Dr. Robert "Old Dad" Morton is a Professor of History and Archaeology and Anthropology at Colorado Mesa University. He is currently 70 years old and grew up in Minnesota. He was drafted at a young age to fight in the Vietnam War. After returning from the war, he received his bachelor’s in history at the University of North Dakota. He received his master’s at the University of Chicago and pursued his Doctorate at the New Mexico State University. He lives in Grand Junction, Colorado.