consultant; John Hardin, graduate research assistant.

The EOA staff is grateful for the continuing support of Auburn University's Office of Information Technology and Office of University Outreach.

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Founding EOA Consulting Editors

The staff also wishes to thank: