Background
Ringen, Catherine Oleson was born on June 3, 1943 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Prince Eric and Geneva Muriel Oleson.
Ringen, Catherine Oleson was born on June 3, 1943 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Prince Eric and Geneva Muriel Oleson.
Student, Cornell Univercity, 1961-1963; Bachelor, Indiana U., 1970; Master of Arts, Indiana U., 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1975.
Visiting lecturer, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1973-1974; assistant professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1975-1979; associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1980-1987; professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1988; chair linguistics, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1987-1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Linguistic Society American, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jon David Ringen, November 22, 1969. Children: Kai Mathias, Whitney Leigh.