Charles William Cline

Background

Cline, Charles William was born on March 1, 1937 in Waleska, Georgia, United States. Son of Paul Ardell and Mary Montarie (Pittman) Cline.

Education

Student, University Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, 1958. Associate of Arts, Reinhardt College, 1957. Bachelor, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1960.

Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1963. Doctor of Letters, World University, 1981. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Australian Institute Coordinated Research, 1996.

Career

Assistant Professor of English, Shorter College, Rome, Georgia, 1963-1964; instructor English, West Georgia College, Carrollton, 1964-1968; manuscript procurement editor, Fideler Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1968; associate Professor of English, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1969-1975; Professor of English and resident poet, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, Michigan, since 1975. Chairman creative writing section Midwest Conference on English, 1976. Conductor poetry readings and workshops.

Achievements

• Charles William Cline has been listed as a noteworthy Poet, pianist, rhetoric and literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Questions for the Snow

    (Poetry)

Membership

Fellow World Literary Academy (founding, prize 1983), International Society Literature (life), American Biographical Institute (life, World Fellowship award 1987, International Hall of Leaders 1988, honorary advisor research board advisors national division 1994). Member Tagore Institute Creative Writing International (life), World Poetry Society Intercontinental, Centro Studi e Scambi Internazionali (Poet Laureate award, Diploma di Benemerenza, Diploma d'Onore), Accademia Leonardo da Vinci, Poetry Society of America, Poets and Writers Inc., Academy American Poets, American Biographical Institute Research Association (deputy governor), International Biographical Association (life patron), World University Roundtable, International Biographical Center (deputy director general 1991, 20th Century award for achievement 1992, World Intellectual 1993, certified of mutual loyalty between director general and deputies 1999, pictorial testimonial for outstanding scholars of the 20th century 1999), Accademia Internationale di Pontzen (distintivo palmato 1991, lauro d'oro for literary merit 1991, grande medaglia Aurata della fondazione 1997, scettro d'argento 1998), Maison International des Intellectuels, Academy M.I.D.I., Wordsworth-Coleridge Association, Association Literature Scholars and Critics.

Connections

Married Sandra Lee Williamson, June 11, 1966 (divorced 1996). 1 son, Jeffrey Charles.

Father:

Paul Ardell Cline

Mother:

Mary Montarie (Pittman) Cline

Spouse:

Sandra Lee Williamson