Dr. John (Jack) Trammell is a professor in the department of sociology at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. He is a native of the Richmond area, and a two-time graduate of VCU, earning an MA in history and a PhD in Education. He is an accomplished author and in 2008 he was elected President of the Virginia Writer's Club. In 1997, as a teacher at Liberty Middle School, he was named Hanover County's Teacher of the Year. He has also contributed columns and articles for The Washington Post's "outdoor" section. He has spent the past several years studying the Chickahominy and its history and geography.