Background
Estes, David Charles was born on December 16, 1950 in Atchison, Kansas, United States. Son of C.J. and Lois (Marting) Estes.
Estes, David Charles was born on December 16, 1950 in Atchison, Kansas, United States. Son of C.J. and Lois (Marting) Estes.
Bachelor, Concordia Teachers College, 1973. Master of Arts, Colorado State University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1980.
Instructor St. Mary's College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1979—1980. Foreign expert Shanghai Foreign Language Institute, China, 1980—1982. Assistant professor City University of New York, 1982—1983, Loyola University, New Orleans, 1983—1987, associate professor English, 1987—2003, assistant provost for teaching, learning and faculty development, 2002—2005, professor English, since 2003, interim vice president institutional advancement, 2004—2005, special assistant to president, since 2005, interim vice president student affairs, 2006.
Director Center for Study of Caths. in South, 2002—2007.
Board directors New Orleans Coalition for Immigrant Education, 1990-1992. Vestry Grace Church, 1992-1995. Member Louisiana Folklore Society (secretary 1985-1987, vice president 1987-1988, president 1988-1989, treasurer 1990-1998, board directors 2001-2002), American Folklore Society, Society for Study Southern Literature (executive council 1989-1991, secretary-treasurer 1992-1998).