Background
Rorabaugh, William Joseph was born on December 11, 1945 in Louisville. Son of Matthew Irvin and Agnes Cecilia (Graf) Rorabaugh.
Rorabaugh, William Joseph was born on December 11, 1945 in Louisville. Son of Matthew Irvin and Agnes Cecilia (Graf) Rorabaugh.
Bachelor of Arts in History, Stanford University, 1968; Master of Arts in History, University of California, Berkeley, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in History, University of California, Berkeley, 1976.
Assistant professor of history, U. Washington, Seattle, 1976-1982; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1982-1987; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1987.
Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Society for Historians of Early American Republic (president 1993-1994), Alcohol and Temperance History Group.