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Bio.
Administration:
MCAD: Chair, Liberal Arts, 72-5. Acting Dean of Faculty, 74. Project
Dtor. NEH Consultant Grant,Education of Native American Art Students,
77-9. Dtor. Language Center, 82-91. Project Dtor. Bush Foundation Grant,
Program for Faculty Development in Teaching Writing, 91-94
Editorial:
Boring Poetry Editor, The Bottega Review, 1964-1965. Contributing
Editor, Open Places, Stephens College, MO), 1967. Assistant Editor,
Student Writing For Study, (University of Minnesota), 1967. Editorial
Board, Readings Toward Composition, (Wadsworth), 1967.
Editor, Approaches to the Teaching of Writing In the Two-Year College,
(Virginla Community College System Writing Project, (NVCC), 1984.
College Committees:
University of Minnesota:
19~7-68 English Department Executive Council, Freshman English Advisory
Committee. 1967 Master of Ceremonies, Student Strike. 1969-70 Coordinator,
Creative Writing Program, Ho hum.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design 1971-72 Ad Hoc Tenure, Educational
Policy Committee, Library, Ad Hoc Greviance, Personnel Liason. 1972-73 Personnel
Task Force of Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, Educational Policy Committee.
1973-74 Personnel Task Force of MSFA, EPC, Handbook Revision, Dean's Cabinet.
Yawn.
1974-75 EPC, Dean's Cabinet, Handbook, First Year Program, Ad Hoc Biomedical
Graphics, Ad Hoc Theatre Design.
1975-76 Library, Union of Independent Colleges of Art Script Committee.
1976-77 Library Committee, UICA Selection. 1977-78 Program, Dean's Search,
Faculty Grievance 1978-79 Dean's Search, Faculty Status, Evaluation Procedures.
1979-80 The President's Special Committee, Faculty Welfare and yawning on
and on and on and on to 1993-96 StudentAppeals Committee.
Ho Hum.
Courses Taught:
Secondary
English, American History, Spanish, World History.
Undergraduate
Freshman English, Advanced Composition, Freshman Honors
English, Developmental English, Reading Lab. American Literature, Introduction
to Literature, Humanities Medieval through Modern, Twentieth Century Poetry,
Themes in Modern Fiction, Creative Writing, Alternative Education, Film
Script, Modern Drama, Writing for Children, Comedy, Children's Literature,
Shakespeare, Visual Communication, Design Thesis, Theater Costume Design,
Silent Comedy, Writing For the Arts. Script Writing, Life in Art Seminar:
Chaplin, Welles, Riefenstahl.
Upper Level/Graduate
Writing of Fiction, Writing of Poetry, Shakespeare
Advanced
How to Lie, Cheat and Steal Your Way Through College,
Senior
Romeo and Juliet
This is getting boring.
Education:
De La Salle High School 1944- 1948. St. Mary's College, B.A. 1950-1952.
Cum Laude De Paul University,1952. University of Minnesota, M.A.
1957-58. Honors in creative writing University of Minnesota, 1959-1969
Ph.D. work except for dissertation. Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass. 1975.
(UFSC, University Film Study Center, script writing) Guthrie Theatre, 1981,1983.
Dh.P (Doctor of Hole Philosophy) Cambridge University, England, 1984. (Humanities
Institute) Folger Renaissance Library, Washington DC. (Shakespeare Center)
1989-90.USC Berkeley/National Theatre, London, (Extension) 1988, 1990. Smithsonian
and National Security Agency Museum1995.
Bored?
Military Service:
Army Security Agency. Cryptanalyst. 1954-7
National Security Agency
Japan, Korea, Washington D.C.
Two Commendations.
Isn't this getting boring?
Community Service:
Brd. of Dtors. Loft, 78-80. Producer, Northwind Story Hour, 78-81.
Adv. Plains Indian's Winter Count, a film, USIS, 85. Lit. Adv.
Panel, Mn. St. Arts Board, 78-81. Brd. of Dtors. and Script Facilitator,
Calliope: A Children's Folk Theater, 83-5. Asst. Dramaturge, Folger Theater,
Henry V, 84. Co-Director, Midsummer Night's Dream, Seventh
Grade, Waldorf School, 95.
This is getting really boring.
Grants:
National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship for Creative Writing, 1978.
Danforth Fellowship, "New Styles in Teaching," 1970.
Union of Independent Colleges of Art (UICA) Research Grant, "Problems
of Dyslexia Among Art Students, 1970.
Union of Independent Colleges of Art Research Grant, "Writing for Children,"
1975.
United States Information Agency Bicentennial Film Grant (co-receipient),
"The Plains Indians Winter Count,"1975.
National Endowment for the Humanities, Conference Grant, "New Directions
in the Humanities," 1977.
National Endowment for the Humanities, Project Director, Institutional Consultant
Grant, "Education of Native American Art Students," 1977-1979.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Faculty Enrichment Grant, "Pre-production
on the Play, Beauty and Beast," 1981.
National Endowment for the Humanities Institute, "Shakespeare in Performance,"
The Folger Library and Theater, 1981.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Faculty Enrichment Grant, "Slide
Production for Shakespeare Classes at the Folger Library," 1982.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Faculty Enrichment Grant, "Theatre
Visuals for Classes," 1988.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Faculty Enrichment Grant,
"Site Research in Montana for Jim Bridger Play." 1990.
Bush Grant to Improve Undergraduate Student Learning Through Faculty Development
and Improvement of Teaching. (co-writer), Planning Grant, 1989. Full Grant
1991-94.
Now, this is getting excruciatingly boring.
Prizes:
Barker Prize for New Scripts. Childrens Theater Assoc. of Amer. This
was a national manuscript search. First prize was a production and a week
in Tempe, Arizona in August. Second prize was two weeks.
Arnold. First film show at MCAD Named after the college president , Arnold
Herstand.
US Information.Service. International Distribution to Libraries and Embasies.
(2).
Golden Eagle, CINE (2). 1st Place, Educational, Great Lakes Film Festival.
Smithsonian Purchase. Special Jury Award, S.F.F.F. Cindy. Merit, Chi. F.F.
Bronze, NY F.F.
Margo Jones Award. To CTC for development of new playwrights.
Publications:
In addition to a book, Without A Clever Title, (Thueson, Mpls.
64) over 100 poems appeared in literary magazines and anthologies including:
Bottega, Creative Review, Open Places, Voices International, Ronald Regan
(London), North Stone, Black Flag, Once in a Sycamore, A Coloring Book
of Poetry for Adults, Readings Toward Composition, Breakthrough Fictioneers.
Articles and reviews appeared in: Renascence, Ivory Tower, Minn. Rev. Lincoln
Herald, Mpls. Star, Changes, Litterata, Berryman Studies and Theater
Companies of the World. Study Guides are: Shakespeare I and Shakespeare
II for U. of Mn. and Henry V for the Folger Theater Ed. Prog.
Sleeping Beauty - Kabuki, published in two versions, by Minn. U.
and Oxford U. Press, 77 and SUNY, Albany 89.
I'm bored. Isn't this boring enough for you, yet?
Play Production:
Sleeping Beauty as Performed by a Kabuki Company.
The Children's Theatre Co. of Mpls. 71-2, has had 18 productions by
U. Theaters, like San Diego State and U. Wash. Showboat, in children's theater
companies from Long Island to the Phillipines and revivals at the Emmy Gifford,
Omaha and Players Guild, Canton (3). Sleeping Beauty - Kabuki (2nd
version) Empire State Inst. for Performing Arts, SUNY Albany, 78, 84, 89
(in rep.), Saratoga, 80, Haft Theater, NY City, 90 and Sage College, Troy,
NY 92. It was selected for the Kennedy Center, DC "Imagination Celebration,"
79, and was the US representative at Le Congrèss Mondial de l'Association
Internationale du Théâtre pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse. Lyons,
France, 81 and the International Jerash Festival of Culture, Jordan, 83.
Steadfast Tin Soldier, A Ballet Suite.
The Children's Theatre Co. of Mpls. 72-3.
The Beauty and The Beast.
Emmy Gifford Theater, (a special adaptation in AMSLAN for speech and
hearing impaired actors.) St. Cloud U. 81, Carthage Coll. 87. Players Guild,
Canton 93.
The Brave Little Tailor: Seven at a Blow.
Arizona State U. 84, CTAA Nat. Mss. Srch. Winner.
Battle of Chantilly: The Sale.
(Development) 89-91, DC & No. Va. Ford's Theater, Playwright's Forum
, Elden Street Players, , American Showcase Theater, The Industrial Strength
Theater. (Production) Elden Street Players, NOVA, R.C.C. Theater, Reston,
VA. 92.
Follow Your Nose: The Fool of the World and Her Flying Ship Spectacular.
Players Guild, Canton, Ohio 95.
Will nothing bore you?
Films, Tapes etc:
(Film)
The Ellendale Incident (writer, actor) 73.
Medijector. Daystrol Scientific (asst. writer). 76.
Winter Count: Plains Indian's History (writer, advisor).
Your New B.F.A.: Care, Maintenance and Feeding (co-writer, asst.
director) 77.
Minnesotanos Mexicanos (third writer) 78.
Personals (script consultant) 81.
(Video)
Rudiments of Ad Writing for Art Directors (director) 86.
Aren't you bored yet?
(Audio/Live Radio)
Rehearsing Imagination: Performance Based Study of Shakespeare. KUOM
University Radio/PBS. 1992. Ten hours of improvised. creaative exercise
with sparkling MCAD students and faculty as frequent guests. Supplements
University Shakespeare class.
(Mixed Media)
The First Day of Spring, January 9th. poetry, slides, music,
First Universalist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1972.
Punch and Judy. puppet show, Renaissance Fair, Jonathon, Minnesota,
1972.
The History of The Minneapolis College of Art and Design., slides
and tape, Alumni Association. 1980.
Production History of Shakespeare's Henry V. display case, Folger
Library Great Hall, 1984.
(Multi-media)
Vision of Utopia or Do It Yourself Utopia. (student team)
in By Design 96 , MCAD Gallery in Calhoun Square 1996
Will absolutely nothing bore you?
Readings and Lectures:
Poets in Schools (NEA), Walker, KUOM, Univ. of Ill., Huron, SDak, UNI, St.
Theresa's, Stephens, Temple, Guthrie, Folger Library, NOVA, VPI, Johns Hopkins,
Georgetown, St Thomas.
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF INFINITE BOREDOM.
Addresses
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
(612) 874 3700
3128 W. Calhoun Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416-4636
(612) 920 3490
1650 Parkcrest Circle #300
Reston, Virginia 22090-4941
(703) 437 5427
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