Walter Weyler Waring

Background

Waring, Walter Weyler was born on May 13, 1917 in Sterling, Kansas, United States. Son of Walter Wray and Bonnie Laura (Weyler) Waring.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Kansas Wesleyan University, 1939; Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1949.

Career

Teacher, English and chemistry, Belleville (Kansas) High School, 1939-1941; instructor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1941-1942, 46-47; member of faculty, Kalamazoo College, since 1949; Professor of English, Kalamazoo College, 1955-1985; professor emeritus, Kalamazoo College, since 1985; department chairman, Kalamazoo College, 1953-1978; director humanities, Kalamazoo College, 1978-1983. Ednl. television lecturer. Visiting professor Kenyon College, 1984-1986, 90-91.

Achievements

• Walter Weyler Waring has been listed as a noteworthy literature and language professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, World World War II, PTO. Member Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Mary Esther Griffith, February 8, 1946. Children: Mary Laura, Helen Ruth, Elizabeth Anne, Claire Joyce.

Father:

Walter Wray Waring

Mother:

Bonnie Laura (Weyler) Waring

Spouse:

Mary Esther Griffith

child:

Helen Ruth Waring

child:

Elizabeth Anne Waring

child:

Mary Laura Waring

child:

Claire Joyce Waring