Background
Megaw, Robert Neill Ellison was born on October 7, 1920 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Wesley and Eileen (Ellison) Megaw. came to the United States, 1925, naturalized, 1936.
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Robert Neill Ellison Megaw
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Student, Duke University, 1940. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1950.
Career
Member of faculty, Williams Colls., 1950-1969; Professor of English, Williams Colls., 1965; Carnegie intern, Harvard University, 1955-1956; Professor of English, University Texas, Austin, 1969-1985; department chairman, University Texas, 1969-1972; professor emeritus, University Texas, since 1985. Consultant academic planning, since 1962. Member of national board consultant National Endowment for Humanities, since 1974.
Achievements
Membership
Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member Modern Language Association, American Ednl. Theatre Association, American Association of University Professors (Chairman of Commission college and university teaching research and publication 1965-1971, president Texas conference 1976-1978, chairman assembly state conferences 1979-1981), Texas Association College Teachers, Texas Faculty Association, National, Federal, State poetry societies, Poetry Society American, Academy American Poets, Common Cause, American Civil Liberties Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Phi Beta Kappa (speaker, panelist since 1980).
Connections
Married Ann Barber, December 20, 1947. Children– Peter Kenneth McNeill, Margaret McNeill, Laura Megaw Wiegand.
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Nationality
Canadian -
Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1940
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1947
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1950
Career
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1955 - 1956
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1969 - 1985