Background
Skerry, Philip John was born on May 6, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Angelina (Creilson) Skerry.
Skerry, Philip John was born on May 6, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Angelina (Creilson) Skerry.
Bachelor in English, University Massachusetts, 1966. Master of Arts in English, Case Western Reserve University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1975.
Instructor English, Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio., 1968-1969; professor, Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio., since 1973; department chairman, Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio., 1991-1993; associate professor, Tarrant County Junior College, Hurst, Texas, 1971-1973. Project director Early English Composition Assessment Program Ohio Board Regents, Columbus, 1985-1992, 96-98. Participant Director Guild American summer seminary, 1988, 92.
Chairman Jump Rope for your Heart program American Heart Association, Cleveland, 1980-1983, member of advisory committee, 1984. Trustee, president Sussex Community Association, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1982. Member of advisory committee N.E. Ohio Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, 1975-1976.
Board directors Shaker Heights Youth Center, 1991-1992. Member National Education Association, National Council Teachers English, Popular Culture Association.
Married Amy Simon, June 15, 1968. Children: Jessica Blythe, Ethan Amadeus.