Michael Butler Added to American Historian Distinguished Lectureship Program

April 14, 2025
Dr. J. Michael Butler, Kenan Distinguished Professor of History at Flagler College, has been appointed to the Organization of American Historians’ "Distinguished Lectureship Program," alongside 28 historians from institutions such as Brandeis, UT Austin, Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Yale.

The Organization of American Historians (OAH) is the largest scholarly organization devoted to the history of the United States, and to promoting excellence in the scholarship, teaching and presentation of that history.  

An international non-profit membership organization, the OAH has over 6,000 members who are university and college professors, as well as individuals employed in a variety of scholarly and institutional settings, including libraries, museums, national parks and historical societies.  

“It is one of my greatest career achievements to be appointed to the Distinguished Lectureship Program,” he said. “The nomination demonstrates that Flagler College is a place where nationally recognized scholars place teaching – and students – at the center of their work.”  

Butler has taught at Flagler since 2008, and his work has appeared in many leading peer-reviewed academic publications.