Background
Yantis, Phillip Alexander was born on March 30, 1928 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of George Alexander and Katharine Grace (Fisher) Yantis.
Yantis, Phillip Alexander was born on March 30, 1928 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of George Alexander and Katharine Grace (Fisher) Yantis.
Bachelor of Arts, University Washington, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1955.
Research associate physiological acoustics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1955-1958;
instructor otolaryngology, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1957-1960;
assistant professor audiology, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1960-1963;
associate professor, Case Western Reserve U., 1963-1965;
director clinical audiology, Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, 1960-1965;
associate professor audiology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965-1969;
professor, U. Washington, 1969-1991;
professor emeritus, U. Washington, since 1991;
director program in speech pathology and audiology, department speech, U. Washington, 1968-1974;
associate department chairman speech and hearing science, U. Washington, 1983-1989. Board of directors American Board Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology, 1968-1970, 78-80. Board directors Deafness Speech and Hearing Publs., Inc., 1978-1981, president, 1980.
Member Council on Professional Standards in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 1981, 83-85, chairman, 1983-1984.
Trustee American Speech and Hearing Foundation, 1969-1971, 74-75. Served with Army of the United States, 1950-1951. Fellow American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (vice president planning 1969-1971, president 1975, honors 1987), American Academy Audiology.
Member American Auditory Society, Washington Speech and Hearing Association (honors 1980).
Married Elna Margaret Mattila, June 11, 1954. Children: Steven George, Michael John, Jeffrey Scott.