Background
Whitehill, James Donald was born on January 4, 1942 in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Son of William James and Virginia (Greene) Whitehill.
Whitehill, James Donald was born on January 4, 1942 in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Son of William James and Virginia (Greene) Whitehill.
Bachelor, Trinity College, 1963. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Drew University, 1970.
Associate professor Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, since 1968. Director Columbia Zen Center, since 1980. Fulbright-Hays lecturer Kyushu University, Rukuoka, Japan, since 1991.
Member American Academy Religion, Association for Asian Studies, Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies.
Married Patricia Little, December 28, 1963 (divorced March 1985). Children: Rebecca, Ethan. Married Hiroko Somers, August 2, 1991.