Zieger received his bachelor's degree from Montclair State College in New Jersey, his master's degree from the University of Wyoming, and his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. He has been teaching at the University of Florida since 1986. The Robert H. Ewing Endowed Lectureship was established in 1973 to honor the late Professor Robert H. Ewing, who taught history for 27 years at Lycoming College. The lecture series brings a noted historian to Lycoming College each year. Ewing died in 1991.
Admission is free and the public is invited.