Background
Griffith, Emlyn Irving was born on May 13, 1923 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of William A. and Maud A. (Charles) Griffith.
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Emlyn Irving Griffith, American Lawyer. Bar: New York 1950, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1954. Recipient Distinguished Svc. to American Education award National Association State Bds. Education,1995, Conspicuous Svc. award State of New York, 1992, Exceptional Svc. citation Air Force Association, 1980; Doolittle fellow Aerospace Education Foundation, 1988, Welsh Heritage award National Welsh American Foundation, 1997.
Education
AB, Colgate University, 1942; Juris Doctor, Cornell Univercity, 1950; 9 honorary doctorates.
Career
Private practice law, Lockport, New York, 1950-1952; private practice law, Rome, New York, since 1952. Board directors various corporations and foundations. Treasurer New York State Photonics Development Corporation, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member of New York State Board Regents, 1973-1996, Governor's Committee on Libraries, 1976-1978;co-chairman State Conference Professions, 1974-1977, 85-90. Member United States Forum Education Organisation Leaders, 1978-1980, Intergovtl. Advisory Council on Education, 1982-1986.
Delegate to China-United States Joint Session on Trade and Law, Beijing, 1987, Soviet-American Conference on Comparative Education, Moscow, 1988, New York State-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Lawyers Conference, Moscow, 1990. President National Association State Bds. Education, 1979-1980, National Association State Bds.
Education Foundation, 1997-1999. President National Welsh-American Foundation, 1981-1983. Vice president Honorary Society Cymmrodorion, London, since 1988.
Trustee, board pensions United Presbyterian Church, 1966-1972, Aerospace Education Foundation, 1979-1996,Erie Canal Museum, since 1996, Cazenovia College, since 1996. Major United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1946. Fellow American Bar Foundation, New York Bar Foundation (recipient Root-Stimson award for public service 1986, board directors since 1989).
Member American Bar Association (committee public education since 1974), New York State Bar association (house delegations 1974-1976, committee lawyer competency 1986-1989, co-Chairman of Commission attorney professionalism, 1989-1992, member board editors Bar Journal 1986-1997), Oneida County Bar Association (president 1974-1975), State Conference County Bar Officers (chairman 1974-1976), Osgoode Society Canada, Selden Society, England, Rome Club, Colgate Club New York City, Cornell Club of New York, Phi Gamma Delta International (president of the board of trustees 1982-1986, president education foundation 1992-1994).
Connections
Married Mary L. Kilpatrick, August 13, 1946. Children: William L., James R.
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American
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Recipient Distinguished Svc. to American Education award National Association State Bds. Education,1995, Conspicuous Svc. award State of New York, 1992, Exceptional Svc. citation Air Force Association, 1980. Doolittle fellow Aerospace Education Foundation, 1988, Welsh Heritage award National Welsh American Foundation, 1997.Recipient Distinguished Svc. to American Education award National Association State Bds. Education,1995, Conspicuous Svc. award State of New York, 1992, Exceptional Svc. citation Air Force Association, 1980. Doolittle fellow Aerospace Education Foundation, 1988, Welsh Heritage award National Welsh American Foundation, 1997.