I retired in 2015 from Washburn University after teaching there for 32 years. I was awarded Emeritus status as Associate Professor of English. I am enjoying retirement: relaxing in a recliner, getting up late, reading fiction and nonfiction, going to movies, concerts, plays, and researching family genealogy. As they say, "Every day is a Saturday!" Health and balance issues limit the extent of my walking, but I try to take daily short walks using a cane. On 21 Jun 2023 I became a grandfather with the birth of my granddaughter, Mara June Lavery! I enjoy my visits with her--they remind me of my good times thirty-some years ago with my daughter.
Other Comments:
US ARMY RESERVE SERVICE, 1970-1974
US Army Reserve, 1970-1973. Individual Ready Reserve Control Group.
Activated for Annual Training, Jul 1971, with 686 Med. Co.(Ambulance), Ohio National Guard, at Camp Perry, Ohio. (I had just completed my freshman year at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.)
US Army Reserve, 1973-1974. Standby Reserve Control Group.
Honorable Discharge, 1 Feb 1974. Completed 6 year military active duty and reserve service.
Best Friends Earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in English by completing successfully qualifying exams and an approved literary critical dissertation on selected novels of D.H. Lawrence. Served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Lecturer and directed English Mass Media Freshman Composition sections. Tutored in the Purdue Writing Lab and also taught Business Writing.
