Background
McDiarmid, Grover Williamson was born on December 30, 1947 in Raeford, North Carolina, United States. Son of James McKinnon and Joyce Angela (Williamson) McDiarmid.
McDiarmid, Grover Williamson was born on December 30, 1947 in Raeford, North Carolina, United States. Son of James McKinnon and Joyce Angela (Williamson) McDiarmid.
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies with highest honor, U. North Carolina, 1969; Doctor of Education, Harvard University, 1984.
Teacher history and English, Athens (Greece) College, 1970, 73-77;
teacher history and English, The Campion School, Athens, Greece, 1970-1973;
assistant to president, Athens College, 1973-1977;
associate editor, The Athenian Magazine, Athens, 1974;
research associate, Institute Social and Economics Research, Fairbanks, Alaska., 1979-1984;
assistant professor Department Education, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska., 1984-1986;
assistant professor Department Teacher Education, Michigan State University, Lansing, 1986-1988;
associate professor, professor Department Teacher Education, Michigan State University, Lansing, 1988-1994, 94-;
associate director, National Center Research on Teacher Learning, Lansing, 1989-1994;
co-director, National Center Research on Teacher Learning, Lansing, since 1994. Consultant on professional development Michigan Department Education, Lansing, since 1991, Prichard Committee, Lexington, Kentucky, since 1993. Consultant on teacher education Aga Khan Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan, since 1991.
Advisory board Center for Early Adolescence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, since 1992.
Member American Ednl. Research Association (Interpretive scholarship award 1995).
Married Robin Allison Rogers, October 3, 1982. Children: Dylan Ray, Joyana Clair, Austen James.