John Dittmer (October 30, 1939[1] – July 19, 2024) was an American historian, and Professor Emeritus of DePauw University.
He graduated from Shields High School in Seymour in 1957, being inducted into SHS Wall of Fame in 2006.
He enjoyed tennis and golf, and loved to watch IU football and basketball.
The John Dittmer Award at DePauw University is named in his honor.
[7] He reviewed The Confederate and New-Confederate Reader: The "Great Truth" about the "Lost Cause" (edited by James W. Loewen and Edward Sebesta).