Background
Foster, Leslie Donley was born on October 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hollis Donley F. and Esther May (Lundy) Grim.
Foster, Leslie Donley was born on October 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hollis Donley F. and Esther May (Lundy) Grim.
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, University Chicago, 1954. Master of Arts in English, University Chicago, 1960. Postgraduate, University Toronto, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in English, University Notre Dame, 1973.
Instructor English, Valparaiso (Indiana) U., 1959-1962, 63-64; instructor English, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, 1967-1971; assistant Professor of English, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, 1971-1975; associate Professor of English, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, 1975-1982; Professor of English, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, since 1982. Visiting Professor of English Njala U. College U. Sierra Leone, West Africa, 1982-1984, Birzeit U., Israel, 1975-1977. Panelist conference on tenure Danforth Foundation, Ohio, 1973, Mich Conference American Association of University Professors, 1973.
Active American Civil Liberties Union, Michigan, Illinois, since 1956, delegate upper peninsula, 1970-1975. With United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Member American Association of University Professors (national council 1978-1979, past president local chapter, bargainer, numerous state conference and local offices, special committee non-tenured faculty 1972-1975), Poetry Society of America.
Married Geraldine Pearl Raddatz, January 27, 1968 (divorced 1976). 1 child, Katharine Quinn.