Background
Carpenter, Gordon Russell was born on February 6, 1920 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of Solomon Lafayette and Grace L. (Fowler) Carpenter.
Carpenter, Gordon Russell was born on February 6, 1920 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of Solomon Lafayette and Grace L. (Fowler) Carpenter.
Bachelor of Science, North Texas State University, 1940. Postgraduate, Georgetown University, 1942. Bachelor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1948.
Bar: Texas 1947, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1960. Announcer radio station KDNT, Denton, 1940-1941. Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1941-1946.
Executive secretary Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, 1947-1956, executive director, 1956-1958.
Administrative assistant to dean Southern Methodist U. Law School, 1951-1958, assistant professor of law, 1956-1958. Trust officer 1st National Bank, Dallas, 1958-1960, vice president, 1960-1979.
Vice president, senior finance planning officer InterFirst Bank Dallas, 1979-1984. Board regents Texas School Trust Banking, 1981-1982.
Board of trustees Hatton West. Sumners Foundation, 1959, executive director 1985-1995.
Chairman North Texas State University Ednl. Foundation; Chairman.Luth. Medical System of Texas Foundation, 1980-1983.
Vice chairman Farmers Branch Hospital.
Board regents Texas School Trust Banking, 1981-1982. Board trustees Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, since 1959, executive director, 1985-1995. Chairman North Texas State University Educational Foundation.
Chairman Lutheran Medical Systems Texas Foundation, 1980-1983. Vice chairman Farmers Branch Hospital Authority, 1976-1977. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association (chairman publications committee mineral and natural resources law section 1958-1964), State Bar Texas (chairman continuing legal education committee 1952-1954, 58-66, chairman real estate, probate and trust law section 1964-1965), Dallas Bar Association (director 1960-1961, 65-66, chairman centennial committee 1972-1973), Dallas Bar Foundation (trustee, secretary-treasurer), Texas Bankers Association (chairman trust division 1980-1981), Society Former Special Agents Federal Bureau of Investigation (president 1963), Brookhaven Country Club, Masons, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Muriel East. James, September 18, 1943 (deceased). Married second, Mary Alice Borah, August 4, 1962.