Background
Rister, Gene Arnold was born on April 18, 1943 in Merkel, Texas, United States. Son of Jettie William and Mary Evelyn (Scott) Rister.
Rister, Gene Arnold was born on April 18, 1943 in Merkel, Texas, United States. Son of Jettie William and Mary Evelyn (Scott) Rister.
Bachelor summa cum laude, McMurry U., 1965; Master of Arts, Texas Christian U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1972; postgraduate, U. Arizona, 1990; postgraduate, Northern Arizona U., 1990.
Professor, division chairman, McMurry U., Abilene, Texas, 1970-1981; professor, division chairman, East Control U., Ada, Oklahoma, 1981-1983; professor department humanities, division chairman, Maricopa Community College, Phoenix, since 1983. Adjunct Professor Northern Arizona U., Phoenix, since 1994. Delegate National Institute Higher Education for Mexico-Americans, Albuquerque, 1975.
Regional consultant Human Rels. Council, Midland; moderator, director West Texas Council Govts. Member Texas Committee for Humanities and Public Policy, 1975-1981;ECU representative Intertribal Council, Five Nations, Sulphur, Oklahoma, 1981.
Co-sponsor Texas Reading Circuit Consortium of Universities, 1977-1979. Member Arizona State Board Dirs. for Cmty. Colls. (certified), Community College Humanities Association (Arizona state representative to national board 1992).
Married Janet Kathleen Ledermann, January 21, 1967.