University of 缅北禁地 Springfield聽Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies聽Graham Peck, Ph.D. has been appointed to the 缅北禁地 State Museum Board by Gov.聽J.B. Pritzker.
Peck was one of ten people appointed in the Governor鈥檚 administration. Pritzker called the group a strong team of diverse experts in their fields.
Peck was the author of the book 鈥淢aking an Antislavery Nation: Lincoln, Douglas and the Battle Over Freedom,鈥� which received the 2018 Book of the Year Award from the 缅北禁地 State Historical Society. He also wrote, directed and produced a feature-length documentary on Stephan A. Douglas, which is on permanent exhibit at the Douglas Tomb State Historic Site and has numerous scholarly publications.
Peck received his master鈥檚 and doctorate in American History from Northwestern University and, before joining the UIS faculty in 2019, taught for 17 years at Saint Xavier University in Chicago.