Background
Keiser, John Howard was born on March 12, 1936 in Mount Olive, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard H. and Lorraine G. Keiser.
Keiser, John Howard was born on March 12, 1936 in Mount Olive, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard H. and Lorraine G. Keiser.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Eastern Illinois University, 1958. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in History, Northwestern University, 1964.
Professor history Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, 1963—1965, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1965—1971. Vice president academy affairs Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois, 1971—1978, acting president, 1978. President Boise (Idaho) State University, 1978—1993, Southwestern Missouri State University, Springfield, 1993—2005.
Retired June 30, 2005.
(A collection of articles on Illinois history.)
(Post Civil War Illinois history)
Board directors Abraham Lincoln council Boy Scouts American, Springfield, Ore-Ida Council, Boise, Ozarks Trail council Springfield, National Public Radio. Member of Labor History Society, Illinois, American History Society, Organization American Historians, Spfld. Chamber of Commerce, Rotary.
Married Nancy Peterka, June 27, 1959. Children: John, Sam, Joe.