Background
Dance, Francis Esburn Xavier was born on November 9, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Clifton Louis and Catherine (Tester) Dance.
Dance, Francis Esburn Xavier was born on November 9, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Clifton Louis and Catherine (Tester) Dance.
Bachelor of Science, Fordham University, 1951. Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1959.
Instructor speech Brooklyn Adult Labor Schools, 1951. Instructor humanities, coordinator radio and television University Illinois at Chicago, 1953—1954. Instructor University College University Chicago, 1958.
Assistant professor St. Joseph's (Indiana) College, Indiana, 1958—1960. Assistant professor, then associate professor University Kansas, 1960—1963. Member faculty University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1963—1971, professor communications, 1965—1971, director Speech Communications Center, 1963—1970.
Professor University Denver, since 1971, John Evans professor, since 1995. Professor homiletics St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, 2002—2005, John Evans professor emeritus, since 2006. Content expert and member faculty advisory board to International University on Knowledge Channel, 1993-1995.
Consultant in field.
Board of directors Milwaukee Mental Health Association, 1966-1967. Second lieutenant Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Fellow International Communication Association (president 1967).
Member National Communication Association (president 1982), Psi Upsilon.
Married Nora Alice Rush, May 1, 1954 (divorced 1974). Children: Clifton Louis III, Charles Daniel, Alison Catherine, Andrea Frances, Frances Sue, Brendan Rush. Married Carol Camille Zak, July 4, 1974.
Children: Zachary Esburn, Gabriel Joseph, Caleb Michael, Catherine Emily.