Background
Whitmore, Jon Scott was born on March 22, 1945 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Walter James and Eurma (Thody) Whitmore.
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William Saroyan: A Research and Production Sourcebook (Modern Dramatists Research and Production Sourcebooks)
( William Saroyan, one of the most prolific writers in Am...)
William Saroyan, one of the most prolific writers in America, was the first playwright to win simultaneously both the New York Drama Critics' Circle award and the Pulitzer Prize in playwriting for The Time of Your Life in 1940. In spite of his success, he quickly disappeared from the public eye. During the 1960s and 1970s, he wrote plays but did not allow them to be produced or published. Shortly before his death in 1981, his Play Things was produced at Vienna's English Theatre. This volume concentrates in one source the tremendous amount of information available about Saroyan's life and work in the theatre. A chronology provides a capsule summary of the chief events in his career, and a critical overview assesses his place in American theatre. Entries for his plays include plot synopses, production information, and critical commentary. Annotated primary and secondary bibliographies list his published works, production reviews, and other writings about his theatrical career. The volume also includes archival sources to foster additional research about Saroyan.
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Jon Scott Whitmore
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Jon Scott Whitmore, American academic administrator, play director. Recipient American Council on Exercise Fellow award American Council Education, 1983-1984; fellow University California, Santa Barbara, 1973-1974, Lilly Foundation, 1976-1977; Maynard Lee Daggy scholar Washington State University, 1967.
Education
Bachelor in Speech and Theatre, Washington State University, 1967; Master of Arts in Speech and Theatre, Washington State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Dramatic Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1974.
Career
Instructor theatre Highline College, Seattle, 1968-1971. Graduate assistant University California, Santa Barbara, 1971-1974. Assistant professor theatre West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1974-1978, associate professor, 1978-1982, professor, 1979-1985, chairman department, 1979-1984, interim dean, 1984-1985.
Professor, dean faculty arts and letters State University of New York, Buffalo, 1985-1990. Dean College Fine Arts, University Texas, Austin, 1990-1996. Provost, professor theater arts University Iowa, Iowa City, 1996—2003.
President Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 2003—2008, San José State University, since 2008. Member executive committee Big XII Athletic Conference, 2006—2007.
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William Saroyan: A Research and Production Sourcebook (Modern Dramatists Research and Production Sourcebooks)
( William Saroyan, one of the most prolific writers in Am...)
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William Saroyan: A Research and Production Sourcebook (Modern Dramatists Research and Production Sourcebooks)
Membership
Member Erie County (New York ) Cultural Resources Advisory Board, 1986-1989, long range planning committee Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, 1986-1990, trustee, 1987-1990. Member council fellows American Council Education, since 1984. President West Virginia Theater Conference, 1978-1980, president-elect, 1977-1978, founding member, board directors, 1975-1981.
Member International Council Fine Arts Deans, American Council Arts, Association Theatre in Higher Education (vice president administration since 1991, chairman national conference planning committee chief administrators program, 1987), Association Communications Administration (elected to executive committee 1982-1985, chairman task force theatre administration, 1982-1984), Speech Communications Association, Council Colleges Arts and Sciences, Association College, University and Community Arts Administrators, National Association State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (chair elect commission arts, 1990-1992, chair 1992-1993, chair council on academy affairs since 2001).
Connections
Married Jennifer Gean Gross, August 17, 1985. Children: Ian Scott, Amy Lee.
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American
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1967
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1968
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1974
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1968 - 1971
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1971 - 1974
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1974 - 1978
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1984 - 1985
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1985 - 1990
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1990 - 1996
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2003 - 2008
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