Background
White, Ray Lewis was born on August 11, 1941 in Abingdon, Virginia, United States. Son of Benjamin Wesley and Maude (Patterson) White.
White, Ray Lewis was born on August 11, 1941 in Abingdon, Virginia, United States. Son of Benjamin Wesley and Maude (Patterson) White.
Bachelor, Emory and Henry, 1962; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Emory and Henry, 1990; Master of Arts, U. Arkansas, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Arkansas, 1971.
Instructor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1965-1968; assistant professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1968-1971; associate professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1971-1973; professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1973-1985; Distinguished professor, Illinois State University, Normal, since 1985. Senior professor of University Munich, 1979.
Member American Literature Association, Sherwood Anderson Society, Association Study Midwestern Literature (Distinguished Svc. award 1985).