Background
Ward, Robert Jackson was born on July 17, 1926 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Lester Larry and Rebecca L. (Atkinson) Ward.
Ward, Robert Jackson was born on July 17, 1926 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Lester Larry and Rebecca L. (Atkinson) Ward.
Bachelor, University Akron, 1951. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1967.
Instructor University Missouri, Columbia, 1952-1958. Assistant professor University Northern Illinois, DeKalb, 1958-1963. Professor University Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1963.
Fulbright lecturer University Timisoara, Romania, 1981, 85. Exchange professor University Northern Iowa/ University Extremadura, Spain, 1992.
With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member Society Study Midwestern Literature.
Married Catherine Balaj, June 18, 1951. Children: Sean Lester, Sari Catherine.