Michael J. Sheehan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | retired professor |
| Location | CEDAR, MI, United States |
| Introduction | Michael Sheehan retired in 1994 after teaching English for 26 years in the City Colleges of Chicago. He lives in Leelanau County, Michigan. In his spare time he is a writer, and he does a weekly program on Tuesday mornings from 9:00-10:00 on AM 580, WTCM, located in Traverse City, Michigan. The show is called Words to the Wise, and it covers the joys and vicissitudes of the English language. [wtcmradio.com] Michigan's Governor Granholm appointed him to the Commission on Services to the Aging; he was reappointed to another six years by Governor Snyder, thus serving a total of nine years. He was Chairman of the forty-member State Advisory Council on Aging for five years. He was formerly on the Board of Advisors of the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan, and was a member of the Bay Area Senior Advocates. Professor Sheehan is a member of the Society of Midland Authors, the Dictionary Society of North America, the American Dialect Society, and Michigan Writers. |
| Interests | Writing, vocabulary, language processes, senior citizen issues |
| Favorite books | Words to the Wise: A Lighthearted Look at the English Language (Arbutus Press 2004) ISBN-X, The Word Parts Dictionary (McFarland & Co. 2000) ISBN:-, Words! A Vocabulary Power Workbook (Harcourt Brace 1996) ISBN:,Handbook for Basic Writers (Prentice-Hall 1991) ISBN:,Workbook for Basic Writers (Prentice-Hall 1991) ISBN:,The Cry of the Jackal (Avalon Books 1991) ISBN:,In the Shadow of the Bear (Avalon Books 1990) ISBN: |
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