Background
Dvorak, Wilfred Paul was born on December 28, 1940 in Clutier, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph John and Frances Evelyn (Roubinek) Dvorak.
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Wilfred Paul Dvorak
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Wilfred Paul Dvorak, Jamaican English educator. National Endowment for Humanities Pilot grantee, University Rhode Island, 1979-1980; recipient 1st Prize for Innovative Programming, National Extension Assn, Region I, New England, 1980, Honorable Mention for Innovative Programming award National University Extension Association & American College Testing Program, National Competition, 1980.
Education
Bachelor, Loras College, 1962; Master of Arts, Kansas State University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature, Indiana U., 1972.
Career
Instructor, University Rhode Island, Kingston, 1968-1972;
assistant professor, University Rhode Island, Kingston, 1972-1981;
associate professor, University Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1981;
director graduate studies English department, University Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1982. Consultant various academic presses, New York City, since 1987. Interview judge Academy Decathlon Rhode Island, Warwick, 1985-1987.
Lecturer and panelist in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member, governing board Women's Center, Kingston, 1983-1985. Member Modern Language Association, The Dickens Society (United States of America), Research Society of Victorian Periodicals, Northeast Victorian Studies Association (secretary-treasurer 1979-1984, president since 1985).
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Married Evelyn Twila Fearing, August 31, 1968. 1 child, Alison.
Awards
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National Endowment for Humanities Pilot grantee, University Rhode Island, 1979-1980. Recipient 1st Prize for Innovative Programming, National Extension Assn, Region I, New England, 1980, Honorable Mention for Innovative Programming award National University Extension Association & American College Testing Program, National Competition, 1980.National Endowment for Humanities Pilot grantee, University Rhode Island, 1979-1980. Recipient 1st Prize for Innovative Programming, National Extension Assn, Region I, New England, 1980, Honorable Mention for Innovative Programming award National University Extension Association & American College Testing Program, National Competition, 1980.