Glenn Earl Yocum

Background

Yocum, Glenn Earl was born on July 14, 1943 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Earl and Orpha (Fausnacht) Fausnacht.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall College, 1965. Diploma theology University of Oxford, 1967. Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1969.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1976.

Career

Assistant professor religion Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1977—1978. Instructor Whittier College, California, 1973—1977, assistant professor religion, 1973—1977, 1978—1983, associate professor, 1978—1983, Connick professor, since 1983, chairman department philosophy and religion, 1983—1985. Social science consultant Whittier Union High School District, 1987—1988.

Editor Asian Religions Religious Studies Review, 1980—1985, journal editor, since 1986. Reader Indiana University Press, 1985, Princeton University Press, 1985—1986, 1990, State University of New York Press, 1986. Evaluator National Endowment of the Humanities, 1986.

Achievements

• Glenn Earl Yocum has been listed as a noteworthy religion educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Hymns to the Dancing Siva: A Study of Manikkavacakar's Tiruvacakam

Membership

Member of Conference Religion (South India), Society South India Studies (newsletter editor 1975-1978), Turkish Studies Association, Middle East Studies Association, Middle East Studies Association, American Oriental Society, Association Asian Studies, American Academy Religion, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Emelie Ann Olson, August 29, 1979. Children: Stuart, Shanta.

Father:

Earl Fausnacht

Mother:

Orpha (Fausnacht) Fausnacht

Spouse:

Emelie Ann Olson

child:

Stuart Yocum

child:

Shanta Yocum