In 1927, when the Normal School became the Milwaukee State Teacher's College, English was
incorporated into the program leading to a four year Bachelor's of Education degree. English
itself was offered as a Bachelor of Arts degree when the transition into Wisconsin State
College occured in 1951. In 1956, following the merger of Wisconsin State College and the
University of Wisconsin Extension, the English Department became part of the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters & Science, where it continued as a bachelor's
program. In 1962, the department added two graduate degrees--either an M.A. in English or an
M.S. which combined English and education. Beginning in 1967, a Ph.D was also offered by the
department.
Department Chairs
| 1956-1959 |
Max Freeman
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| 1959-1961 |
Ralph Aderman
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| 1961-1964 |
Edward D. Holst
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| 1964-1967 |
Gareth W. Dunleavy
|
| 1967-1970 |
Robert K. Turner
|
| 1970-1973 |
Justin Replogle
|
| 1973-1976 |
Kathryn Whitford
|
| 1976-1979 |
Donald Emerson
|
| 1979-1982 |
Thomas Bontly
|
| 1982-1985 |
James Kuist
|
| 1985-1989 |
James Sappenfield
|
| 1990-1994 |
Jane B. Nardin
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| 1994-1998 |
James A. Sappenfield
|
| 1998-2001 |
Michael Noonan
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| 2001-2002 |
James A. Sappenfield
|
| 2002-2005 |
Alice Gillam
|
| 2005-2010 |
Andrew Martin
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| 2010-2013 |
Liam Callanan
|
| 2013-2014 |
David Clark
|
| 2014-2017 |
Mark Netzloff
|
| 2017- |
Gregory Jay
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