Background
Robel, Ronald Ray was born on March 21, 1934 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond J. and Mildred A. (Boeche) Robel.
Robel, Ronald Ray was born on March 21, 1934 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond J. and Mildred A. (Boeche) Robel.
Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1956; Master of Arts in History, University of Michigan, 1957; Master of Arts in Far East Language and Literature, University of Michigan, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in History, University of Michigan, 1972.
Lecturer, U. Maryland., Far East Division, 1962-1964; visiting instructor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1966; instructor history, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1966-1972; assistant professor of history and Chinese, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1972; director Critical Language Center, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1985; director Asian studies, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1989; director international honors program, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1997.
Member Association for Asian Studies, National Association Self-Instructional Language Programs (president 1992-1994), Alabama Association Historians, Alabama Association Foreign Language Teachers, Chinese Language Teachers Association.