Background
Young, Richard Emerson was born on July 12, 1932 in Owosso, Michigan, United States. Son of William Charles and Katherine Marie (Middaugh) Young.
Young, Richard Emerson was born on July 12, 1932 in Owosso, Michigan, United States. Son of William Charles and Katherine Marie (Middaugh) Young.
Bachelor with honors, University Michigan, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1964. Master of Arts, University Connecticut, 1956.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas, 1980.
Assistant Professor of English, University of Michigan, 1964-1967;
research associate, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior, 1965-1969;
associate professor, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior, 1967-1971;
professor, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior, 1971-1978;
department chairman humanities, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior, 1971-1976;
department chairman English, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1978-1983. Consultant National Defense Education Act Institutions, 1965-1968, Education Professions Development Act Institutions, 1968-1970. Director summer seminars National Endowment for Humanities 1977, 79, 81, 83, director seminar in residence, 1978-1979.
Fulbright research scholar, New Zealand, 1986. Visiting professor rhetoric, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1988.
(Book by Young, Richard E., Becker, Alton L., Pike, Kennet...)
Member National Council Teachers English, Conference on College Composition and Communication (executive committee 1966-1969), International Society History of Rhetoric, Rhetoric Society of America (director), Delta Upsilon.
Married Joyce Elayne Ford Phelps, May 16, 1983. Children by previous marriage: Jonathan Field, Lynn Mikell, David Thurston. Adopted children: David Lloyd Phelps, Thomas Niles Phelps.