Raised on a farm between the rural Palouse Country communities of Endicott and St. John, Washington, Richard Scheuerman is professor emeritus of education at Seattle Pacific University following a thirty-five-year career in public and private education. He holds degrees in history, Russian, and educational leadership and has written several books and articles on agrarian themes including Harvest Heritage: Agricultural Origins and Heirloom Grains of the Pacific Northwest (Washington State University Press, 2013). Scheuerman is a recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence in Education, the Robert Gray Medal for contributions to historical scholarship, and the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. He and his wife, Lois, reside near Richland, Washington.
