Clayton Wilson Lewis

Background

Lewis, Clayton Wilson was born on August 4, 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Albert Clayton and Elizabeth Jane (Kenerly) Lewis.

Education

Bachelor, Duke University, 1958. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1969. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1970.

Career

Advertising writer, Brown Shoe Company, St. Louis, 1961-1962; advertising copy writer, Gardner Advertising Agency, St. Louis, 1962-1964; assistant to director alumni affairs, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1964-1965; assistant to director admissions, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1965-1967; teaching assistant English, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1967-1970; from instructor to assistant professor, State University of New York, Geneseo, 1970-1980; assistant professor to associate professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1980-1989; grants officer, National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, since 1989.

Achievements

• Clayton Wilson Lewis has been listed as a noteworthy Foundation program administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1958-1961. Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association, Society for the Study of Southern Literature.

Connections

Married Beverly Hardcastle, December 29, 1958 (divorced October 1977). Married Huston Diehl, July 20, 1979 (divorced January 1985). Children: Jennifer Hopkins Lewis, Daniel Clayton, Susannah Simons, Elizabeth Bauer.

Married Joan Marie Biskupic, May 19, 1990.

Father:

Albert Clayton Lewis

Mother:

Elizabeth Jane (Kenerly) Lewis

Spouse:

Huston Diehl

Spouse:

Beverly Hardcastle

Spouse:

Joan Marie Biskupic

child:

Elizabeth Bauer Lewis

child:

Jennifer Hopkins Lewis

child:

Daniel Clayton Lewis

child:

Susannah Simons Lewis