Background
McCarthy, Paul Eugene was born on April 18, 1921 in Des Moines. Son of Frank Eugene and Vera Glee (Newell) McCarthy.
McCarthy, Paul Eugene was born on April 18, 1921 in Des Moines. Son of Frank Eugene and Vera Glee (Newell) McCarthy.
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1948. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1962.
Instructor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1951-1953; instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1955-1958; instructor, U. Idaho, Moscow, 1958-1960; instructor, U. North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1960-1962; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1962-1967; from associate professor to professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1967-1991; professor emeritus, Kansas State University, Manhattan, since 1991.
Second lieutenant Signal corpus, United States army, 1942-1945, PTO. Member American Association of University Professors, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Modern Language Association, Melville Society.
Married Phyllis Elaine Niemann, August 29, 1948. Children: Patricia, Susan, James, Thomas, Marybeth.