CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Dec. 18, 2008 – Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has reappointed a Southeast Missouri State University professor of history to the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

Dr. Bonnie Stepenoff has been reappointed to a term ending on Nov. 15, 2010.

Stepenoff holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Ohio State University, a master's degree in history and library science from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a doctorate in American history from the University of Missouri-Columbia.