Background
Travis, Frederick Francis was born on November 10, 1942 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Alice and Katharine (Brennan) Travis.
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Frederick Francis Travis
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Frederick Francis Travis, American Academic administrator, historian. University fellow U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1965-1966, Emory University, Atlanta, 1968-1969, visiting scholar Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, Washington, 1980; Research Grant Travel to Collections, National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1988.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1965; Master of Arts in History, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in History, Emory University, Atlanta, 1974.
Career
Instructor mathematics, Delta State University, Cleveland, 1966-1967; instructor history, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, 1970-1972; instructor history and mathematics, Wibraham (Massachusetts) & Monson Academy, 1974-1977; assistant professor of history, Fordham University, New York City, 1977-1984; associate professor of history, Fordham University, New York City, 1984-1988; associate professor of history, John Carroll U., Cleveland, 1988-1992; professor of history, John Carroll U., Cleveland, since 1992; dean College of Arts and Sciences, 1988-1994; acting president, 1995-1996; academic vice president, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee, president Heights Cmty. Congress, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1993,1996-1998. Member American History Association, American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies, Society for Historians of America Foreign Rels., Ohio Academy History, American Conference ofAcad.
Interests
Connections
Married Alix Gregory Hallman Travis, May 15, 1971. Children: Brennan Nunn, Rachel Frances.
