Background
Evans, Emory Gibbons was born on January 21, 1928 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Wallace R. and Margaret (Strickl) Evans.
Evans, Emory Gibbons was born on January 21, 1928 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Wallace R. and Margaret (Strickl) Evans.
Bachelor of Arts, Randolph-Macon College, 1950; Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, 1957.
Instructor, Darlington School, Rome, Georgia, 1950-1952; Instructor, U. Pittsburgh, 1958-1960; assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1960-1964; instructor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1956-1958; professor, U. Maryland., since 1976; department chairman history, U. Maryland., 1976-1986; associate professor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1964-1968; professor, Northern Illinois U., since 1968; chairman history department, Northern Illinois U., 1964-1974; acting vice-president and provost, Northern Illinois U., 1975-1976. Visiting professor University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1969-1970.
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Served with Army of the United States, 1946. Member American Association of University Professors, American History Society, Organization American Historians, Southern History Association, Virginia, Maryland History Societies, Institute Early American History and Culture (council since 1991).
Married Winifred Burton, December 19, 1953. Children– Jeffrey, Christopher, Philip.