Dan Skelton...is a lifelong resident of Arkansas. He credits his grandmother, Laura Belle Skelton, as being the person who taught him to read and to love literature, art, and music. A former professor of English and Theater, Skelton earned degrees from Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas), the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford. Dan began his teaching career at the high school level, but then accepted a position at Southern State College (now Southern Arkansas University). He retired from full time instruction/adm...