Merrill Dean Mhaffey

Background

Mhaffey, Merrill Dean was born on August 12, 1937 in Albuquerque. Son of Dean Elmo and Vera Sarah (McDonald) Mhaffey.

Education

Student, Mesa College, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1955-1957; student, California College Arts and Crafts, 1983, 89; Bachelor, Sacramento State University, 1959; Master of Fine Arts, Arizona State University, 1965.

Career

Art teacher, public schools, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 1959-1961; instructor art, Western State College Colorado, 1965-1967; instructor drawing and painting, Phoenix College, 1967-1983; visiting lecturer painting and watercolor, Colorado Mountain College, Vail, 1983, 89. Painting juror National Endowment for Arts, Washington, 1989.

Achievements

• Merrill Dean Mhaffey has been listed as a notable Artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: river rafting, trout fishing, backpacking, golf, history, archaeology.

Connections

Married Justine Helm. Children: Jerome Dea, Eric Paul. Married Jeanne Michele Shirk, January 1, 1947.

1 child, Spencer Michele.

Father:

Dean Elmo Mhaffey

Mother:

Vera Sarah (McDonald) Mhaffey

Spouse:

Jeanne Michele Shirk

Spouse:

Justine Helm

child:

Spencer Michele Mhaffey

child:

Jerome Dea Mhaffey

child:

Eric Paul Mhaffey