Donna earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Prior to that she earned her M.A. in American History and Government from Ashland University; B.S. in Education and a B.A. in History from Fort Hays State University.  Donna enjoys reading, playing the piano, jogging, watching Royals baseball, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.  She has two daughters, Sydney, and Corbin.  Donna was raised on their family farm near Jewell County Kansas.

Dr. Becker comes to us from St. Peters, MO where she finished her Ph.D. in Medieval and Early Modern History in May 2022 from St. Louis University.  Emily has many areas of interest in research, and academic honors/development, and earned her MA in Medieval History from St. Louis University and her BA in History and English from Hannibal-LaGrange University.