Francis John Brooke, III

Background

III, Francis John Brooke, was born on March 4, 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Francis John Junior and Elizabeth (Baird) B.

Education

Bachelor, Hampden-Sydney College, 1949. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1954.

Career

Instructor German, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, summers 1950-1952; teaching fellow, part-time instructor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1951-1954; member of faculty, to associate professor German, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1956-1965; assistant dean College Arts & Sciences,, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1959-1962; acting department chairman modern languages, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1962-1963; executive dean, professor German, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1965-1968; vice president academic affairs, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1968-1974; provost, academic campus, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1973-1979; special assistant to president, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1979-1980; professor German, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1968-1980; president, Columbus (Georgia) College, 1980-1987; special assistant to chancellor, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, 1988; Pacific N.W. regional representative, Presbyterian Church Foundation, Seattle, since 1989. Vice chairman Southern Humanities Conference, 1965. President South Atlantic region American Association Teachers German, 1965-1967.

Executive Committee South Atlantic chapter Modern Language Association, 1963-1966.

Achievements

• Francis John Brooke, III has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member general assembly commission on theological education Presbyterian Church, 1988-1990. With Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Member Association State Colleges Universities (commission on humanities 1984-1986, commission on urban affairs 1986-1987), Omicron Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Helen Holmes Morgan, December 20, 1958. Children: Francis John, Haynes Morgan, David Tucker.

Father:

Francis John B. Junior

Mother:

Elizabeth (Baird) B.

Spouse:

Helen Holmes Morgan

child:

David Tucker III

child:

Haynes Morgan III

child:

Francis John III