James W. Dye

Background

Dye, James W. was born on December 22, 1934 in Appalachia, Virginia, United States. Son of Ernest Pierce and Zella Mae (McCloud) Dye.

Education

AB, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 1955; Bachelor's Degree, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1960.

Career

Instructor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1960-1962; assistant professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1962-1966; associate professor philosophy, Northern Illinois U., De Kalb, 1966-1976; professor, Northern Illinois U., De Kalb, since 1976.

Achievements

• James W. Dye has been listed as a noteworthy Philosophy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Philosophical Association, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology (council 1984-1987, president 1994-1995), Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, Hume Society, Missouri Philosophical Association (president 1968-1969).

Connections

Married Loreata Phipps, 1955 (divorced). 1 child, Melissa Diane. Married Dorothy Patricia Coleman, January 3, 1985.

1 child, Alexandra Marie.

Father:

Ernest Pierce Dye

Mother:

Zella Mae (McCloud) Dye

Spouse:

Loreata Phipps

Spouse:

Dorothy Patricia Coleman

child:

Melissa Diane Dye

child:

Alexandra Marie Dye