Background
Swann, Michael M. was born on February 10, 1950 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Maurice M. and Jeanette M. (Ziegel) Swann.
Swann, Michael M. was born on February 10, 1950 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Maurice M. and Jeanette M. (Ziegel) Swann.
Bachelor in History and Geography, U. Kansas, 1972; Master of Arts in Geography, Syracuse University, 1975; Certified Latin American Studies, Syracuse University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, Syracuse University, 1980.
Thomas Watson graduate fellow, Syracuse University, 1972-1975; Shell research fellow, Syracuse University, 1975-1976; instructor, Syracuse University, 1977-1978; visiting assistant professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1978-1979; assistant professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1979-1985; director, Regents Center for Architectural Studies, Kansas City, Missoury, 1988-1992; assistant professor, Kansas State University, Kansas City, 1989; director graduate program in architectural management, U. Kansas, Kansas City, since 1991; assistant dean and associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1991; director, Kansas City Center for Design Education & Research, since 1992; associate dean, U. Kansas, since 1998. Adjunct associate professor of University Missouri-Kansas City, since 1992.
Board of directors Kansas Missouri Planning Center, 1988-1990, Carnegie Center forthe Arts, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1990-1991, Kansas City Architectural Foundation, since 1990, Center for Understanding the Built Environment, since 1994. Member steering committee Wayside Waifs Animal Shelter, Kansas City, since 1992. Member of advisory board U. Kansas Regents Center.
Member American Institute of Architects (honorary), American History Association, Association American Geographers, Association Borderlands Scholars, Latin American Studies Association, Historic Kansas City Foundation, U. Kansas Alumni Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Vernacular Architecture Forum.
Married Patricia Ann Lambert, December 30, 1978.