DANVILLE, KY (04/26/2013)(readMedia)-- John Kinkade, formerly of Bowling Green, was awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor of English at Centre College in Danville.
Kinkade joined Centre's faculty in 2006 as an assistant professor of English. In 2010, he was named a Centre Scholar. Prior to joining Centre's faculty, he taught at the Texas Military Institute, the University of Texas at Austin, and in the Naples, Fla., community schools. Kinkade holds a B.A. from Centre College (1995), and he earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English literature at the University of Texas at Austin.
Kinkade is the son of H. Wayne and Nona Kinkade of Alvaton, and is a graduate of Greenwood High School.
Centre College, founded in 1819, is a nationally ranked liberal arts college in Danville, Ky. Centre hosted its second Vice Presidential Debate on 10.11.12, and remains the smallest college in the smallest town ever to host a general election debate.