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John Nelson

John Nelson

Emeritus Professor of English

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Education

Ph.D., English, University of South Dakota
M.A., University of Wyoming
B.S., English Education, Black Hills State University

Biography

Dr. John S. Nelson is the author of English training books and workbooks for Chinese business students, and he has authored a two volumes of poetry -- West River (2019) and Bootjack (2023), which won a Will Rogers Award.

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I taught English at the college level beginning in 1984 until I retired in 2020.