Background
Stair, Frederick Rogers was born on March 7, 1918 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Fred Rogers and Cristyne (Miller) Stair.
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Stair, Frederick Rogers was born on March 7, 1918 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Fred Rogers and Cristyne (Miller) Stair.
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1939. Doctor of Divinity, Davidson College, 1960. Postgraduate, University Edinburgh, 1946.
Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, 1947. Master of Theology, Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, 1948. Doctor of Laws, Davis and Elkins College, 1969.
Postgraduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1973.
Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1943. Assistant to president Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, 1948-1953. Pastor Central Presbyterian Church, Hickory, North Carolina, 1953-1959, Atlanta, 1959-1967.
President Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, 1967-1981. Executive director Presbyterian Church (United States of America) Foundation, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1981-1988.
Trustee Davidson College, 1954-1959, 74-85, chairman board, 1980-1985. Program coordinator Institute for Theological Education Management Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Upsilon.
Married Martha Osborne, December 19, 1942. Children: Mary Miller, Thomas Osborne.