Background
Jong, Mary Lou De was born on April 28, 1944 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Raymond Bogaard and Ethel Elizabeth Gosselink.
English and women's studies educator
Jong, Mary Lou De was born on April 28, 1944 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Raymond Bogaard and Ethel Elizabeth Gosselink.
Bachelor, Control College, Pella, Iowa, 1966; Master of Arts, Winthrop College, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California, 1979.
Assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, Sharon, 1979-1989; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, Sharon, 1989-1993; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, since 1993.
Member American Studies Association, Hymn Society of America.
Married Vernon William De Jong, April 6, 1965.