Background
Ney, James Walter Edward Colby was born on July 28, 1932 in Nakaru, Kenya. Came to the United States, 1951. Son of Reginald Osborne and Elizabeth Grace Colby (Aikins) Ney.
Ney, James Walter Edward Colby was born on July 28, 1932 in Nakaru, Kenya. Came to the United States, 1951. Son of Reginald Osborne and Elizabeth Grace Colby (Aikins) Ney.
AB, Wheaton College, 1955; AM, Wheaton College, 1957; Doctor of Education, University of Michigan, 1963.
Consultant Dade County (Florida) schools, 1961-1962. Member Faculty University Ryukyus, Okinawa, 1962-1964. Assistant professor Michigan State University, Hunt Valley, 1964-1969.
Professor English Arizona State University, Tempe, 1969—1998, professor emeritus, since 1998. Visiting professor University Montreal, 1962, George Peabody College, Nashville, 1965, University Hawaii, 1967, Western New Mexico University, 1971. President Arizona Bilingual Council, 1973-1974.
Appointed to council on practice The American Association Nurse Anesthetists, 1976-1983.
Instructor workshop Community Association Institute of Technology Writing, 1988. Consultant Teaching English as a Second Language and bilingual education with Station KFYI, 1986-1988. Member American Linguistic Association (life), National Council Teachers English, Canada Linguistic Association, National Association Foreign Student Affairs.
Married Joan Marie Allen, June 12, 1954. Children: Cheryl Lynn, James Allen Colby, Peter Cameron.