Background
Murphy, Betty Southard was born in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Floyd Theodore and Thelma (Casto) Southard.
Murphy, Betty Southard was born in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Floyd Theodore and Thelma (Casto) Southard.
AB, Ohio State University student, Alliance Française and University Sorbonne, Paris Juris Doctor, American U. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Eastern Michigan U., 1975; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Capital U., 1976; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Puget Sound, 1986; Doctor of Humane Letters, Tusculum college, 1987.
Correspondent, free lance journalist, Europe and Asia
correspondent, free lance journalist, United Press International, Washington
public relations counsellor, Capital Properties, Inc. of Columbus (Ohio), Washington
practiced in, Washington, 1959-1974;
member firm, McInnis, Wilson, Munson & Woods (and predecessor firm)
deputy assistant secretary, administrator Wage and Hour Division, Department Labor, 1974-1975;
chairman and member, National Labor Relations Board, 1975-1979;
partner firm, Baker & Hostetler, since 1980. Adjunct Professor law American U., 1972-1980. Member of advisory commission on rights and responsibilities of women to Secretary Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Member panel conciliators International Ctr.Settlement Investment Disputes, 1974-1985. Member Administrative Conference United States,1976-1980, Public Svc. Advisory Board, 1976-1979.
Member human resouces committee National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life, 1976-1980. Member Presidential Commision on Executive Exch., 1981-1985.
Trustee Mary Baldwin College, 1977-1985, American U., since 1980, George Mason U. Foundation, Inc., since 1990, George Mason U. Education Foundation, since 1993. National board directors Medical College Pennsylvania, board corporators, 1976-1985. Board directors Center for Women in Medicine, 1980-1986.
Board of Governors St. Agnes School, 1981-1987. Member Executive Committee Commision on Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, chairman international advising committee, 1985-1992. Vice chairman James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, 1989-1996;board directors Meridian International Center, 1992-1998, Friends of Congressional Law Library., since 1992, Friends of Department of Labor, since 1984.
Mediator World Intellectual Property Organisation, since 1996. Fellow National Academy Human Resources. Member American Bar Association (administrative law section, chairman labor law committee 1980-1983, chairman international and comparative law administrative law section 1983-1988, chairman customs, tariff and trade committee 1988-1990, employment law section 1990, chairman international committee dispute resolution section since 1995), FBA, Inter-American Bar Association (editor newsletter, Silver medal 1967, co-chairman labor law committee 1975-1983), Bar Association District of Columbia, World Peace Through Law Center, American Arbitration Association (board directors since 1985, member editorial board 1992, member Executive Committee since 1995, member international arbitration committee since 1997), Republican National Lawyers Association (national vice president 1990-1995, national vice chairman since 1996), Union International des Advocats (governor board since 1997), Supreme Court History Society, American U. Alumni Association (board directors), Mortar Board, Kappa Beta Pi.
Married Cornelius F. Murphy, May 1, 1965. Children: Ann Southard, Cornelius Francis Junior.
