Background
Parente, William Joseph was born on July 7, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Salvatore S. and Genevieve (Rooney) Parente.
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William Joseph Parente
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Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Xavier U., Ohio, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy (Woodrow Wilson fellow, Woodrow Wilson dissertation fellow), Georgetown University, 1970.
Career
Woodrow Wilson intern, Wilberforce (Ohio) U., 1965-1966;
assistant professor, chairman political science department, Antioch College, 1966-1969;
associate dean faculty, Antioch College, 1969-1970;
dean, College Arts and Sciences, U. Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1970-1985;
associate professor political science, College Arts and Sciences, U. Scranton, 1970-1973;
professor, College Arts and Sciences, U. Scranton, since 1973;
Fulbright scholar, Chulalongkorn U., Bangkok, Thailand, 1985-1986;
Fulbright scholar, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, 1986-1987. Member of national Fulbright screening committee for East Asia, Southeast Asia. Member of advisory committee Institute International Education.
Consultant on world affairs to Peace Corps.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Union Experimenting Colleges Universities, Institute for Policy Studies, Society for Religion in Higher Education. Member American Political Science Association, Association Jesuit Colleges Universities (chairman conference on international education 1981-1985), Alpha Sigma Nu (national secretary-treasurer 1979-1982, national president 1983-1985), Pi Sigma Alpha, Eta Sigma Phi, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Tau Kappa Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta.
Connections
Married Diane Alpern, November 30, 1963. Children: Elizabeth, Margaret, William Joseph, Caroline, Rebecca, Catherine, Abigail, Christopher, Natalya.
- Father:
- Salvatore S. Parente
- Mother:
- Genevieve (Rooney) Parente
- Spouse:
- Diane Alpern
- child:
- Elizabeth Parente
- child:
- Christopher Parente
- child:
- Caroline Parente
- child:
- Margaret Parente
- child:
- Natalya Parente
- child:
- William Joseph Parente
- child:
- Abigail Parente
- child:
- Catherine Parente
- child:
- Rebecca Parente
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Roman Catholic