William Leake Andrews

Background

Andrews, William Leake was born on September 27, 1946 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Edwin Magruder and Virginia Patrick Andrews.

Education

Bachelor in English, Davidson College, 1968; Master of Arts in English, U. North Carolina, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in English, U. North Carolina, 1973.

Career

Assistant Professor of English, Texas Technology U., Lubbock, 1973-1977; assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977-1979; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979-1984; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984-1988; Joyce and Elizabeth Hall Professor of English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1989-1996; director Hall Center Humanities, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1993-1996; E. Maynard Adams Professor of English, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1996. Fellow Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, California, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• William Leake Andrews has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Corresponding Urgent Action Network of Amnesty International, since 1982. Member Society Study Southern Lit (executive county), Society Study Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States, Modern Language Association (member Executive Committee Late 19th-20th Century American Literature division, Executive Committee Life-writing division, William Riley Parker prize 1990, American Studies Association (national county).

Connections

Married Beverly Briggs, August 24, 1968 (divorced 1974). Married Charron Francine Fenbert, May 19, 1984. Children: Norah Linda, David Robert.

Father:

Edwin Magruder Andrews

Mother:

Virginia Patrick Andrews

Spouse:

Beverly Briggs

Spouse:

Charron Francine Fenbert

child:

Norah Linda Andrews

child:

David Robert Andrews