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The Biographical Profile of James KinneavyEducationPh. D. in English, Catholic University of America, 1956 M. A. in English, Catholic University of America, 1950 B. A. in English, Sacred Heart Training College, 1942 Seminarian, De La Salle Normal School, Lafayette, LA, 1937–1938 CareerAfter taking orders, Kinneavy, or Brother Cornelius Leo, went to wherever he was assigned. He taught on all levels
of the educational spectrum, elementary through college, including various subjects such as chemistry, math, English, French, and physics. Kinneavy would eventually leave the order and return to secular life in 1959. Professor, Department of English, Western State College in Gunnison, Co, 1957–1963 Professor, Departments of English and Curriculum and Instruction, and in the Division of Rhetoric and Composition University of Texas at Austin, 1963–1990 Director of Freshman English, 1975–1982 Interim Director of Lower-Division English, 1990–1992 (after retirement) Chair and Founder of Graduate Rhetoric Concentration, 1979–1982 Jane and Roland Blumberg Centennial Professor, 1983–1990 AwardsHonorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, St. Edward’s University, 1980 |