Jack Wayne Weaver

Background

Weaver, Jack Wayne was born on April 7, 1932 in Damascus, Virginia, United States. Son of Elihu Joshua and Bina Mathilda (Elliott) Weaver.

Education

Bachelor of Arts English, Berea College, 1954. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1959, Doctor of Philosophy, 1966. Instructor English, Oak Ridge Military Institute, 1957-1958.

Assistant professor English, Greensboro (North Carolina) College, 1959-1961, associate professor, 1963-1966.

Associate professor English, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1967-1972, professor, director Master of Arts program in English, since 1972, director International Yeats Symposium, 1983, director Scotch-Irish Heritage Festivals, 1980, 83, 85. Consultant reader for various journals.

Career

Instructor English, Oak Ridge Military Institute, 1957-1958. Assistant Professor of English, Greensboro (North Carolina) College, 1959-1961, associate professor, 1963-1966. Associate Professor of English, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina., 1967-1972, professor, director Master of Arts program in English, 1972, director International Yeats Symposium, 1983, director Scotch-Irish Heritage Festivals, 1980, 83, 85.

Consultant reader for various journals.

Achievements

• Jack Wayne Weaver has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. National Endowment of the Humanities summer stipend, 1973. Member Modern Language Association, South-Atlantic Modern Language Association, American Committee for Irish Studies, Philological Association of Carolinas, Scotch-Irish Society United States of America (member corporation), Scotch-Irish Foundation Presbyterian.

Connections

Married Betty Jane Nester, December 27, 1957. Children: Laura, Rebecca, Stephen.

Father:

Elihu Joshua Weaver

Mother:

Bina Mathilda (Elliott) Weaver

Spouse:

Betty Jane Nester

child:

Rebecca Weaver

child:

Stephen Weaver

child:

Laura Weaver