Background
Harris, William Elgie was born on January 28, 1951 in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. Son of Eli William and Juanita (Johnson) Harris.
Harris, William Elgie was born on January 28, 1951 in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. Son of Eli William and Juanita (Johnson) Harris.
Bachelor, North Carolina Center University, 1973. Master in Art Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1996.
Elementary teacher art, Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools, 1975-1983;
secondary teacher art, Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools, 1983-1988;
graduate teacher assistant department art education, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1988-1993;
assistant professor, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1993-1995;
principal, consultant, Harris & Associations Art Education, Norfolk. Consultant Ohio-Partnership for the Visual Arts, Columbus, 1989-1993, Columbus Museum-Minority Outreach Committee, 1989, Art for Cmty. Expression, Columbus, 1990, Art Appreciation-Upward Bound, Wittenberg College, Ohio, 1990.
Juror The Arts Committee, Inc., Columbus, 1990, Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education, Center, Columbus, 1990. Juror-arts and letters Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Columbus, 1989. Moderator gallery talk Martin Luther King, Junior Center, Columbus, 1990.
Chair Committee on Minority Concern, 1986-1987. Member National Education Association, American Counseling Association, National Art Education Association, North Carolina Central University Alumni Association, Ohio State University Alumni Association, United States Society for Education Through Art.
Married Theresa Elizabeth Mitchell, August 1993.