Bio – Presar, Charles Irvin

Charles Presaras Firs, an elderly servant, in The Cherry Orchard in Feburary 1985
Chuck Presar as Firs, an elderly servant, in the February 1985 production of The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov. (Photo by Dewayne R. Lowther)

Born: January 25, 1932 (Gary, IN)

Died: April 15, 2012 (Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV)

Education:

  • 1949 Blume High School (Wapakoneta, OH)
  • 1952 B.A. Heidelberg College
  • 1958 M.A. Northwestern University

Taught:

  • 1967-73 Assistant Professor of Speech and Dramatic Arts
  • 1973-83 Associate Professor of Speech and Dramatic Arts
  • 1983-85 Associate Professor of Speech Communication and Dramatic Arts
  • 1986-90 Professor of Speech Communication and Dramatic Arts
  • 1990-2012 Professor of Speech Communication and Dramatic Arts Emeritus

Notes:

  • 1958-63 Taught at Clay High School (Oregon, OH) 
  • 1964-65 Managed the Hall of Free Enterprise at the 1964 World’s Fair, along with his wife Sandra Presar
  • 1966-67  Taught high school in Lorain, OH
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College Teacher of the Year 1990
  • After retirement in 1990, he acted and directed in Pittsburgh, PA and Roanoke, VA until his health failed.

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PLM 2020-09-06