Lawrence Sanford Poston, III

Background

III, Lawrence Sanford Poston, was born on October 29, 1938 in Louisville. Son of Lawrence Sanford and Nancy Wyatt (Greene) Poston.

Education

Bachelor, University Oklahoma, 1960. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1963.

Career

Instructor to professor University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1963—1976. Visiting professor University Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1975—1976. Professor English University Illinois, Chicago, since 1976, chairman department, 1980—1984, associate vice chancellor academy affairs, 1984—1987.

Achievements

• Lawrence Sanford Poston, III has been listed as a noteworthy by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Association of University Professors (associate secretary 1969-1971, editor bulletin 1970-1975, Second vice president 1988-1990), Modern Language Association, Midwest Victorian Studies Association (vice president 1966-1988, executive secretary 1977-1980, president 1988-1990).

Connections

Married Carol Anne Hoaglan, November 25, 1966. Children: Anne Wyatt, Andrew Sanford, Rachel Berkeley.

Father:

Lawrence Sanford Poston

Mother:

Nancy Wyatt (Greene) Poston

Spouse:

Carol Anne Hoaglan

child:

Rachel Berkeley III

child:

Anne Wyatt III

child:

Andrew Sanford III