Ted J. Ligibel

Ted J. Ligibel, Ph.D., Director of Eastern Michigan University's Historic Preservation program, began a profession in Historic Preservation in 1974 and has continued in that career path to the present day having worked with the Ohio Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Bowling Green State University, and the University of Toledo. In 1991 he joined the faculty of Eastern Michigan University, becoming director of the Historic Preservation program in 1999. He is a frequent lecturer throughout the nation, and has been active in a variety of local, state, and national preservation and conservation organizations. He is an Advisor Emeritus to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, and the National Council for Preservation Education, having served as its chair for four years. He was invited to participate in two Roundtable Discussions on neighborhood revitalization and historic preservation for the Clinton Administration, and in 2008 met with the Secretary of the Interior concerning the significance of the River Raisin Battlefield (War of 1812) in Monroe, Michigan, which has since become a National Battlefield within the National Park system.

He has written several award-winning works on regional history and architecture, including, "Lights Along the River: Landmark Architecture of the Maumee River Valley" (1983); "Island Heritage: A Guided Tour to Lake Erie's Bass Islands" (1987); "Clark Lake: Images of a Michigan Tradition" (1991), and "The Toledo Zoo's First 100 Years: A Century of Adventure" (1999). His most recent work, "Historic Preservation: An Introduction to its History, Principles, and Practice," co-authored with architects Norman and Ilene Tyler, was published in 2009.

Ted Ligibel holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in American Studies from Bowling Green State University. He is a member of the national honorary societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Pi Kappa.