Professor Emeritus James L. De Young, PhD. was Director of Theatre and served in the Communication and Theatre Arts Department of Monmouth College in Monmouth, IL from 1963-2002. During this tenure directed and/or designed almost one hundred plays ranging from the classical to the avant garde. In 1991 he received Monmouth College's Sears Roebuck Award for Teaching and Campus Leadership. His popular theatrical history travel book, London Theatre Walks, is now in its 2nd edition. External professional honors have included two National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Fellowships, three appointments to lead Associated Colleges of the Midwest off-campus programs in London and Chicago, and the lifetime achievement award as outstanding contributor to the llinois Theatre Association in 2011. He has given papers and lectures on theatrical history and pedagogy for the Association of Theatre in Higher Education, the Illinois Theatre Association, the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, and the American Archaeological Association. In retirement he has continued his interest in theatre history, travel, photography, and community arts activities. He was one of the founders of the Buchanan Center for the Arts in Monmouth and has served on its Board of Directors several times. He is currently 2nd vice president of the Warren County History Museum in Monmouth, IL.