Background
Boertien, Harmon S. was born on October 4, 1936 in Yakima, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Seine and Ethel (Terpstra) B. Bachelor of Arts, University Washington, 1958, Master of Arts, 1966.
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Harmon S. Boertien
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Harmon S. Boertien, American linguistics educator, researcher, educational administrator. Recipient Grantmanship Workshop award National Endowment for Humanities, 1982, Participant in Conference onLang. Variety in the South/National Endowment for Humanities award 1981; U. Houston grantee, 1976;University Texas fellow, 1972-1974.
Education
Bachelor, University Washington, Seattle, 1958. Master of Arts, University Washington, Seattle, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1975.
Career
Instructor Texas Agricultural and Industrial University, Kingsville, 1966-1970. Assistant instructor University Texas, Austin, 1970-1972, 74-75, visiting assistant professor, summer 1977. Assistant professor University Houston, 1975-1981, associate professor linguistics, 1981—2006, professor emeritus, since 2007, director graduate studies in English, 1983-1987, director upper division studies in English, 1991-1994, chair department of English, 1994-1998.
Participant Conference on Language Variety in the South/National Endowment for Humanities award, 1981. Services United States Army, 1959-1962.
Achievements
Membership
Member editorial board Journal of Linguistic Association Southwest, 1979-1982, contributor articles to linguistics journals. Served with United States Army, 1959-1961. Member American Dialect Society, Linguistic Association Southwest, Linguistic Society American.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Grantmanship Workshop award National Endowment for Humanities, 1982, Participant in Conference onLang. Variety in the South/National Endowment for Humanities award 1981. U. Houston grantee, 1976;University Texas fellow, 1972-1974.Recipient Grantmanship Workshop award National Endowment for Humanities, 1982, Participant in Conference onLang. Variety in the South/National Endowment for Humanities award 1981. U. Houston grantee, 1976;University Texas fellow, 1972-1974.