Charles William Mignon, Charles William Mignon, a scholar and editor of Early American literature and former professor emeritus of English at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, died on Friday, September 25, 2009 in Lincoln. He was 75 years old. Charles William Mignon, Jr. was born in Greenwich Village, New York City on 12/11/1933. He graduated from Kent School in 1952, received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Kenyon College in 1956 and served in the Air Force from 1956-58. After receiving an MA in English from the University of Connecticut in 1959, he taught at the high school in St. Michaels, Maryland. Then, teaching as an instructor in the department of English at the University of Connecticut, he took a PhD in English and American literature in 1963. He taught at the University of Illinois (1963-67) and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (1967-2000) from which he retired.

In 1972-73 he was the Senior Fulbright lecturer in American Literature at the University of Warsaw in Poland, in 1993 received the Anis Chaikin Sorenson Award for distinguished University teaching. He received the Nicholas Powell Award from the United States Tennis Association for tennis umpiring at the sectional level. He umpired tennis matches for many years, some at the professional level. With Professor John Murphy of Brigham Young University and the editors of the Cather Project a the University of Nebraska, he received the Ralph Emerson Twitchell Award In 2000 from the Historical Society of New Mexico for the Texture Edition of Scholarly Edition Volume of Death Comes for the Archbishop.

In addition to his wife, Mary Ann Killian Mignon, a retired secondary teacher of special education, Professor Mignon is survived by two sons: Paul Killian Mignon of Martell and Edward Taylor Mignon of Azusawa, Tokyo, Japan; and four grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to University of Nebraska Foundation. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left @ www.bmlfh.com.