Darrel LeRoy Ashby

Background

Ashby, Darrel LeRoy was born on November 19, 1938 in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Son of Samuel Franklin and Mildred May (Hooker) Ashby.

Education

Associate of Arts, Mesa Junior College, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1958; Bachelor, Adams State College, 1960; Master of Arts, U. Wyoming, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1966.

Career

Assistant professor of history, U. Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1966-1970; assistant professor of history, Illinois State University, Normal, 1970-1972; associate professor of history, Washington State University, Pullman, 1972-1976; professor of history, Washington State University, Pullman, 1976-1994; Claudius and Mary Johnson professor of history, Washington State University, Pullman, since 1994.

Achievements

• Darrel LeRoy Ashby has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Fighting the Odds: The Life of Senator Frank Church

    (The definitive biography of Idaho Senator Frank Church, o...)

  • Endangered Children: Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse in American History (Twayne's History of American Childhood)

    (History of American Childhood SeriesSeries Editor: Joseph...)

  • Fighting the Odds: The Life of Senator Frank Church

    (Book by LeRoy Ashby, Rod Gramer)

  • William Jennings Bryan: Champion of Democracy (Twayne's Twentieth-Century American Biography Series)

    (Book by Ashby, Leroy)

  • Fighting the Odds: The Life of Senator Frank Church by LeRoy Ashby (2014-06-09)

Membership

Member Organisation of America Historians, American Studies Association, Western History Association.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Gross, July 3, 1958. Children: Steven Eugene, Eric Lee (deceased).

Father:

Samuel Franklin Ashby

Mother:

Mildred May (Hooker) Ashby

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Gross

child:

Eric Lee Ashby (deceased)

child:

Steven Eugene Ashby