Steven Noll is master lecturer in history and affiliate faculty member of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida. He is coauthor of Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida's Future. David R. Colburn served in many roles at the University of Florida, including as provost and senior vice president, professor of history, and director of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. He is the author of From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans: Florida and Its Politics since 1940. Senator Bob Graham (1936?2024)served the state of Florida for nearly four decades as first a state legislator, then governor, and finally a three-term U.S. Senator. In 2006 he created the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida to continue his legacy of leadership and train the next generation of Sunshine State leaders.