Kelly Lycan was born in Wooster, Ohio, in 1958. He graduated with a BFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University in 1981. He moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1983 to study in the Creative Writing Program and received his MFA in 1990. While at Arkansas, Lycan served as an assistant coach of the women’s track and field team. Since his time in Arkansas, Lycan has served as an assistant track coach at Southwest Missouri State University, Eastern Michigan University, and Ball State University. From 2001–2019, he served as the head coach of the women’s cross country and track teams at Western Michigan University.
#1: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Kelly Lycan at the Laurie Merlee Ceramics Studio; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
#2: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Kelly Lycan at the Laurie Merlee Ceramics Studio; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
#3: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Kelly Lycan at the Laurie Merlee Ceramics Studio; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
