Background
Middleton, Charles Ronald was born on September 16, 1944 in Hays, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles Buster and Dorothy Bryant (Parsons) Middleton.
Middleton, Charles Ronald was born on September 16, 1944 in Hays, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles Buster and Dorothy Bryant (Parsons) Middleton.
AB with honors, Florida State University, 1965. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1969.
Assistant professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1969-1977; associate professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1977-1985; assistant dean, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1979-1980; professor of history, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1985-1996; associate dean College Arts and Sciences, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1980-1988; dean College Arts and Sciences, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1988-1996; professor of history, provost, vice president academic affairs, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, since 1996.
Board directors Foundation for World Health, Denver and Boulder, 1985-1987, Boulder County Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome project (honorary), 1990-1997, The Consenting Adults Theatre Company, Washington, since 1992, OhioLink, since 1997. Fellow Royal History Society. Member North America Conference on British Studies, Western Conference on British Studies (president-elect 1985-1986, president 1986-1987), Western Humanities Conference (board directors 1990-1995), American History Association (member committee gay and lesbian history), American Committee for Irish Studies, Southern Conference on British Studies, Rotary, Council of Colleges and Arts and Sciences (board directors 1993-1996), Golden Key, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Sandra Leigh Paulson, December 19, 1964 (deceased 1986). Children: Charles Christopher, Kevin Andrew, Kathryn Gillian. Life Partner: John S. Geary.