Furniss, W. Todd (Warren Todd), 1921-

Warren Todd Furniss was born in Pelham, New York, on June 5, 1921. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover, and received his B.A. from Yale in 1942. After graduation Furniss entered the U.S. Army Air Force, serving chiefly in the Medical Administrative Corps in Guam until 1946. Following the war, Furniss returned to Yale and received a M.A. (1948) and a Ph.D. (1952). He was an instructor at Mount Holyoke College; an instructor, associate professor, and associate dean at Ohio State University; and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Hawaii. Furniss retired as senior academic advisor from the American Council on Education in 1983. His publications include Ben Jonson's Masques and numerous articles and reviews on literary and educational topics.

Warren Todd Furniss was born in Pelham, New York on June 5, 1921. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover and received his B.A. from Yale in 1942. After graduation Furniss entered the U.S. Army Air Force, serving chiefly in the Medical Administrative Corps in Guam until 1946. Following the war, Furniss returned to Yale and received a M.A. (1948) and a Ph.D. (1952). He was an instructor at Mount Holyoke College; an instructor, associate professor, and associate dean at Ohio State University; and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Hawaii. Furniss retired as senior academic advisor from the American Council on Education in 1983. His publications include Ben Jonson's Masques and numerous articles and reviews on literary and educational topics.

Warren Todd Furniss was born in Pelham, New York, on June 5, 1921. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover, and Yale, where he majored in English and was a member of the Class of 1942. Upon graduation, Furniss entered the U. S. Army Air Force, serving chiefly in the Medical Administrative Corps in Guam until 1946. After completing his tour of service, he received an M.A. (1948) and a Ph.D. (1952), both in English, from Yale University.

W. Todd Furniss has served as an instructor at Mount Holyoke College (1949-1951); as an instructor, associate professor, and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University; and as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Hawaii. Furniss retired as senior academic advisor from the American Council of Education in 1983. He continued to act as a consultant in the field of higher education.

Furniss has been a member of the Modern Language Association, the American Association of University Professors, the Wilson Ornithological Society, the American Ornithological Union, and the World Affairs Forum of Hawaii. His publications include Ben Jonson's Masques (Yale Unversity Press, 1958) and numerous articles and reviews on literary and educational topics.

Compiled from: A History of the Class of 1942, Yale University ; Twenty-Fifth Yearbook, Class of 1942 (1967); Yale 1942 Class Directory (1987).