Montgomery (Monty) Buell is the former chair of the Department of History and Philosophy at Walla Walla University in College Place, Washington, as well as current Professor of History. A 1990 graduate of what was then Walla Walla College, Buell joined the Walla Walla University faculty in 1996 after completing his masters at Purdue University one year earlier. At Walla Walla University, Buell teaches U.S. History, American Intellectual History, American Economy, and Emergence of Modern America. Walla Walla University presented Buell with the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2008.