| Gordon T. Allred
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| Web Site |
English Department Faculty--Gordon Allred
Faculty information page from Weber State University http://departments.weber.edu/english/faculty/allred.htm |
| Also Known As |
Gordon Allred |
| Religion |
LDS |
| Parents |
Father: Moses Thatcher Allred
Mother: Edna Pearl Oberhansly |
| Spouse |
Sharon |
| Children |
11 children, 59 grandchildren, and 14 greats |
| Education |
University of Utah, M.A. in Journalism with English Minor
Northwestern University, one year of Doctorate in Journalism
University of Utah, Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Contemporary Literature |
| Career |
Weber State University, Professor of English where he taught for 48 years. |
| Affiliations |
Member of Hemingway Foundation Board of Trustees |
| Awards |
Starfire won first place in the Utah Fine Arts Creative Writing Contest, and he received the Utah Author of The Year Award later for his writing in general. |
| Other Biographical Information |
Areas of Academic Interest:
Fiction, biographical, and magazine article writing
Contemporary literature
He is a fifth degree black belt in the kenpo karate system.
Other interests:
Health, Physical Fitness (fifth-degree black belt, kempo karate system), Religion, Classical music |