Background
Kearns, Terrance Brophy was born on July 15, 1946 in Staten Island, New York, United States. Son of Francis and Geraldine Mae (Brophy) Kearns.
Kearns, Terrance Brophy was born on July 15, 1946 in Staten Island, New York, United States. Son of Francis and Geraldine Mae (Brophy) Kearns.
Bachelor cum laude, Holy Cross College, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1978.
Teaching assistant, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1969-1974; instructor, U. Center Arkansas, Conway, 1974-1978; assistant professor, U. Center Arkansas, Conway, 1978-1983; associate professor, U. Center Arkansas, Conway, 1983-1989; Professor of English, chair English Department, University Center Arkansas, Conway, 1990-1998. Campus representative Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities, U. Center Arkansas, Conway, 1982-1990.
District commissioner Boy Scouts American, Conway, 1983, district committee, 1984-1989, member troop 71 committee, 1990-1991, district committee, since 1992. Member Association Literature Scholars and Critics, Arkansas Philological Association (associate editor 1979-1990), Missouri Philosophical Association.
Married Jean Theresa Watts, February 23, 1968. Children: Sean Brophy Kearns, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Kearns.