Donald Stoker (historian)
Donald J. Stoker is an American military historian. Education. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1989, his Master's of Arts in 1990 from Valdosta State University and his PhD in Military and Diplomatic History from Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL in 1997. Career. Donald Stoker was a Professor of Strategy and Policy for the U.S. Naval War College’s program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California for 18 years. He currently is a Visiting Fellow and Fulbright Visiting Professor of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria. Personal life. He lives with his  wife and daughter in Vienna, Austria. Awards. "The Grand Design" was recognized with Fletcher Pratt award for best non-fiction Civil War book of 2010 by the Civil War Round Table of New York and was a Main Selection of the History Book Club. He was named as an Outstanding Alumnus of Valdosta State University by the Department of History in 2014.