Helen Roberts Deese

Background

Deese, Helen Roberts was born on April 27, 1943 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Mack and Alma Roberts.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, David Lipscomb College, Nashville, 1965; Master of Arts, U. Tennessee, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, George Peabody College, 1973.

Career

Teacher English, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, 1969-1970; assistant Professor of English, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, 1976-1985; associate Professor of English, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, 1985-1990; Professor of English, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, since 1990. Instructor U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1966-1968, Nashville, 1973-1976, Nashville State Technology Institute, 1974-1976.

Achievements

• Helen Roberts Deese has been listed as a noteworthy English language and literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Women, Modern Language Association, American Literature Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Philological Association Carolinas, Tennessee Philological Association (Vice-President 1992-1993, president 1993-1994), Women in Hgher Education Tennessee, Association Documentary Editing, Ralph Waldo Emerson Society (advisory board since 1992), Society Textual Scholarship, Thoreau Society, Phi Kappa Phi (president 1990-1992).

Connections

Married Patrick H. Deese, March 17, 1966.

Father:

Mack Roberts

Mother:

Alma Roberts

Spouse:

Patrick H. Deese