Other Experience
in Education
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1979-80: Developing
training literature for U.S. Army.
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1979-87: Either developing
or overseeing the development of training materials for U.S.
Army.
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1979-92: Writing and
editing technical training literature for U.S. Army (see "Federal
Government Experience," above).
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1985-87: Helping manage
program by Army service schools to develop training for the
Reserves.
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Adele
Gardner Is Agent & Literary Executor for Delbert R. Gardner
Please note that (c) copyright
to all photographs on this page is owned by Adele Gardner
and/or the Gardner family. Photos were created by Adele Gardner
and/or are from her collection and that of the Gardner family.
Menu portraits created by Adele Gardner (left & center) and
Daniel Michael Hegarty Sr. (right). All rights reserved.
Please
see Writing
(Nonfiction), Editing,
and Honors
for additional experience as an educator.
Education
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Ph.D. in English Literature
(emphasis: Victorian Literature), University of Rochester,
1963.
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M.A. in English Literature
(emphasis: American Literature), Syracuse University, 1955.
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A.B. in English Literature,
Syracuse University, 1953.
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Additional Education
for Development of Training: Criterion-Referenced Instruction
Workshop, U.S. Army Transportation School, July 30-Aug. 17,
1979: 120 hours.
Honors and
Awards
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Graduate Assistantship,
Syracuse U., 1953-55.
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Graduate Fellowship,
U. of Rochester, 1960-62.
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Grants-in-Aid from
College Center of Finger Lakes: for Literary Research, 1966;
for Creative Writing, 1969.
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Future Scholarship
for my Daughter in Recognition of Faithful Service, Keuka
College, 1975.
Academic
Teaching Experience
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1953-55: Assistant Instructor,
Syracuse U., teaching English composition.
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1955-59: Instructor,
Lycoming College, teaching English composition and literature,
and booking speakers for the Artists Series.
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1962-67: Asst. Prof.,
Keuka College
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1967-75: Assoc. Prof.,
Keuka College.
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1962-75: Assistant/Associate
Professor, Keuka College, teaching composition, literature,
and creative writing, and advising literary magazine staff.
Sample of
Courses Taught
Lycoming:
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Freshman English, 4
years.
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American Literature
Survey, 4 years.
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Creative Writing, 1
year.
Keuka:
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Freshman English, 12
years.
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Fiction-Writing, 12
years.
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World Literature, 6
years.
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19th-Century Literature,
5 years.
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17th-Century Literature,
3 years.
Professional
Activities
(arranged by start date)
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1955-59: As Chairman
of Artists and Lecturers Committee, Lycoming College, booked
five or six artistic events per year and handled all publicity
for those events.
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1962-73: As Advisor
to Keuka College literary magazine, Red
Jacket, acted as de facto managing editor,
approving and proofreading material and coordinating with
printer. (Note: included pieces were voted on and selected
by the student editors in blind review.)
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1964-65: President,
Keuka College Chapter of AAUP.
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1964-75: As member of
Field Period Committee, acted as traveling representative
of Keuka College in visiting job placements of students engaged
in off-campus work-study projects. Involved supervision of
students as well as PR visits several weeks per year.
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1968-72: Member, Professional
Standards Committee, Keuka College. Interviewing candidates
for faculty and administrative positions.
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1970-72: As member of
two-person Committee on Publications, Keuka College, developed
four types of brochures which advertised various aspects of
the college.
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1975-76: As Coordinator
of Yates County Arts Council, contacted nonprofit organizations
for news of artistic events, and published that news in a
newsletter.
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Above: Portrait of My Father I by
Adele Gardner (Photos/Art)
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