Background
McKinney, Charles Michael was born on December 1, 1951 in Clinton, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Bert and Catherine Georgene McKinney.
McKinney, Charles Michael was born on December 1, 1951 in Clinton, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Bert and Catherine Georgene McKinney.
Bachelor in Journalism, University Oklahoma, Norman, 1987. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, McNeese State University, 1990.
Freelance journalist The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Times, Oklahoma City, 1972-1975. Editor Wyoming Outdoor Reporter, Buffalo, 1979-1982. Professional photographer Paseo Photo Works, Oklahoma City, 1982-1986.
Graduate teaching assistant McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1987-1990, University Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1990-1991. Instructor IV Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Sayre, Oklahoma, from 1991. Copy editor Westview: A Journal of Western Oklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Weatherford.
Consultant Arts in Prisons program Institution Programs Inc., Oklahoma City.
Member citizen's advisory commission Oklahoma State Reformatory, Granite, since 1994. President-elect faculty senate Southwestern Oklahoma State University, since 1998. With United States Army, 1976-1979.
Member Phi Theta Kappa International (faculty advisor Beta Iota Gamma chapter since 2000).
Married Denise Ann Wardell Kirkes, April 15, 1972 (divorced September 1983). Children: Gary Michael, Charles Justin. Married Rose Caterina Vartuli, August 15, 1992.
Children: Sean Patrick, Catherine Maedb, Paul Devon Ross.