Glenn Irvin came to ASU as a freshman in 1960 and stayed to earn his BAE in 1964, his MA in 1971, and his PhD in English in 1978. He subsequently held academic or administrative appointments in Texas and  California.  In 1997 he came to the ASU West Valley campus as Professor of English and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and six years later was appointed Dean of East College and later Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the Polytechnic campus.  From 2007 until his retirement in 2010 he served as Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, with offices Downtown, and in Tempe.  He has been a member of the ASU Retirees Association since retiring.