Professor of EnglishChair of the English DepartmentB.A., University of South Carolina, 1974. M.A., University of South Carolina, 1976. Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1986.
George A. Wilson Eminent Scholars Endowed Chair of American LiteratureProfessor of EnglishB.A., Centenary College, 1975. M.A., University of Illinois, 1976. Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1983.
Professor Emeritus of EnglishB.A., Southern Methodist University, 1949. M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1952. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1961.