Background
Helphinstine, Frances Louise was born on October 19, 1941 in Goddard, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Robert Lee and Dixie Marie (Blair) Helphinstine.
Helphinstine, Frances Louise was born on October 19, 1941 in Goddard, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Robert Lee and Dixie Marie (Blair) Helphinstine.
Bachelor of Arts in English and Mathematics, Morehead (Kentucky) State University, 1963; Master of Arts in English Education, Morehead (Kentucky) State University, 1965; Master of Arts in English, Morehead (Kentucky) State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in English, Indiana U., 1978.
Teacher mathematics, Paris (Kentucky) HIgh School, 1963; teacher mathematics, Copperas Cove (Texas) High School, 1963; instructor English, Sue Bennett College, London, Kentucky, 1965-1966; Professor of English, Morehead (Kentucky) State University, since 1966.
Member Kentucky Council Teachers English (president 1988-1989), Kentucky Philological Association (president 1988-1989), Phi Kappa Phi (president 1989-1991), Delta Kappa Gamma (chairman communications committee 1987-1989).