parents article_title name occupation alma_mater
john corbett adrian corbett edward p. j. corbett
 edward p.j. corbett english professor marquette university , ba marquette university , ba
edward p. j. corbett

edward p.j. corbett was an american rhetorician , educator , and scholarly author .
corbett wrote several books , including `` classical rhetoric for the modern student '' , `` the writing teacher 's sourcebook '' , `` the elements of reasoning '' , `` style and statement '' , and `` the little english handbook : choices and conventions '' .
corbett taught and did research in the english departments of creighton university and ohio state university .
as a result of his work , the edward p. j. corbett award is named after him .
in 1982 thomas willard singled out corbett as an outstanding `` contemporary rhetorician . ''
corbett died on june 24 , 1998 at his home in columbus , ohio at the age of 78 .
