Background
Dellapenna, Joseph William was born on December 28, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth Julia Dellapenna.
Dellapenna, Joseph William was born on December 28, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth Julia Dellapenna.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1965; Juris Doctor, Detroit College Law, 1968; Master of Laws, George Washington University, 1969; Master of Laws, Columbia University, 1974.
Instructor accounting, Detroit Institute Technology, 1966-1968; of counsel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1969; instructor law, George Washington University, Washington, 1968-1970; assistant professor, Willamette U., Salem, Oregon, 1970-1973; associate professor, U. Cincinnati, 1974-1976; Fulbright professor, National Chengchi U., Republic of China, 1978-1979; Fulbright professor, Jilin U., Peoples Republic of China, 1987-1988; professor of law, Villanova (Pennsylvania) U., since 1976. Visiting professor Ohio State University, 1989.
Democratic committeeman Marion County, Oregon, 1972-1973, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1983-1987. Board directors Lawyers' Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control, Philadelphia, 1985-1987, First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, 1980-1982. Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, American Society International Law, American Association Chinese Studies, Phi Kappa Phi (life).
Married Mary Ann Lang, 1964 (divorced 1974). Children: Diane Marie, Joseph William II, Thomas Joseph. Married Caroline Gu, June 4, 1979.
Children: Elizabeth Gu, Eugenia Gu.