Background
Brinker, William John was born on January 25, 1935 in Drayton Plains, Michigan, United States. Son of George Howard and Eva Marie (Ringel) Brinker.
Brinker, William John was born on January 25, 1935 in Drayton Plains, Michigan, United States. Son of George Howard and Eva Marie (Ringel) Brinker.
Bachelor, University Michigan, 1961. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1973.
Instructor, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana, 1963-1965; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1968-1970; assistant professor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., 1970-1971; professor of history, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, since 1971; department chair, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, since 1994.
Treasurer Cookeville Arts Council, 1983-1989, president, 1989-1990. Member American Association of University Professors (president Tennessee conference 1980-1981, 85-86), American History Association, Organization American Historians, Society for Historians American Foreign Relations (editor newsletter 1980-2002), Tennessee Consortium for Asian Studies (president 1987-1989).
Married Marilyn Eileen Hardman, August 27, 1966. Children: EveLynn Joan, Nicholas John.