Background
Heitner, John A. Jack was born on May 7, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Constance (Stannage) Heitner.
literature and language professor writer
Heitner, John A. Jack was born on May 7, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Constance (Stannage) Heitner.
Bachelor cum laude, Hofstra University, 1959. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1968.
Instructor State University of New York, Albany, 1962-1965. Associate professor Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, since 1965. Lecturer American literature Northwest University, Lanzhou, China, summer 1990, Chingdao (China) University, summer 1990.
Reading and musical performer Borders Bookstore, 2004, 05. Presenter in field.
Chairman Caucus of Local Party Presidential Nominations, New Britain, 1976. Delegate Democratic Congressional Caucus, New Britain, 1976, Democratic State Caucus, Southington, Connecticut, 1972. Founder, coordinator Central Literary Society, since 1983, Humanistic Education Support Group, 1973.
1st lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1951-1954. Member American Association of University Professors, Melville Society, Hawthorne Society, Mark Twain Circle, John Gardner Society (paper presenter 2000), Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Susanne James, 1956 (divorced 1985). Children: Randall, Steven, Wendi.