Athens (OH) (Images of America)
Richard A. Straw was born and raised in Athens and attended Ohio University from 1967 to 1972, earning both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history. He has maintained very close ties to the Athens community through both family and friends since leaving in 1976. He received his doctorate in history in 1980 from the University of Missouri and is currently professor of history at Radford University in Virginia, where he has taught since 1981.