
Growing up in the Midwestern United States, Gregory Cook used to watch PBS television specials about archaeology and history with his parents. His father, a worker in a Chevrolet car factory, instilled in him the desire to pursue higher education and to find something he was passionate about. For Cook, that something was archaeology. Now in his third year as a maritime archaeologist and professor at the University of West Florida, Cook is sharing his passion with students and the Pensacola community.