Background
Challender, Craig Alton was born on July 13, 1946 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Willard Alton and Daisy Dolores (Horton) Challender.
Challender, Craig Alton was born on July 13, 1946 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Willard Alton and Daisy Dolores (Horton) Challender.
Bachelor, Bethel College, 1968; Master of Arts, Wichita State University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oklahoma, 1979.
Assistant professor, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakot, 1978-1983; associate professor American literature and creative writing, Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, since 1983.
With United States Army, 1969. Member Southern Modern Language Association, Academy American Poets, Associated Writing Programs.
Married Peggy Louise Epperson, May 12, 1974. Children: Rosalind Beth, Alice Daisy, Willa Iris.