Background
III, Lucas Adams Carpenter, was born on April 23, 1947 in Elberton, Georgia, United States. Son of Lucas Adams Junior and Maria (Wasilenkov) C.
III, Lucas Adams Carpenter, was born on April 23, 1947 in Elberton, Georgia, United States. Son of Lucas Adams Junior and Maria (Wasilenkov) C.
Bachelor of Science in English, College of Charleston, 1968. Master of Arts in English, University North Carolina, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in English, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1982.
Math teacher, Charleston (South Carolina.) County Schools, 1972-1974; teaching assistant, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1974-1979; assistant Professor of English, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, New York, 1979-1983; associate Professor of English, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, New York, 1983-1985; assistant to president, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, New York, 1984-1985; associate Professor of English, Emory University, Oxford (Georgia) College, 1985-1992; Professor of English, Emory University, Oxford (Georgia) College, since 1992.
Sergeant, United States Army, 1965-1968, Vietnam.
Married Judith Leidner, September 3, 1972. 1 child, Meredith.