Background
Luke, Hugh J. was born on February 26, 1932 in Kilgore, Texas, United States. Son of Hugh J. and Stella Avis (Hamon) Luke.
Luke, Hugh J. was born on February 26, 1932 in Kilgore, Texas, United States. Son of Hugh J. and Stella Avis (Hamon) Luke.
Student, Baylor University, 1949-1951; Bachelor of Arts, University Texas, 1956; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1963.
Instructor English, San Antonio College, Texas, 1957-1958; assistant Professor of English, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, College Station, Texas, 1961-1963; assistant Professor of English, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1963-1966; assistant Professor of English, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1966-1971; Professor of English, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1971-1988.
Marched for Civil Rights with Martin Luther King, Selma, Alabama, 1965. Director research for Phillip Sorensen, Democratic candidate for governor Nebraska, 1966, Nebraska campaign for Robert Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1968. Nebraska sergeant-at-arms Democratic National Convention, 1968, Chicago.
Member steering committee Nebraska for Edward Kennedy, 1980. Served to sergeant United States Army, 1951-1953. Member of Torch.
Married Joyce McCain, February 22, 1954 (divorced 1969). 2 children– Karin Luke Kuhl, Richard. Married Virginia Carol Pavelka, Aug 15, 1969.
1 child, Katherine Pavelka.