Alfred Orren Gray

Background

Gray, Alfred Orren was born on September 8, 1914 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Orren and Amelia Katherine (Schadel) Gray.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin-Madison, 1939; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin-Madison, 1941.

Career

Reporter-correspondent-intern, University of Wisconsin -Madison and Medford newspapers, 1937-1939; free-lance writer, 1938-1941, 51-57; intelligence investigator, United States Ordnance Department, Ravenna, Ohio., 1941-1942; history editor, chief writer, United States Office Chief Ordnance Service, European Theatre of Operations, Paris and Frankfurt, Germany, 1944-1946; assistant professor journalism, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1946-1948; associate professor, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1948-1956; head department journalism, adviser student publications, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1946-1980; professor, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1956-1980; professor emeritus, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, since 1980; chairman division business and communications arts, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1958-1966; chairman division applied arts, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1978-1979; researcher writer, Spokane, since 1980; director, Whitworth News Bureau, 1952-1958. Principal researcher, writer 12 historical and educational projects.

Achievements

• Alfred Orren Gray has been listed as a noteworthy journalism educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Many Lamps, One Light, a Centennial History 1883-1983

    (The story of the First Presbyterian Church of Spokane WA ...)

  • Not by might;: The story of Whitworth College, 1890-1965,

Membership

Scoutmaster Troop 9, Four Lakes Council, Boy Scouts American, Madison, Wisconsin,1937-1941. Chairman Pinewood Addition Architectural Committee, Spokane, since 1956. Director Inland Empire Publs.

Clinic, Spokane, 1959-1974. Member house of deals Greater Spokane Council of Churches, 1968-1971. Judge Goodwill Worker of Yr.awards Goodwill Industries Spokane County, 1972.

Vice-moderator Synod Washington-Alaska, Presbyterian Church (United States of America), 1966-1967. Board directors Presbyterian History Society, 1984-1990, 91-94, Executive Committee, 1986-1990, chairman history sites committee, 1986-1990. Member American Board Mission Heritage Common for Sesquicentennial of Whitman Mission, 1986.

Elder Spokane 1st Presbyterian Church, since 1962, clk.of session, 1984-1986, member Inland Empire Presbytery Committee for Bicentennial of General Assembly, 1988-1989. Member committee justice and peacemaking Presbytery of the Inland Northwest, 1988-1995. Member Care and Equipping of Congregations Committee, since 1995.

Democratic precinct official, Spokane, 1988-1992. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Eastern Washington History Society, College Media Advisors (honorary), Eastern Washington Genealogical Society, North America Mycol.Assn., University of Wisconsin Alumni Association Half Century Club, Phi Beta Kappa (pres.profl. chapter 1949-1950, 67-68, 70-71), Sigma Delta Chi, Phi Eta Sigma.

Interests

• Avocations: genealogy, traveling.

Connections

Married Nicolin Jane Plank, September 5, 1947. Children— Robin, Richard.

Father:

Charles Orren Gray

Mother:

Amelia Katherine (Schadel) Gray

Spouse:

Nicolin Jane Plank

child:

Richard Gray

child:

Robin Gray