Background
Heizer, Ruth Bradfute was born on October 8, 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of George Archibald and Margaret Eleanor (Smith) Bradfute.
Heizer, Ruth Bradfute was born on October 8, 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of George Archibald and Margaret Eleanor (Smith) Bradfute.
Bachelor, Baylor University, 1954. Master of Religious Education, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1957. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1971. Postgraduate, Oxford (England) University, 1989.
Teacher, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, 1956-1958;
secondary teacher, Gallatin County Public Schools, Warsaw, Kentucky, 1959-1960, 61;
teaching associate department philosophy, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1965-1967;
from instructor to associate professor, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, 1967-1983;
professor, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, 1983-1995;
professor emeritus, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, since 1996;
chair department philosophy, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, 1981-1993. Visiting professor philosophy Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1979, 84. Teacher oral English Jiangnan U., Wuxi, China, summers 1990, 91, Yantai U., China, summer 1994, Institute for Advanced Qualification of Workers of Education, Kazan, Russia, summer, 1995.
Professor Moscow Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996-1998.
Deacon Faith Baptist Church, Georgetown. Member American Association of University Women, American Philosophical Association, Southern Society Philosophy and Psychology, Kentucky Philosophical Association (president 1973-1974), Baptist Association Philosophy Teachers (president 1988-1989), Omicron Delta Kappa (Baylor Woman of Merit award 1980).
Married James Lee Heizer, August 3, 1956. Children: John Philip, Mark Russell, Virginia Ruth.