Background
Eckley, Wilton Earl was born on June 25, 1929 in Alliance, Ohio, United States. Son of Wilton Earl and Louise (Bert) Eckley.
Eckley, Wilton Earl was born on June 25, 1929 in Alliance, Ohio, United States. Son of Wilton Earl and Louise (Bert) Eckley.
Bachelor of Arts, Mount Union College, 1952; Master of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1965; John Hay fellow, Yale University, 1961-1962.
Chairman English, Euclid (Ohio) Senior High School, 1955-1963; director teacher training, Hollins College, 1963-1965; Professor of English, Drake U., 1965-1984; department chairman English, Drake U., 1965-1980; head department humanities and social science, Colorado School Mines, 1984-1993; director honors program, Colorado School Mines, 1989-1992; professor humanities, Drake U., since 1984; professor humanities and international studies, Colorado School Mines, since 1994. Fulbright professor American literature U., Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1972-1973, U. Veliko, Turnovo, Bulgaria, 1981-1982. Visiting professor Bilkent U., Ankara, Turkey,1993-1994.
Chairman, Board Of Directors, Colorado Endowment for the Humanities, 1989. Member Modern Language Association, Circus History Society, American Association of University Professors, Phi Kappa Tau.
Married Grace Ester Williamson, Sept.12, 1954. Children: Douglas, Stephen, Timothy.
