Background
Lawton, David L. was born on March 20, 1924 in New York City. Son of Charles E. and Gladys E. (Cooke) Lawton.
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David L. Lawton
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Bachelor, Hiram College, 1949; Master of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1963.
Career
Instructor Alpena Community College, Michigan, 1954—1957. Chairman Lansing Community College, 1957—1964. Associate professor Inter American University, San German, Puerto Rico, 1964—1965, professor, dean Hato Rey, 1965—1968.
Professor linguistics Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, from 1968. Smith-Mundt professor University Guadalajara, Mexico, 1960—1962. Fulbright professor University Quito, Ecuador, 1971.
Membership
Precinct delegate Mount Prospect Democratic Committee, 1980, Member of American Dialect Society, International Society Caribbean Linguists, Linguistic Society of America, Michigan Linguistic Society (secretary-treasurer since 1971, editor 1973-1976).
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Married Jean Margaret Hann, 1949. Children: Robin, Martin.
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democratic party
Education
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1949
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1950
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1963
Career
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1954 - 1957
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1957 - 1964
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1964 - 1965
Awards
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Recipient Premier Performance award, Central Michigan University, 1971, 1975-1976. Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 1977, American Council Learned Societies, 1977.Recipient Premier Performance award, Central Michigan University, 1971, 1975-1976. Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 1977, American Council Learned Societies, 1977.