Background
Dirk Anthony Ballendorf was born on April 22, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Albert E. Ballendorf and Mercedes Raspa Ballendorf.
University Dr, Mangilao, 96923, Guam
Ballendorf joined the faculty of the University of Guam as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center in 1979. Ballendorf served as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center from 1979 to 1984 and again from 2004 until 2007.
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Ballendorf earned a bachelor's degree at West Chester State College, presently West Chester University in 1961.
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In 1965, Ballendorf received his master's degree from Howard University.
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In 1973, Ballendorf earned his doctorate at Harvard University.
Palikir, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
In 1977, Ballendorf became the president of the College of Micronesia on Pohnpei in the present-day Federated States of Micronesia. He served as president until 1979.
University Dr, Mangilao, 96923, Guam
Ballendorf joined the faculty of the University of Guam as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center in 1979. Ballendorf served as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center from 1979 to 1984 and again from 2004 until 2007.
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The book, in dictionary form, provides basic reference material on Micronesia, a region encompassing a vast area of the tropical western Pacific Ocean.
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Dirk Anthony Ballendorf was born on April 22, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Albert E. Ballendorf and Mercedes Raspa Ballendorf.
Ballendorf earned a bachelor's degree at West Chester State College, presently West Chester University in 1961. Four years later, he received his master's degree from Howard University, and in 1973, he earned his doctorate at Harvard University.
In 1977, Ballendorf became the president of the College of Micronesia on Pohnpei in the present-day Federated States of Micronesia. He served as president until 1979, when he joined the faculty of the University of Guam as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center. Ballendorf served as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center from 1979 to 1984 and again from 2004 until 2007.
During his career, Ballendorf was also a Fulbright senior fellow at Macquarie University in Australia, a visiting professor at Hannover University in Germany, a visiting professor at Wollongong University in Australia, and a visiting professor at the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury in New Zealand. In addition, he lectured at the American Military University (AMU) in Manassas Park, Virginia, and universities in France, Russia, Japan and the Academica Sinica in Taiwan.
Ballendorf was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Pacific Society (Japan), and the Micronesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences as well.
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1996Ballendorf was a member of the Pacific History Association, Pacific Islands Political Studies Association and Harvard Club of Guam and Micronesia.
During his life, Ballendorf was married twice. He first married Lila Gardner, whom he divorced in 1980. He then married Francesca Remengesau on February 4, 1987. Ballendorf had 4 children, daughter Heidi M. from the first marriage, and three sons, Anton K., Eric Gillham, and Hans G.