Angie Lipp Klink has authored sixteen books, several about the history and people of Purdue University. An independent scholar, essayist, scriptwriter, and advertising copywriter, she has written for the American Writers Museum, Ms. magazine, Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History magazine, and documentaries narrated by actor Peter Coyote. Klink has received sixty-two American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement honor, and an honorable mention in the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. She is a recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in Historic Preservation Medal, the organization's most prestigious award honoring historic preservation and the commitment to research and writing of books. Klink holds a BA in communication from Purdue University. Learn more at www.angieklink.com.

Jennifer L. Bay is professor of English in the professional writing undergraduate major and in the graduate program in rhetoric and composition at Purdue University. Her research focuses on rhetorical theory, experiential learning, and digital rhetorics. Bay's award-winning scholarship has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Technical Communication Quarterly. She edited Angie Klink's book Purdue's Female Founders, which was supported by her years as a volunteer archivist with the Tippecanoe County Historical Association and teaching archival-based courses at Purdue.