William Arnold Glasser

Background

Glasser, William Arnold was born on July 30, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond Alfred and Bee (Purdum) Glasser.

Education

Bachelor in English, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1957; Master of Arts in English, U. Florida, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in English, U. Iowa, 1965.

Career

Instructor English, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 1959-1962; instructor English, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1963-1964; assistant professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1966-1970; associate professor, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1970-1977; academic dean, Southern Vermont College, Bennington, 1977-1983; president, Southern Vermont College, Bennington, 1983-1997; president emeritus, Southern Vermont College, Bennington, since 1997.

Achievements

• William Arnold Glasser has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Campaign chairman United Way of Bennington County, 1986. Active Bennington County Industrial Corporation, 1986-1991. Vice president Association Vermont Indiana Colls., 1990-1997;member Regional Affordable Housing Commission, 1989-1993.

Interests

• Avocation: tennis.

Connections

Married Laura Jane Parison, February 28, 1957. Children: William, Hally.

Father:

Raymond Alfred Glasser

Mother:

Bee (Purdum) Glasser

Spouse:

Laura Jane Parison

child:

Hally Glasser

child:

William Glasser