Background
Stavig, Richard Thorson was born on May 14, 1927 in Tacoma. Son of Lawrence Melvin Stavig and Cora Hjertaas.
Stavig, Richard Thorson was born on May 14, 1927 in Tacoma. Son of Lawrence Melvin Stavig and Cora Hjertaas.
Bachelor, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1950. Master of Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1955.
Assistant professor English Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, 1953—1955. Associate professor English Kalamazoo College, 1955—1992, professor English, director foreign study, 1958—1974. Retired, 1992; With United States Navy, 1945-1946.
Married LaVonne Josephine Engebretson, August 13, 1950. Children: Jofrid, Kaia.