Haskell Moorman Monroe

Background

Monroe, Haskell Moorman was born on March 18, 1931 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Haskell M. and Myrtle Marie (Jackson) Monroe.

Education

Bachelor, Austin (Texas) College, 1952; Master of Arts, Austin (Texas) College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Rice U., Houston, 1961.

Career

Haskell Monroe is the only child of Haskell Moorman Monroe, Senior and Myrtle Marie Monroe (née Jackson) of Garland, Texas. The family lived in Garland, Texas until several moves to Wichita Falls, Texas and Fort Smith, Arkansas 1941. In early 1942, the family moved to Orange, Texas where the elder Monroe was employed at Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyard.

He went on to attend Austin College in Sherman, Texas where he was awarded both a Bachelor"s and Master"s degrees in History.

While working on his Master"s degree, he taught history at nearby Denison High School in Denison, Texas and served in the Navy Reserve. After earning his Master"s degree, he served in the United States Navy, stationed at Charleston, South Carolina.

Upon muster from the navy, he continued his studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in History from Rice in 1958.

His first teaching position following receipt of his Doctor of Philosophy was at Schreiner College in Kerrville, Texas.

From there, he was offered the opportunity to teach history for the 1959/60 academic year at Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College (now Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University) in College Station, Texas. During the spring term, he was offered a full-time ongoing position at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical where he remained on the faculty until 1980. While at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical he was appointed their first Dean of Faculties As secretary of the Aspirations Committee, he drafted the report which recommended some key changes at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical in the early 1960s – including co-education, non-compulsory Corps membership, racial integration, and high admission standards.

And as Dean of Faculties was part of the 1970s administrative team which laid the basic foundations for today’s Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.

In 1980, he was appointed as the President of the University of Texas at El Paso, a position he held until 1987. He began serving as the 4th chancellor and 18th chief executive officer of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri in 1987.

Haskell retired as chancellor in 1993 after receiving budget cuts from the Missouri State Legislature. After his retirement he served professor of history.

Haskell was also editor of the "Papers of Jefferson Davis 1808-1840, Volume(s) 1" published in 1971.

He is currently Dean of Faculties Emeritus at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Achievements

• Haskell Moorman Monroe has been listed as a noteworthy University educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume I, 1808-1840

    (Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.5". Gray cloth with gilt lettering in...)

  • The Papers of Jefferson Davis: October 1863--August 1864

    ( Kenneth H. Williams, Associate Editor Peggy L. Dillard...)

Membership

Board of directors Brazos Valley Rehabilitation center, 1975-1977, Salvation Army, El Paso, 1984-1987, Columbia, Missouri, 1988-1997, Crime Stoppers of El Paso, United Way Columbia, 1988-1994. Trustee Bryan Hospital, 1976-1979, chairman, 1979. Bd.ch. visitors Austin College, 1977-1978.

Deacon First Presbyterian Church, Bryan, 1961-1963, elder, 1965-1967, 69-71, 73-74, clerk of session, 1973-1974, chairman pulpit nominating committee, 1971-1972. Member presbytery's county Presbytery of Brazos, 1969-1971, member resources for the 80s steering committee, 1978-1980. Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, El Paso, 1984-1987, 1st Presbyterian Church, Columbia, 1994-1996.

Member Executive Board Great Rivers county Boy Scouts American, 1990-1997. Member President Council National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1986-1987. Chairman Jefferson Davis award com.Confederate Museum, 1996-1997.

Board directors Salvation Army, 1989-1997. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Southern History Association History Foundation Presbyterian and Reformed Churches (president 1970-1972), College Football Association (chairman board 1989-1990, board directors), Truman Scholarship Panel, Society Conference Deans Faculties and Academy V.P.s (president 1978), Rotary (El Paso, honorary Columbia, Missouri, Bryan, Texas).

Connections

Married Margaret Joan Phillips, June 15, 1957. Children: Stephen, Melanie, Mark, John.

Father:

Haskell M. Monroe

Mother:

Myrtle Marie (Jackson) Monroe

Spouse:

Margaret Joan Phillips

child:

Mark Monroe

child:

Stephen Monroe

child:

Melanie Monroe

child:

John Monroe