Jacqueline Schuster Thursby

Background

Thursby, Jacqueline Schuster was born on October 13, 1940 in St. Louis. Daughter of Clarence Edward and Juanita Richardson Schuster.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, 1994.

Career

Adjunct professor, English & American history Idaho State University, Pocatello, 1994—1996. Professor, English & folklore Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, since 1996, chair, William Wilson Folklore archive board, 2005—2008, director, secondary English education, since 2009.

Achievements

• Jacqueline Schuster Thursby has been listed as a noteworthy literature and language professor, director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committee member Latter Day Saints Women's Conference, Provo, 2004—2006. Secretary Utah Cultural Arts Alliance, Salt Lake City, 2004—2005. Member of International Society Folk Narrative Research, American Culture Association, American Folklore Society, Phi Kappa Phi (Distinguished Lecturer award 2006).

Connections

Married Charles Denny Thursby, December 26, 1959. Children: Michelle Thursby Archibald, Christopher Young, Valerie Thursby Hatch, William Jenner.

Father:

Clarence Edward

Mother:

Juanita Richardson Schuster

Spouse:

Charles Denny Thursby

child:

Valerie Thursby Hatch Thursby

child:

Christopher Young Thursby

child:

Michelle Thursby Archibald Thursby

child:

William Jenner Thursby