James E. Peters

Jim Peters received a bachelor’s degree in government from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a law degree from the New England School of Law in Boston.

After practicing law for several years in his hometown of Quincy, Illinois, Jim moved to Washington, D.C. where he turned to writing and publishing. In 1986, he published “Arlington National Cemetery: Shrine to America’s Heroes.” The book’s fourth edition is due to be published before July 1.

After two decades in publishing and marketing, Jim joined the University of Kansas in 2005 as director of marketing for KU Continuing Education. In 2012 he was appointed director of KU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. He teaches a course on Arlington Cemetery, as well as courses on Harry Truman, Presidential Assassins, John Brown, and the Underground Railroad in Kansas.

Jim is on the board of directors of the Douglas County, Kansas, Historical Society and is the past president of the Lawrence Central Rotary Club.