CURRICULUM VITAE
ROBERT ASHLIN WHITE
Personal
Married; two children
Date of Birth: November 13, 1943
Health, good.
Education
Ph.D. (English),
M.Phil. (English),
M.A. (English),
A.B. (English),
Employment History
1976‑present: English Department, The Citadel,
Assistant Professor, 1976‑1981
Associate Professor, 1981‑1987
Professor, 1987‑present
Acting Head, August 1990‑July 1991
Head, July 1991-July 1998
Director, SACS Reaffirmation Office, June 2002 - May 2004
1974‑1975: Instructor,
1970‑1974: Assistant Instructor,
1969‑1970: Instructor,
1968‑1969: Teaching Assistant,
Development Grants
1978:
1981: Shakespeare and Human Experience.
1982: Technical Writing Institute for
Teachers. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
1986: One‑semester sabbatical leave, Spring 1986. “
1998: Jessie Ball duPont
Summer Seminar,
1998 - 1999: Sabbatical leave: Technology in teaching; travel; course development.
Undergraduate Courses Taught at The Citadel
Composition and Literature I and II (including computer‑based composition)
Major British Writers I and II
Survey of British Literature for English Majors
English Non‑Dramatic Literature of the Sixteenth Century
English Non‑Dramatic Literature of the Seventeenth Century
Poetry and Prose of John Milton
Shakespeare
Senior Seminar on Spenser
Senior Seminar on the Theory and Practice of Comedy
Graduate Courses Taught at The Citadel
Shakespeare
Non‑Dramatic Literature of the English Renaissance
Seminar on Spenser
Awards
Citadel Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1980.
Citadel Development Foundation Faculty Achievement Award (as Department Head), 1992.
Member, Kappa Delta Pi, Honorary Education Society, 1996 - .
Member Phi Kappa Phi, The Citadel, 1997 - .
Books
Editor, with David G. Allen. Traditions and Innovations: Essays on
British Literature of the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance.
Editor, with David G. Allen. The Work of Dissimilitude: Essays from
the Sixth Citadel Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Literature.
Editor, with David G. Allen. Subjects on the World’s Stage: Essays on British Literature of the Middle Ages and
the Renaissance.
Articles
“Shamefastness as Verecundia and as Pudicitia in The Faerie Queene.” Studies in Philology 79 (1981): 391‑408.
“Poetry: Tool of Faith.” Presbyterian Survey (January 1981).
“Shamefastnesse.” The Spenser Encyclopedia.
Gen. ed. A. C. Hamilton.
“The Cup and the Wand as Archetypes in Comus.” Milton Quarterly 25.1 (1991): 22-25.
“Pat Conroy’s ‘Gutter Language’: Prince of
Tides in a
Papers
“Reversal in Selected Shakespearean Comedies:
A Change of Mind or a Change of Strategy?” Humanities
Outreach Program,
“The Importance of New Criticism to the Teaching of Sophomores.” Scholars’ Forum, April 24, 1984.
“Structure and Archetype: The Cup and the Wand
in
“Redcrosse,
Guyon, and Spenser's ‘People of the Lie.’” International Conference on
the Expressions of Evil in Literature and the Visual Arts.
“The Ecstasy and the Agony: Reflections on the Link
between Sexuality and Spirituality in Literature and in Life.” National Popular Culture Association,
“Pat Conroy and The
Prince of Tides in the Lowcountry.” National
Popular Culture Association,
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Other Scholarly Activity
Invited Session Chair. “Dramatic Devices in Renaissance
Plays.” Philological Association of the
Carolinas,
Invited Lecturer. “Love in an Imperfect World: The Concept
of Courtship in Three Shakespearean Comedies.” Non‑Credit,
six‑weeks short course.
Co‑Director, with David G. Allen. The Fifth Citadel Conference on Literature. March 14‑16, 1985.
Research Grants from the Citadel Development Foundation in 1985 and 1986.
Consulting Reader, with David G.
Allen, for the
Co‑Director, with David G. Allen. The Sixth Citadel Conference on Literature. March 10‑12, 1988.
Co‑Director, with David G. Allen. The Seventh Citadel Conference on Literature. February 27‑March 1, 1991.
Significant Administrative Experience
Representative of The Citadel on a task force of the Charleston Consortium of Higher Education charged with setting up a continuing education program in the community (1982).
Representative of The Citadel on a task force of the Charleston Consortium of Higher Education charged with examining the possibility of offering to the community an executive institute in the humanities (1983).
Co‑Director, with David G. Allen, of three Citadel Conferences on Literature. Responsible for planning and budgeting as well as for academic administration (1985‑1991).
Director of Graduate Studies for the English Department and Advisor to Graduate Students (1985‑87).
Author, Proposal for a major Academic Program: A two‑track master's degree in English at The Citadel (1986‑87).
Chair, English Department Computer Advisory Committee: Coordinated English Department's transition to using computers in the classroom (1987‑90).
Primary Author of Major Grant: “Integrating Word Processing into the Freshman Composition Sequence at The Citadel.” The Citadel's “Cutting Edge” proposal to the SC Commission on Higher Education (1988).
Participant, since 1976, on every committee in the English Department, and chair of many.
Acting Head, English Department, August 1990‑July 1991.
Head, English Department, July 1991-July 1998.
Editor, The Citadel’s Self-Study for reaccreditation by SACS, 1992-1994.
President,
Primary Author of The Citadel’s Compliance Certification, Quality Enhancement Plan, and Focused Report for 2004 SACS Reaffirmation
Experience on Major College Committees
Evening College & Continuing Education Committee (1980‑82).
Research Committee (1981‑83); Chair, Subcommittee for Humanities & Social Sciences, 1983.
Self‑Study Committee, Standard IX, "Special Activities" (1982‑83).
Faculty Council (1982‑84); Secretary, 1983‑84.
Fourth Class Admissions Advisory Committee (1982‑87).
Graduate Council (1985‑88).
Faculty Development Committee (1986‑89).
Budget Advisory Committee (1987‑88); Chair, 1988.
Search Committee for Head, Psychology Department (1988).
Academic Board (1990-1998).
Steering Committee for The Citadel’s Self-Study for Reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1992-94).
Search Committee for Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College (1992-93).
Search Committee for Head Librarian (1994-95); Chair, 1995.
Sabbaticals Committee (2000-2002).
Search Committee for Provost of The Citadel (2002-2003).
Faculty Tenure and Promotions Committee (2004-present).
Membership in Professional Organizations (present or former)
Modern Language Association
Spenser Society
Southeastern Renaissance Conference
Conference on Christianity and Literature
Association of Departments of English
Other Professional Activity
Founder (1993) and listowner (1993-1997) of SAADE-L, an electronic discussion group for chairs of English Departments, set up in cooperation with the South Atlantic Association of Departments of English.
Vice President,
President,