Book Reviewer Information

Utah State University 
0740 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-0740
phone 435.797.1301
fax 435.797.3899
whq@usu.edu

Joe N. Lamb

Robert M. Utley Fellow, 2008-2010

Joe grew up in a small farming community in central Nebraska and is an avid Cornhusker fan---state law. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he majored in Great Plains Studies. This required surviving classes taught by Paul A. Olson, knower of all knowledge and founder of the Center for Great Plains Studies; Frances W. Kaye, American and Canadian, and professor of American and Canadian Studies-even though Nebraska has no such programs-and likewise, knower of all knowledge; Historian Margaret D. Jacobs, Director of Women’s and Gender Studies, and the person responsible for getting Joe into this mess; James L. Stubbendieck, Director of the Center for Great Plains Studies and professor of grassland ecology and the person responsible for saving blowout penstemon (Penstemon haydenii), one of four Nebraska plants listed as an Endangered Species; and last but not least the Omaha language program, guided by its fearless leader, Professor Mark Awakuni-Swetland and his trusty sidekick, Rory Larson (thanks to Mark and Rory, Joe no longer fears death). An especial acknowledgement goes to Joe’s two native speakers, Emmaline Walker Sanchez, and the late Alberta Grant Canby---a no nonsense Omaha woman with a heart of gold and fry bread maker extraordinaire.

You can e-mail Joe at joe.lamb@usu.edu