PRIDGEN, Allen 1943-

PERSONAL: Born October 16, 1943, in Portsmouth, VA; son of Rufus Allen and Lois (a postal employee; later surname, Barnes) Pridgen; married May 28, 1983; wife's name Linda; children: Nathaniel. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, A.B., 1965; East Carolina University, M.A., 1968; Florida State University, Ph.D., 1975. Religion: Roman Catholic.

ADDRESSES: Home—208 Haldane Dr., Southern Pines, NC 28387-7512. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Richard Bland College—William and Mary, Petersburg, VA, assistant professor of English, 1971-76; Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC, professor of English, 1978-87; Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, professor of English and program coordinator, 1987-2001; retired. Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC, assistant professor, 1978; National Humanities Center, visitor, 1993, 1995; University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, visiting scholar, 1996, 1997, 1998. Southern Humanities Council, member.

MEMBER: American Literature Association, College English Association, Society for the Study of Southern Literature, Christianity and Literature Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association.

AWARDS, HONORS: Appalachian College Association Mellon grant, 1994, Mellon fellow, 1996, 1997, 1998.

WRITINGS:

Walker Percy's Sacramental Landscapes: The Search in the Desert, Susquehanna University Press (Susquehanna, PA), 2001.

Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Mississippi Quarterly, Renascence, Virginian-Pilot, and Southern Quarterly.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on Walker Percy and James Lee Burke.