Lee, J. Edward: - A former president of the South Carolina Historical Association, Dr. J. Edward Lee is a professor of history at Winthrop University. During his thirty-year tenure in university classrooms, he won several awards for innovative teaching, especially in the area of distance learning. He regularly lectures on a wide variety of historical topics, ranging from the American presidency to foreign policy to local history. He has been a media commentator for NBC News, CNN, and NPR. In 2015, he received the State Historic Preservation Award from Governor Nikki Haley for his successful efforts to save the York County Courthouse. From 2002-2020, he was mayor of his hometown of York, South Carolina. Dr. Lee is the author of fifteen other books, including two more on the Vietnam War.