Background
Grover Murray was born in Maiden, North Carolina.
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Grover Murray was born in Maiden, North Carolina.
Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Newton where Murray attended public school. He went on to in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he received an Master of Surgery in 1939 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1942.
Upon graduation, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a degree in geology. Murray began his career as a geologist in the petroleum industry. In 1948, he became a professor at Louisiana State University. In 1963, Murray was promoted to Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs.
Two years later, he became Vice President for Academic Affairs for the entire System.
On September 1, 1966, Murray departed Louisiana for Lubbock, Texas, where he had accepted the job as president of nological College. During his time there, which ended in 1976, the school expanded considerably.
The law school and medical school were built and the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies was created. As a result, also during Murray"s time, the name of the school was changed from nological College to University.
After retiring as the president of, Murray continued to teach a geology course.
Further, he returned to geologic consulting. In 1996, he was awarded the Twenhofel Medal, which is the highest award given by the Society for Sedimentary Geology. Funded by Murray, the AAPG Grover East. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award is also named in his honor.
On April 10, 2015, H. Allen Anderson, a historian with the Southern Collection at, presented "A Bowtie Maverick in West Texas: Grover East. Murray and the Emergence of University" at the 92nd annual meeting at Amarillo College in Amarillo of the West Texas Historical Association.
