Background
Montenyohl, Eric Lawrence was born on March 16, 1951 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Victor Irl Junior and Joan Abercrombie Montenyohl.
folklorist English language educator
Montenyohl, Eric Lawrence was born on March 16, 1951 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Victor Irl Junior and Joan Abercrombie Montenyohl.
Bachelor in English, University North Carolina, 1971. Master of Science in English/Folklore, University North Carolina, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Folklore/English, Indiana University, 1986.
Instructor English department, Aiken Technology Education Center, 1975-1976;
instructor to department head remedial English, Aiken Technology Education Center, 1976-1979;
instructor English Department, University South Carolina., Aiken, 1977-1980;
instructor English department, Augusta College, 1979-1980;
associate instructor folklore department, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1981-1983;
instructor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1983;
associate instructor mathematics department, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1983-1984;
adjunct assistant Professor of English Department, University Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1986-1987;
assistant professor, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1987-1994;
member graduate faculty, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1987-1994. Member Executive Committee Louisiana Folklife Festival Board, Baton Rouge, 1989-1993. Archivist folklore archives Indiana U., 1980-1981.
Assistant archivist Archives ofAcadian and Creole Folklore, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1991-1994. Co-curator Celebrating the Seasons, Lafayette Natural History Museum, 1990. Grant evaluator, consultant State of Louisiana Division Arts, Folklife, Arts in Education, Louisiana Folklore Society.
Adjunct assistant professor of University North Carolina Chapel Hill, 1997.
Member Modern Language Association, South Central Modern Language Association, American Folklore Society (section chair 1993, Richard Reuss prize on history of folkloristics), Louisiana Folklore Society (executive committee 1987-1993, president 1989-1990), International Society Contemporary Legend Research, American Studies Association, Louisiana Folklife Society, California Folklore Society, Hoosier Folklore Society, North Carolina Folklore Society (Second vice president 1997-1998), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Margaret Elizabeth McGrath, January 3, 1981. Children: Elizabeth Laurence, Andrew Christopher.