Richard D. Poll was professor emeritus of history at Western Illinois University, where he was also Vice-President of Administration. Previously he taught American and Mormon history for over twenty years at Brigham Young University. Dr. Poll is co-author, with Eugene E. Campbell, of Hugh B. Brown: His Life and Thought; co-editor, with Thomas G. Alexander, Eugene E. Campbell, and David E. Miller, of Utah's History; and author of History & Faith: Reflections of a Mormon Historian, Howard J. Stoddard: Founder, Michigan National Bank, and Working the Divine Miracle: The Life of Apostle Henry D. Moyle. He is also a contributing author to Personal Voices: A Celebration of Dialogue. The late Dr. Poll lived in Provo, Utah, with his wife, Gene.