Background
Hamilton, T. Earle was born on June 10, 1905 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Homer Francis and Catherine Clitheral (Langford) Hartwell.
educator honor society executive
Hamilton, T. Earle was born on June 10, 1905 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Homer Francis and Catherine Clitheral (Langford) Hartwell.
AB, Southern Methodist University, 1927. A.M., Southern Methodist University, 1929. Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish and Classics (advanced fellow), University Texas, Austin, 1940.
Teacher, Garland (Texas) High School, 1927-1929;
Teacher, Highland Park High School, Dallas, 1929-1937;
instructor classical and Romance languages, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1940-1943;
assistant professor, Texas Tech U., 1943-1945;
associate professor, Texas Tech U., 1945-1955;
professor, Texas Tech U., 1955-1971;
professor emeritus, Texas Tech U., 1971-1996. Visiting professor Spanish, Texas Woman's U., Saltillo, Mexico, 1945. Visiting professor.Spanish and classics Austin College, 1962-1963.
Consultant Houston Public School Sys., 1953, Angelo State University, 1967-1968. Co-author grd. reading exams inSpanish, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1966-1967.
Member Modern Language Association (life), South Central Modern Language Association (honorary life), Texas Foreign Language Association (honorary life, co-founder, president 1958, founder, editor Bulletin 1953-1957), American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (life), National Rifle Association (life), Masons (32d degree), Eta Sigma Phi, Sigma Delta Pi (national vice president 1950-1959, national president 1959-1968, 72-78, national president emeritus 1978-1996, national honorary president 1979-1996, Order of Don Quijote 1963, delegate to Association College Honor Societies 1966-1986, Meritorious Service award 1986), Sigma Delta Mu (founder, national president 1979-1992).
Married Juanita Vivian Adams, August 2, 1933. Children: Earle Hartwell, Charles Lee, Helen Catherine (Mistress Paul A. Anthony).