John Wharton Lowe (1945-2023) was Barbara Methvin Distinguished Professor of English and Latin American Studies at the University of Georgia. His books include Calypso Magnolia: The Crosscurrents of Caribbean and Southern Literature, which won the C. Hugh Holman Award and the Sharon L. Dean Award. He served as president of the Society for the Study of Southern Literature, the Southern American Studies Association, and the Louisiana Folklore Society.