Background
Nunn, Grady Harrison was born on April 12, 1918 in Arlington, Texas, United States. Son of William Roy and Floy Brooke (Dugan) Nunn.
political science educator emeritus
Nunn, Grady Harrison was born on April 12, 1918 in Arlington, Texas, United States. Son of William Roy and Floy Brooke (Dugan) Nunn.
Bachelor of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1939; Master of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy (Penfield fellow), New York University, 1961.
Instructor, New York University, 1946-1949; from instructor to associate professor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1949-1965; professor, department chairman political science, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1969-1983; professor emeritus, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1983; visiting assistant professor, Indiana U., 1960-1961; assistant professor, associate professor, U. Pittsburgh at Ahmadu Bello U., Nigeria, 1964-1968; associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1968; associate professor, Auburn U., 1968-1969. Board of directors Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, 1978-1984, vice president, 1981-1982.
Member Birmingham Regional Planning Commission, 1995-2000. pvt to Captain Field Artillery, Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association (executive council 1974-1977), Royal African Society, American Association of University Professors (president Alabama conference), Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Tau Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Ann Torrey Welsh, June 15, 1951 (deceased 1980). 1 child, Therese von Hohoff. Married Virginia Cotton Chivington, December 18, 1982 (deceased 2009).