Mark Randall DeLong

Background

DeLong, Mark Randall was born on October 23, 1954 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Wallace Eugene and Delores Romelle (Erickson) Delete.

Education

Student, University Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1974-1975; Bachelor magna cum laude, Oklahoma City U., 1977; postgraduate, U. Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1978-1979; AM, Duke U., 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1987.

Career

Assistant for development and research talent identification program, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1985; staff writer talent identification program, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1987-1988; acting director talent identification program, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1988-1989; director operations talent identification program, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1989-1994; director, Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University, 1994-1996; assistant professor department English, Northwestern University, 1994-1996; director student services, Journalistic Inc., Durham, North Carolina, since 1996. Assistant director The Humanist as Reformer seminar National Endowment for Humanities, Durham, 1984-1985. Seminar leader White House Commision on Presidential Scholars, Washington, 1989;advisory board Richard Whitted Institute, Durham, 1989.

Moderator academic talentconf. National Science Foundation, Durham, 1989. Policy implementation committee Duke U., Durham,1988, adjunct assistant professor, 1989-1994.

Achievements

• Mark Randall DeLong has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator, director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President American Association Gifted Children, 1993-1995. Board directors Presidential Scholar Foundation, since 1994. Member ad hoc committee North Carolina governments Language Institute, Winston-Salem,1986-1987.

Testifier committee appropriations United States Senate, Washington, 1989. Member Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Southeastern Renaissance Conference.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, gentleman farming, computer programming.

Connections

Married Arlene Ann Alden, August 11, 1979. Children: Derek Randall, Aaron Michael, Sarah Elizabeth.

Father:

Wallace Eugene Delete

Mother:

Delores Romelle (Erickson) Delete

Spouse:

Arlene Ann Alden

child:

Derek Randall DeLong

child:

Sarah Elizabeth DeLong

child:

Aaron Michael DeLong