Background
Willis, James Frederick was born on July 4, 1945 in Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States. Son of William Frederick and Rachel Louise (Wood) Willis.
political science and history educator
Willis, James Frederick was born on July 4, 1945 in Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States. Son of William Frederick and Rachel Louise (Wood) Willis.
Bachelor, Southern State College, 1967. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1976.
Instructor history, Little Rock U., 1968-1969; instructor history, Southern State College, Magnolia, Arkansas, 1969-1971; assistant professor of history, Southern State College, Magnolia, 1973-1974; associate professor political science, Southern State College, Magnolia, 1974-1976; associate professor political science, Southern Arkansas U., Magnolia, 1976-1981; professor political science and history, Southern Arkansas U., Magnolia, since 1982; chair, department history, political science, geography, Southern Arkansas U., Magnolia, 1989-1993.
Board directors Common Cause Arkansas, Little Rock, 1990-1992. Member Arkansas Political Science Association (president 1981-1983), Arkansas History Society (board directors 1969-1971, 80-84), Society for Historians American Foreign Relations, International Studies Association, American Political Science Association, American History Association, Organization American Historians.
Married Rebecca Lynn Irvin, January 2, 1977. 1 child, Robert Frederick.