Background
Gerstenberger, Donna Lorine was born on December 26, 1929 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Daughter of Donald Fayette and Mabel Gerstenberger.
Gerstenberger, Donna Lorine was born on December 26, 1929 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Daughter of Donald Fayette and Mabel Gerstenberger.
AB, Whitman College, 1951. Master of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1958.
Assistant Professor of English, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1958-1960;
professor, U. Washington, 1960-1996;
professor emeritus, U. Washington, since 1996;
chairman undergraduate studies, U. Washington, 1971-1974;
associate dean College Arts and Sciences, U. Washington
director College Honors and Office Undergraduate Studies, U. Washington, 1974-1976;
department chairman English, U. Washington, 1976-1983;
vice chairman faculty senate, U. Washington, 1984-1985;
chairman faculty senate, U. Washington, 1985-1986. Consultant in field; board directors American Literature Classics. Member grants-in-aid committee American Council Learned Socs.
Chairman region VII, Mellon Fellowships in Humanities, 1982-1992. Member of advisory committee Graduate Record Exams, 1990-1993, Council International Exch. of Scholars, 1992-1995.
((Jean Iris Murdoch (15 July 1919 8 February 1999) was bo...)
Board directors Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Seattle, 1975-1978, Washington Friends Humanities, since 1991. Trustee Washington Commission Humanities, 1985-1991, president, 1988-1990. Member visiting committee Lehigh University, 1987-1992.
President American Commission for Irish Studies/West, 1989-1991. Member Modern Language Association, American Committee Irish Studies.