luke.austin@wasatchacademy.org

Luke Austin, a native Floridian, received a B.A. in European History from the University of the South before moving west to pursue a master's degree in American History from the University of Wyoming. He then worked as a wildland firefighter and smokejumper from Forest Service bases in Wyoming, Colorado, California, and Alaska.

Luke has received various awards for his teaching and is the author of General John Bratton: Sumter to Appomattox, In Letters to His Wife. He teaches US Government, Introduction to Humanities, and the History of Vietnam.