Background
Piersen, William Dillon was born on April 15, 1942 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Greene and Katherine A. (Dillon) Piersen.
Piersen, William Dillon was born on April 15, 1942 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Greene and Katherine A. (Dillon) Piersen.
Bachelor in American Studies, Grinnell College, 1964; Master of Arts in History, Indiana U., 1967; Master of Arts in Folklore, Indiana U., 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in History, Indiana U., 1975.
History instructor, Purdue University Calumet, 1971-1973; history instructor, Springfield (Massachusetts) College, 1974-1975; history instructor, Houston Community College System, 1976; assistant professor of history, Fisk U., Nashville, 1977-1985; chair department history, Fisk U., Nashville, 1980-1987, 93-; associate professor of history, Fisk U., Nashville, 1985-1988; professor of history, Fisk U., Nashville, since 1988.
Member American History Association (membership committee since 1991), American Culture Association, Organisation American Historians, Southern History Association, Tennessee Conference Historians, World History Association.
Married Charlotte Leigh Graham, August 3, 1968. 1 child, Katherine Lorene.