Background
Dever, John Thomas was born on November 10, 1945 in Lebanon, Kentucky, United States. Son of Garland Ray and Mary Frances (O'Sullivan) Dever.
Dever, John Thomas was born on November 10, 1945 in Lebanon, Kentucky, United States. Son of Garland Ray and Mary Frances (O'Sullivan) Dever.
Bachelor in History summa cum laude, Bellarmine College, 1968. Master of Arts in English, University Kentucky, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University Virginia, 1991.
Professor English Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Virginia, since 1975, head department English, 1986-1988, chair division communications & humanities, 1988. Vice president, academic and student affairs Tidewater Community College. Executive vice president Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, since 2004.
President Thomas Nelson Community College Facutly Forum, Hampton, 1979-1980.
Member Regional Literacy Coordinating Committee, Virginia Peninsula, since 1988. Member Modern Language Association, Southeastern Modern Language Association, Southeastern conference on English in the Two-Year College, Virginia Community College Association, English-Speaking Union (member Kentucky branch, fellow University Birmingham, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, 1973).
Married Peggy Elaine Bryant, June 16, 1976. Children: Seth, Sarah.