Background
Murray, Grover Elmer was born on October 26, 1916 in Maiden, North Carolina, United States. Son of Grover Elmer and Lucy (Lore) Murray.
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Grover Elmer Murray
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Bachelor of Science, University North Carolina, 1937. Master of Science, Louisiana State University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1942.
Career
Research geologist, Louisiana Geological Survey, 1938-1941;
geologist, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Jackson, Mississippi, 1941-1948;
professor department geology, Louisiana State University, 1948-1955;
department chairman, Louisiana State University, 1950-1953;
Boyd professor geology, Louisiana State University, 1955-1966;
consultant professor geology, Louisiana State University, since 1966;
vice president, dean academic affairs, Louisiana State University, 1963-1965;
vice president academic affairs, Louisiana State University System, 1965-1966;
president, professor geoscience, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1966-1976;
president, Texas Tech U. School Medicine, 1969-1976;
designee Grover E. Murray Distinguished professor, 1996;
University professor, professor geoscience, Texas Tech U. Complex, 1976-1987;
University professor emeritus and president emeritus, Texas Tech U. and Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center, since 1988. Founder Ranching Heritage Center Texas Tech U., director Niger Agricultural Project, 1976-1978. Professor Louisiana State University geology camp, Colorado, 1949, 51, Louisiana, 1961.
Director University Texas geology camp, East Texas, 1949, 51. Visiting lecturer University Texas, 1958. Director Global Exploration Inc., now president.
Board of Governors Icasals, Inc., 1967-1976. Member International Sub commission on Stratigraphic Classification, since 1955. Consultant geologist, since 1988.
Chairman United States National Committee on Geology, 1964-1968. Director National Science Foundation project for basic geologic studies in, NortheasternMex., 1956-1966. Member National Science Board, 1968-1980, vice chairman, 1978-1980.
Member Texas Natural Fibers and Food Protein Commission, 1966-1976. United States delegate International Geological Congresses, Mexico, 1956, Scandinavia, 1960, India, 1964, Czechoslovakia, 1968, Canada, 1972, United States of America, 1989, honorary member. Board directors Ashland Oil Inc., 1977-1987, director emeritus, since 1987.
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Board of directors Africare, Inc., 1975-1986, Texas Partners with Peru. Fellow Geological Society American (chairman symposium on sedimentary volumes in Coastal Plain, United States and Mexico 1952, commissioner American Stratigraphic Commission 1951-1954,program chairman New Orleans Meeting 1955, councilor 1961-1964, general chairman New Orleans meeting 1967, chairman Southeastern section 1960). Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (Chairman of Commission geological names and nomenclature 1952-1954, distinguished lecturer committee, Distinguished lecturer 1954, editor 1959-1963, president 1964-1965, member American Stratigraphic Commission 1957-1963, honorary member 1972, Sidney Powers Memorial medal 1983), Society Economics Paleontologists and Mineralogists (editor Journal Paleontology 1952-1954, chairman research committee 1958-1959, president 1963-1964, honorary member Gulf Coast section 1973, honorary member Permian Basin section 1992, honorary member of national society 1981, member association foundation 1986-1989,W.H. Twenhofel medal 1996), American Institute Professional Geologists (honorary member, president 1978-1979, Executive Committee 1979-1980, institute foundation 1989-1992, Ben H. Parker Memorial medal 1990), American Geological Institute (visiting geoscience lecturer 1959-1960, vice president 1979, president 1980, Executive Committee 1981, Ian Campbell Memorial medal 1989, William B. Heroy, Junior award, 1992), Organisation for Tropical Studies (director, Executive Committee), Gulf Universities Research Corporation (president 1965-1966, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1967), Texas Academy Sciences (Distinguished Texas Scientist 1986), Society Exploration Geophysicists, Paleontological Research Institute (director 1978-1981), Geological and Mining Society, Norsk Geologisk Forening (life), Asociación Mexicana de Geólogos Petroleros, Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Golden Key, Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa (designee Grover E. Murray chapter Texas Tech U.), Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Nancy Beatrice Setzer, June 21, 1941 (deceased September 1985). Children: Martha Murray Poag, Barbara Elizabeth Murray Baca. Married Sally Marie Sowell Williams, October 26, 1986.
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Nationality
American