Background
Walts, Robert Warren was born on April 1, 1921 in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of William H. and Alma Ethel (Hixon) Walts.
Walts, Robert Warren was born on April 1, 1921 in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of William H. and Alma Ethel (Hixon) Walts.
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University, 1950; A.M., Rutgers University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy (Queens fellow), Rutgers University, 1953.
Member faculty, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1952-1953; Member faculty, U. Georgia, Atlanta, 1953-1956; Member faculty, Georgia State College, Atlanta, 1953-1959; Professor of English, S.W. Texas State University, San Marcos, from 1959; department chairman, S.W. Texas State University, San Marcos, 1965-1972. Piper professor State of Texas, 1982.
Commissioner urban renewal, San Marcos, 1963-1969. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, South Central Modern Language Association, Conference College Teachers English (councillor), College English Association Lodges: Kiwanis (president 1967).
Married Gloria Halsey Denton, January 22, 1944. Children: Robert Denton, Anne Sawyer, Caroline Burns.