Michael Rowan Dressman

Background

Dressman, Michael Rowan was born on July 9, 1946 in Cincinnati. Son of Alfred Bernard and Mary Louise Dressman.

Education

Bachelor, U. Detroit, 1967; Master of Arts, U. Detroit, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1974.

Career

Instructor English,, U. Detroit, 1967-1968; teacher, Brother Rice High School, Birmingham, Michigan, 1968-1969; volunteer, Volunteers in Service to America, Caliente, Nevada, 1969; reporter, Detroit Free Press, 1970; instructor English,, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1973-1974; associate Professor of English,, University of Southern California, Spartanburg, 1974-1982; Professor of English, chairman arts and humanities, U. Houston-Downtown, 1982-1989; dean humanities and social science, U. Houston-Downtown, since 1989.

Achievements

• Michael Rowan Dressman has been listed as a noteworthy University dean, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, College English Association, Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, Texas Association Deans Liberal Arts and Sciences, Amnesty International.

Interests

• Avocation: researching history of English languauge.

Connections

Married Frances Elizabeth Muss, October 5, 1968. Children: Maura, Clare.

Father:

Alfred Bernard Dressman

Mother:

Mary Louise Dressman

Spouse:

Frances Elizabeth Muss

child:

Clare Dressman

child:

Maura Dressman