Background
Reeves, George McMillan was born on October 18, 1921 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Son of George McMillan and Bina Fay (Garvey) Reeves.
literature educator educational administrator
Reeves, George McMillan was born on October 18, 1921 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Son of George McMillan and Bina Fay (Garvey) Reeves.
Bachelor of Science, Wofford College, 1942; Master of Arts, University Alabama, 1948; Doctorat D'Universite, Sorbonne U. Paris, 1953; certified in meteorology, New York University, 1943; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Wofford College, 1992.
Assistant Professor of English, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina., 1948-1950;
from instructor to Professor of English and comparative literature, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1953-1968;
chairman comparative literature program, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1966-1972;
associate dean Graduate School, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1968-1972;
head department foreign languages, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1972-1974;
dean Graduate School, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1974-1994;
interim provost, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1990-1992;
assistant to president, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1992-1993;
deputy provost, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1993-1994;
dean emeritus, consultant to office of provost, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1994. Consultant literature The Explicator, Columbia, 1957-1965. Member visiting teams Southern Association Colleges Schools, Atlanta, 1970-1994, SREB Small Grants program, Atlanta, since 1980.
Member Executive Board Conference Southern Graduate Schools, 1983-1986. Member awards committee Drug Science Foundation, 1985-1988. Chairman of the Board Greenville, South Carolina.
Higher Education Center, 1990-1992. Member board South Carolina. Humanities Council, since 1994.
Member Columbia Museum Art and Science, since 1957. Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1946-1942, European Theatre of Operations. Member Modern Language Association, S. Atlantic Modern Language Association (chairman comparative literature section 1970-1971), American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Francine Helene Wickman, January 27, 1950 (divorced 1962). Married second Mary Carolyn Honeycutt, April 14,1964. Children: George McMillan III, Marianne Elizabeth, Miriam Katherine, Alison Adams.