Background
Furnish, Shearle Lee was born on March 30, 1953 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of C. Wilbur and Ruth S. Furnish.
English and modern languages educator
Furnish, Shearle Lee was born on March 30, 1953 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of C. Wilbur and Ruth S. Furnish.
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Transylvania University, 1975. Master of Arts in English Literature, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1984.
Teaching assistant department English, U. Kentucky, 1975-1981; instructor, U. Kentucky, 1981-1984; visiting assistant professor department literature, language and committee, U. North Carolina, Asheville, 1984-1986; assistant professor department English, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1986-1989; assistant professor department English and modern languages, West Texas State University (now West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U.), Canyon, 1989-1993; associate professor, West Texas State University (now West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U.), Canyon, 1993-1997; professor, West Texas State University (now West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U.), Canyon, since 1997; director composition, West Texas State University (now West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U.), Canyon, since 1996. Presented papers various conferences.
Board of directors Friends of the Cornette Library., West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1993-1996. Member Modern Language Association, Southeastern Medieval Association, Panhandle-Plains History Society, Association for Study Literature and Environmental, New Chaucer Society, Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society, Texas Medieval Association, College Language Association, Medieval Academy, library of Congress Associations.
Married Karen F. Merris, July 29, 1984 (divorced February 1990). Married Patricia Lee Huneycutt, May 18, 1990 (divorced March 1997). Married Carolyn D. Beck, January 2, 1998.