Don Welch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don Welch

American poet and academic

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Hastings, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 06-Aug-2016

Profession: poet, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Don Welch (June 3, 1932 – August 6, 2016) was an American poet and academic who was born in Hastings, Nebraska.
The author of several published poetry collections and a regular contributor to literary magazines, Welch was an English literature professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from 1959 to 1997.
While there, he was awarded the Distinguished Paul W.
Reynolds and Clarice Kingston Reynolds Endowed Chair in English, Poetry & Creative Writing.
In June 2001, a bronze sculpture of Welch was finished and dedicated to him on the campus.Welch spent his early years in the towns of Gothenburg and Columbus.
After graduating from Kearney Senior High School in Kearney, he earned a B.A.
from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, an M.A.
from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Welch and his wife, Marcia, had five children.
He died on August 6, 2016.