Sara Anne Hook, M.L.S., M.B.A., J.D., M.F.A., is Professor Emerita at Indiana University, having retired after 37 years as a faculty member and associate dean. She graduated with her MFA in Creative Writing (poetry) from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2023. She is an Affiliate with the Friesner Herbarium at Butler University and studies cello with Marjorie Hanna. Professor Hook holds an online certificate in Botanical Illustration from Cornell University and is enrolled in the botanical illustration program at North Carolina Botanical Garden.