Martin Lafayette Bond

Background

Bond, Martin Lafayette was born on August 26, 1944 in Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. Son of Clayton T. and Bird J. (Bradshaw) Bond.

Education

Bachelor, University New Mexico, 1966. Master of Arts, University New Mexico, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1972.

Career

Instructor English, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1970-1972; from assistant professor to associate Professor of English, Tennessee State University, Nashville, 1973-1978; Professor of English, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, since 1979; chairman division languages and literature, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, since 1988; Episcopal lay chaplain, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, since 1987.

Achievements

• Martin Lafayette Bond has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President, Crosstie Arts Council, Cleveland, 1988-1989. Fundraiser American Heart Association, Cleveland, 1990. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Women, Am Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Mississippi Council Teachers English, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Delta Pi (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, dancing.

Connections

Married Sharon L. Mummaw, December 5, 1964.

Father:

Clayton T. Bond

Mother:

Bird J. (Bradshaw) Bond

Spouse:

Sharon L. Mummaw