Background

Despres, Leo Arthur was born on March 29, 1932 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Leo Arthur and Madeline (Bedford) Despres.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Notre Dame, 1954; Master of Arts, University Notre Dame, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1960.

Career

Research associate, Columbia Psychiatric Institute and Hospital, 1957-1960; postdoctoral fellow, Social Science Research Council, Guyana, 1960-1961; assistant professor, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1961-1963; faculty, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1963-1974; professor anthropology, Case Western Reserve U., 1967-1974; department chairman, Case Western Reserve U., 1968-1974; professor sociology, anthropology, U. Notre Dame, Indiana, 1974-1997; department chairman, U. Notre Dame, 1974-1980; fellow Kellogg Institute International Studies, U. Notre Dame, since 1982; professor emeritus, U. Notre Dame, since 1997. Cons. in field.

Achievements

• Leo Arthur Despres has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator, anthropologist, sociologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Society, Latin American Studies Association, Center States Anthropological Society (president 1976-1977), American Association of University Professors.

Connections

Married Loretta A. LaBarre, August 22, 1953. Children– Christine, Michelle, Denise, Mary Louise, Renee.

Father:

Leo Arthur Despres

Mother:

Madeline (Bedford) Despres

Spouse:

Loretta A. LaBarre

child:

Renee Despres

child:

Mary Louise Despres

child:

Michelle Despres

child:

Christine Despres

child:

Denise Despres