Background
Murdick, William Maxwell was born on March 30, 1944 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Robert Gordon and Emily (Beckstedt) Murdick.
technical writer English language educator
Murdick, William Maxwell was born on March 30, 1944 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Robert Gordon and Emily (Beckstedt) Murdick.
Bachelor, State University of New York, Albany, 1966. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
Professor of English, California (Pennsylvania) University of Pennsylvania, since 1969; director word processing laboratory, California (Pennsylvania) University of Pennsylvania, 1981-1995. Freelance technical writer, Pennsylvania, 1980-1988. Technical writing consultant Verland Foundation, Pittsburgh, 1980-1981.
Member National Council Teachers English, Western Pennsylvania Council Teachers English.
Married Barbara Pedolec, August 30, 1967 (divorced November 1975). Married Yoshiko Yoshida, June 4, 1980.