Background
Phelps, Wayne Howe was born on September 2, 1938 in Potsdam, New York, United States. Son of Elmer R. and Floy E. (Howe) Phelps.
Phelps, Wayne Howe was born on September 2, 1938 in Potsdam, New York, United States. Son of Elmer R. and Floy E. (Howe) Phelps.
Bachelor in English magna cum laude, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1959; Master of Arts in English, Princeton University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in English, Princeton University, 1965.
Instructor, then assistant Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1962-1972; assistant professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1972-1977; research associate academic programs, State Council Higher Education for Virginia, Richmond, 1978-1980; research associate institutional approval, State Council Higher Education for Virginia, Richmond, 1980; coordinator institutional approval, State Council Higher Education for Virginia, Richmond, 1980-1982; director planning and educational research, West Virginia Board Regents, Charleston, 1982-1986. Student personnel officer University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1963-1966. Editorial consultant University Self-Study, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1975-1976.
Member of executive board Friends of Owen D. Young Library., St. Lawrence University, since 1989. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.