Robert Donald Narveson

Background

Narveson, Robert Donald was born on June 3, 1930 in Erskine, Minnesota, United States. Son of Carl Robert and Sophie Helen (Krbechek) Narveson.

Education

BA, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1953; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1962.

Career

Instructor, Concordia College, 1954-1955; instructor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1958-1962; assistant professor, associate Professor of English,, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1962-1974; professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1975-1996; emeritus, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, since 1996.

Achievements

• Robert Donald Narveson has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Lincoln Friends Chamber Music, 1965-1972, Lincoln Chess Foundation, 1975-1985. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, National Council Teachers English, Society for Study Midwestern Literature (vice president 1990-1991, president 1991-1992), American Civil Liberties Union, Nebraska Civil Liberties Union (board directors), Lincoln Chess Club (president 1991-1995).

Interests

• Avocations: chess, sailing, windsurfing.

Connections

Married Phyllis Elaine Grimsrud, June 26, 1956. Children: Karl Frederick, Katherine Ruth, Martha Kirsten.

Father:

Carl Robert Narveson

Mother:

Sophie Helen (Krbechek) Narveson

Spouse:

Phyllis Elaine Grimsrud

child:

Katherine Ruth Narveson

child:

Karl Frederick Narveson

child:

Martha Kirsten Narveson