Background
McKee, John DeWitt was born on December 22, 1919 in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Son of Lewis DeWitt and Mary Emma McKee.
McKee, John DeWitt was born on December 22, 1919 in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Son of Lewis DeWitt and Mary Emma McKee.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Kansas Wesleyan University, 1943. Master of Arts in English, University New Mexico, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies, University New Mexico, 1959.
Student assistant public relations Kansas Wesleyan University, 1940-1943. Reporter, sports editor, editorial columnist Raton (New Mexico) Daily Range, 1943-1945. Reporter, rewrite man Albuquerque Tribune, 1946.
Sports information director University New Mexico, 1946-1947, managing editor Alumnus magazine, 1947-1950, junior fellow department English, 1952-1953, graduate assistant department English, 1953-1954, teaching assistant department English, 1954-1958, instructor English, 1958-1959. Member humanities faculty New Mexico Institute Mining and Technology, 1959-1985, professor emeritus English, from 1985. Reporter Glasco (Kansas) Sun, summer 1941, Phillips County (Kansas) Review, summer 1942.
Past president New Mexico Technology chapter American Association of University Professors. National faculty American Studies Association, 1978-1979.
Elder, editor monthly newsletter First Presbyterian Church. Past chairman, member New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Advisory Council. Board member New Mexico Advisers for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc., Socorro County Services for the Handicapped, Inc., United Cerebral Palsy New Mexico, Inc., past vice president.
Member national advisory council Reading Reform Foundation. Board member, past vice president TRESCO. Technical liaison Conference on College Composition and Communications.
Task force chairman Economic Concerns of the Handicapped, New Mexico White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals. Member Society Professional Journalists, New Mexico Folklore Society (past president), Western Literature Association, Socorro County History Society (editor publications in history), Common Cause, Common Cause New Mexico, Friends Socorro Public Library. (life), Menaul History Library.
Southwest (member, publicity chairman advisory board), Kappa Tau Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Nu.
Married Jeannette Marie Hervin, April 23, 1956.