Background
Young, Reginald Reggie S. was born on September 11, 1952 in Louisville. Son of Ulysses Scott and Mildred Ellen Young.
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Reginald Reggie S. Young
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Master of Arts, University Illinois, Chicago, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Chicago, 1990. Bachelor, University Illinois, Chicago, 1983.
Career
Assistant professor Villanova University, Pennsylvania, 1990—1992, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1992—1996, Wheaton College, Illinois, 1997—2001. Associate professor University Louisiana, Lafayette, since 2001. Founder, director Lawndale Renaissance/Bluesville, Inc., Chicago, 1981—1990.
Jesse Ball Dupont visiting writer and scholar Randolph Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1995—1996.
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Member of Modern Language Association, Society for Study Southern Literature, Society Study Multi Cultural Literature United States, College Language Association (life).
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Married Adrienne E. Fortenberry, June 22, 1984. Children: Drew Scott, Sydney Regina.
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Assembly of God Church
Awards
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Recipient Illinois Poet Laureate award for Significant Illinois Poets, 1987, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Discovery award, 1988, Educational Assistance Program Outstanding Service award, University Illinois, Chicago, 1990. Fellow Martin Luther King Academy fellow, University Illinois, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, PEW Evangelical Scholars, 2000-2001. Grantee, Chicago Council Fine Arts, 1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, Wheaton College, 1999—2000, University Louisiana, Lafayette, 2003.Recipient Illinois Poet Laureate award for Significant Illinois Poets, 1987, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Discovery award, 1988, Educational Assistance Program Outstanding Service award, University Illinois, Chicago, 1990. Fellow Martin Luther King Academy fellow, University Illinois, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, PEW Evangelical Scholars, 2000-2001. Grantee, Chicago Council Fine Arts, 1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, Wheaton College, 1999—2000, University Louisiana, Lafayette, 2003.