Background
Finney, Henry Christopher was born on September 30, 1936 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ross Lee and Gretchen L. (Ludke) Finney.
Finney, Henry Christopher was born on September 30, 1936 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ross Lee and Gretchen L. (Ludke) Finney.
Bachelor in Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1959; Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Michigan, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1967; Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, 1994.
Assistant professor sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967-1973; staff member Institute Research Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1973; associate professor sociology, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1973-1994; acting chairman sociology Department, University Vermont, Burlington, 1977. Adjunct Professor sociology Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah, 1979-1980. Lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1990.
Member American Sociological Association, College Art Association American, Japan Society Vermont (board directors 1984-1986), International Sociological Association, Northern Vermont Artists Association (president, board directors 1981-1985), Society for Science Study of Religion, Zen Mountain Monastery (board directors 1984-1986, co-founder, board directors Burlington chapter 1985-1995), Hidden Mount Zen Ctr, Albuquerque, New Mexico (treasurer, board directors), Santa Fe Live Poets Society, Phi Eta Sigma.
Married Helen Elizabeth Sherman, June 30, 1961. Children: Catherine Deanna, Christopher Anson.