Ronald Marvin Spatz

Background

Spatz, Ronald Marvin was born on April 10, 1949 in New York City. Son of Jacob John R. and Estelle (Jacobs) Spatz.

Education

Student, City University of New York, 1970. Bachelor, University Iowa, 1971. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1973.

Career

Instructor, director, Writers Workshop Corresponding Program in Fiction Writing, Iowa City, 1972-1973; instructor English, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1973-1974; instructor, assistant professor, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, 1974-1978; assistant professor, Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph, 1979-1980; assistant professor, associate professor, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1980-1988; professor, U. Alaska, Anchorage, since 1988; director Program in Creative Writing, U. Alaska, Anchorage, since 1984; 1st vice president faculty senate, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1985-1987; president assembly, chairman statewide assembly, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1986-1987; assistant to associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1987-1988; special advisor to chancellor, U. Alaska, Anchorage, since 1994; chair department creative writing and literary arts, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1996; director University Honors Program, U. Alaska, Anchorage, since 1996. Founder, university coordinator U. Alaska Anchorage/Anchorage Daily News Statewide Creative Writing Contest.

Membership

Member Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Barbara L. Larlin. 1 child, Benjamin.

Father:

Jacob John R. Spatz

Mother:

Estelle (Jacobs) Spatz

Spouse:

Barbara L. Larlin

child:

Benjamin Spatz