Steven Leiby Driever

Background

Driever, Steven Leiby was born on April 27, 1947 in Nyack, New York, United States. Son of Lawrence Sebastian and Frances Ann (Leiby) Driever.

Education

Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1969;

Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1970;

Doctor of Philosophy, U. Georgia, 1977.

Career

Graduate assistant, U. Georgia, Athens, 1974-1977;

assistant professor geography, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1977-1983;

associate professor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1983-1993;

professor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, since 1993. Transportation consultant N.E. Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission, Athens, 1975;director urban affairs program U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1979-1982, chair department.geoscis., 1992-1996. Visiting professor U. Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico, 1988-1989.

Achievements

• Steven Leiby Driever has been listed as a noteworthy Geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member staff/parish committee Roeland Park (Kansas) Methodist Church, 1985-1987. Captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1970-1976. Member Association American Geographers, Congress Latin American Geographers (board directors 1990-1993), Sigma Xi (president-elect 1984-1985, president 1985-1986), Phi Kappa Phi (vice president 1992-1993, president U. Missouri Kansas City chapter 1993-1995); Sons of the American Revolution, 2000-present (Plano Chapter secretary 2021, president 2022).

Interests

• Avocations: reading Spanish literature, jogging, weight lifting.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Nielsen, June 14, 1969 (divorced 1979). 1 child, Steven; Married Shu Qin Chen 2002-present. 2 children, Nathan and Camille.

Father:

Lawrence Sebastian Driever

Mother:

Frances Ann (Leiby) Driever

Spouse:

Shu Qin Chen

child:

Steven Driever