Walker Gibson

Background

Gibson, Walker was born on January 19, 1919 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of William Walker Senior and Helen (Jones) Gibson.

Education

Bachelor, Yale University, 1940. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1946.

Career

Research assistant writers workshop, U. Iowa, 1945-1946; instructor English, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1946-1948; assistant professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1948-1954; associate professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1954-1957; associate professor, director freshman English Washington Square College, New York University, New York City, 1957-1961; professor, New York University, New York City, 1961-1967; Professor of English, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1967-1987; director freshman English, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1967-1970; director rhetoric program, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1970-1972; director undergraduate studies in English, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1974-1976; professor emeritus, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1984. Lecturer Yale Summer Music School, 1948-1956. Director New York University Summer Institute for Secondary Teachers English, 1962, National Defense Education Act Summer Institute for Secondary Teachers English, New York University, 1965, Summer Seminars for College Teacher., National Endowment for Humanities, 1973-1975.

Professor summer intern teaching program Smith College, 1963, 64, 66, 67. Visiting professor Swarthmore College, 1965-1966. Professor National Defense Education Act Summer Institute at Massachusetts, 1968, Bread Loaf School English, Middlebury College, 1976, 77.

Achievements

• Walker Gibson has been listed as a notable language educator, poet, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Seeing and Writing: Fifteen 15 Exercises in Composing Experience

    (This is a book of 15 exercises in writing for college stu...)

  • Persona: A Style Study for Readers and Writers

    (Perfect book for rhetoric and style in writing essays.)

  • The Macmillan handbook of English

    (489 page hardcover book on English usage.)

  • Seeing and writing;: Fifteen exercises in composing experience

    (Book by Gibson, W. Walker)

  • The MacMillan Handbook of English

    (Language)

  • Seeing and Writing Fifteen Exercises in Composing Experience
  • Seeing & Writing: Fifteen Exercises in Composing Experience
  • Persona: A Style Study for Readers and Writers by Walker Gibson (1969-06-03)
  • Macmillan Handbook of English
  • Macmillan Handbook of English
  • Come As You Are; poems
  • The MacMillan Handbook of English

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1941-1945. Member Modern Language Association (selection committee for scholar's library 1968-1971, delegate assembly 1976-1977, Executive Committee division on teaching of writing 1976-1980, chairman division 1979), National county Teachers English (commission on curriculum 1962-1965, chairman college section 1969-1971, president elect and president county 1971-1973, president 1972-1973, committee public doublespeak 1972-1990, chairman emeritus assembly 1986-1987, Distinguished Lecturer award 1969, Distinguished Svc. award 1988), CCCC (Executive Committee 1966-1969), 5 College Learning in Retirement (president 1990-1991).

Interests

• Avocation: gardening.

Connections

Married Nancy Close, 1942. Children: David R., Susan M., William Walker. III, John S.

Father:

William Walker Senior Gibson

Mother:

Helen (Jones) Gibson

Spouse:

Nancy Close

child:

John S. Gibson

child:

William Walker. III Gibson

child:

David R. Gibson

child:

Susan M. Gibson