Catherine M. Lewis

Dr. Catherine M. Lewis is Associate Vice Provost of Museums, Archives & Rare Books; director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education; and professor of history at Kennesaw State University. She received her BA with honors in English and history from Emory University and her MA and PhD in American Studies from the University of Iowa. She is the author, coeditor, or coauthor of sixteen books, including Bobby Jones and the Quest for the Grand Slam (2005), Don't Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower's Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950s America (2007), Jim Crow America (2009), Museums in a Global Context (2013), Memories of the Mansion: The Story of the Georgia Governor's Mansion with First Lady Sandra Deal and Dr. Jennifer Dickey (2015), Time to Get Tough: How Cookies, Coffee, and a Crash Led to Success in Business and in Life, with Michael Coles (2018), and Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons on Thinking Big, Giving Back, and Doing it Yourself with Bernie Marcus (2022). Dr. Lewis has curated more than forty exhibits for organizations around the nation including Delta Air Lines, the United Way, the Breman Museum, and Augusta National Golf Club. She regularly presents at national and international conferences and serves on numerous boards, including the Women's Leadership Committee at Kennesaw State University, the Yates Scholarship Board for the Georgia State Golf Association, and the Museum Committee for the United States Golf Association. In 2018 she was named chair of the Robert T. Jones Jr. Program, a partnership between Emory University and the University of St. Andrews.