Title: Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Company: University of Washington
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Leroy F. Searle, PhD Emeritus, professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Washington, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators for dedication, achievements, and leadership in academia.
With nearly five and a half decades of experience to his credit, Mr. Searle has established a successful career in academia, specializing in higher education and intellectual history. He has excelled as a professor emeritus in English and comparative literature at the University of Washington since 1977 and began his career as an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Rochester from 1970 to 1977. He is also the Founder of the Society for Critical Exchange and has served as founding director of the University of Washington Humanities and Arts Computing Center, director of the Walter Chapin Simpson Humanities Center, director of the College Studies Program, founding faculty of the Comparative History of Ideas Program, Program in Criticism and Theory, and Textual Studies Program, and Graduate Program Coordinator for Comparative Literature. His contributions to the field include serving as editor for “Critical Theory Since Plato Third Edition” and “Critical Theory Since 1965,” authoring articles for professional journals, and chairing the UW Intellectual Property Management Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Modern Language Association, the Founder of the Society for Critical Exchange, and a volunteer with Action for a Better Community.
Reflecting on his path, Mr. Searle laid a solid educational foundation with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Utah State University in 1965, a Master of Arts in English from The University of Iowa in 1968, and a PhD in English from The University of Iowa in 1970. Additionally, he earned certification as a Network Engineer in 1986. He attributes his success to the support he received from various leaders, which facilitated his entry into academia and helped him secure scholarships, as well as his dedication and passion for his field of study. Currently, he is focused on rebuilding the instrumentation for a British brass band and working on a book of new and collected essays. In guiding aspiring educators, he advises against being swayed by the pursuit of professional advancement and personal fame. He believes that excessive focus on career development and meeting predefined promotion and compensation goals can be counterproductive.
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