Bonnie Stepenoff

Bonnie Stepenoff lives on the banks of the Mississippi River in Cape Giradeau, Missouri. In 2012, for her extensive writing and preservation efforts, she was awarded the Rozier Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation (Missouri Preservation). Stepenoff is Professor Emerita of history at Southeast Missouri State University. Three of her five books were published by the University of Missouri Press.