Richard Ward Fanning

Background

Mr. Fanning was born in Anaconda, Montana, United States, on November 6, 1953. He was a son of Ward A., Jr. (in insurance sales) and Margaret Jesse Fanning.

Education

Richard Fanning graduated from University of Washington, Seattle, with Bachelor of Arts in 1976 and Master of Arts in 1983. In 1988 he finished Indiana University—Bloomington, receiving Doctor of Philosophy.

Career

From 1984 to 1986 Mr. Fanning served as an editorial assistant for American Historical Review. During the period of 1989-1990 he worked as a visiting professor of history at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA. He was a visiting professor of history at Western Washington University, Bellingham, between 1990 and 1993.

During 1993-1995 Richard Fanning acted at Mississippi State University, Starkville, as an assistant professor of history. In 1995 he held the post of an assistant professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock. Later he became a member of board of directors and community advisory board of KUOP-Radio.

He was a contributor to books, including Arms Limitation and Disarmament: Restraints on War, 1899-1939, edited

by B. J. C. McKercher, Praeger (New York City), 1993. Contributor to periodicals, including Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace History.

Achievements

• Richard Fanning is a gifted author whose works are widely known.

Works

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• book

  • Peace And Disarmament: Naval Rivalry and Arms Control, 1922-1933

    (Arms control remains a major international issue as the t...)

  • Peace And Disarmament: Naval Rivalry and Arms Control, 1922-1933 by Richard Fanning (1994-12-22)

    (Peace And Disarmament: Naval Rivalry and Arms Control, 19...)

Membership

• American Historical Association , United States

• Organization of American Historians , United States

• Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations , United States

• Phi Alpha Theta , United States

Interests

• hiking, skiing, reading, gardening

Connections

Richard Fanning married Suzanne M. Raymond on July 9, 1983. They have two children: Miles, Shelby.

Father:

Ward A. Fanning Jr.

Mother:

Margaret Jesse Fanning

Son:

Miles Fanning

Son:

Shelby Fanning