Occupation: Emeritus Professor of English
Born: San Diego, California, October 23, 1958
Education:
PhD, Princeton University (1987)
MA, Princeton University (1983)
BA, Pomona College (1980)
Career:
Emeritus Professor, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (2013)
Professor, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (2000-2013)
Assistant Associate Professor to Professor, Bryn Mawr College (1993);
Assistant Associate Professor to Professor, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (1988-1993)
Lecturer, Bryn Mawr College (1986-1987)
Lecturer, Princeton University (1984-1988)
Career Related:
Visiting Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University (2010)
Civic:
Treasurer, Saint Louis Cathedral Concerts (2017-Present); Trustee, Fontbonne University (2015-Present); Coordinator for SJDC, St. Louis, Organizing Groups of Volunteers for the St Louis Fisher House (2015-Present); Volunteer, Home Visitor Program, the Order of Saint John’s, Saint John’s Volunteer Corps (2014-Present); Board Member, Saint Louis Cathedral Concerts (2000-Present); Secretary, Field House Museum, Saint Louis; Board Member, Field House Museum, Saint Louis; Volunteer (300 hours+), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs;
Creative Works:
Author, “Tom Wolfe, A Critical Companion” (2002); Author, “A Wreck on the Road to Damascus” (1989); Contributing Author, Numerous Articles, Popular and Professional Publications; Contributing Author, Major Articles on Heraldry, Hymnity and Literary Canon; Contributing Author, Papers on Language & Literature
Achievements:
Producer, CD, “Words to Music: Songs of Eugene Field” featuring Christine Brewer and Scott Kennebeck (2018); Honored for helping the sick and poor with his mobile van during the COVID-19 pandemic; Recognized for 25 Years of Service by the HRH the Duke of Gloster
Awards:
Recipient, Service Medal of the Order of St. John with 3 Bars, HRH the Duke of Gloster (2022); Honoree, The Best Heraldic Design of The Year, The American Heraldry Society (2009); Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award; Honoree, Marquis Who’s Who Top Professional; Recipient, Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian Award; Recipient, Campaign Medal of the Order of Malta with COVID-19 Clasp
Memberships:
Knight of Magistral Grace (2019); Member, Modern Language Association; Member, American Recorder Society; Member, Conference on Christianity and Literature; Member, Country Dance and Song Society; Member, Knights of Justice; Saint Louis Coordinator, Saint John Volunteer Corps, Order of Saint John; Member, Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Family:
Son of Harry Joseph and Helen Louise (Abel) Ragen
Brother: Dennis Lincoln
Hobbies:
Music; Singing; Playing the recorder; Cooking
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in the Midwest – 1992-1993, 23rd Edition (pub. 1992)
