Fred Bruce Morgan

Background

Morgan, Fred Bruce was born on March 12, 1919 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Fred Bruce and Helen (Pidcock) Morgan.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Maryville (Tennessee) College, 1939. Th.B., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy, 1958. Postgraduate Far East Institute, Yale, 1946-1947, College Chinese Studies, Peking, 1948.

Master of Arts (honorary) Amherst College, 1963.

Career

Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Chg., 1942. Minister in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tsingtao, China, Hong Kong, also consultant agricultural co-operatives to British Colonial Administration, 1949-1950. Professor New Testament, Chiengmai, Thailand, 1950-1951.

University pastor Princeton, 1952-1954.

Member of faculty Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1954-1959, Syracuse University, 1959-1960. Member of faculty Amherst College, 1960-1972, professor religion and American studies, 1963-1972, acting dean faculty, 1970-1971.

Professor American studies and religion, dean college Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1972-1975.

Achievements

• Fred Bruce Morgan has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member general council United Presbyterian Church in United States of America, 1968-1971. Grantee Danforth Foundation, 1957-1958. Member American Association University Professors, Association Asian Studies, Society Science Study Religion, American Society Christian Ethics.

Connections

Married Ruth Marian McNamee, May 27, 1942. Children: Dorothy Jill (Mistress G. Ian Marshall), Timothy Bruce, Rebecca Anne.

Father:

Fred Bruce Morgan

Mother:

Helen (Pidcock) Morgan

Spouse:

Ruth Marian McNamee

child:

Dorothy Jill Morgan (Mistress G. Ian Marshall)

child:

Rebecca Anne Morgan

child:

Timothy Bruce Morgan