Henry Marshall Booker

Background

Booker, Henry Marshall was born on January 12, 1935 in Newport News, Virginia, United States. Son of William Henry and Mary Evelyn (Wheeler) Booker.

Education

Bachelor in Business and Finance, Lynchburg College, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Virginia, 1965.

Career

Instructor economics Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1962-1964. Assistant professor economics Frederick College, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1964-1965. Associate professor, director graduate studies Old Dominion, Norfolk, 1965-1969.

Professor economics Christopher Newport University, Newport News, 1969—2003. Dean Christopher Newport College, 1969-1974, emeritus professor economics, since 2003, chairman economics, 1974-1979, director bureau business/economics research, director university graduate studies, since 1980. Professor George Washington University, Washington area, 1969-1989.

Fulbright scholar Azerbaijan State Economic University, Baku, 2003^. Consultant Bank of Lancaster, Virginia, 1988-1989, also various law firms, since 1970.

Achievements

• Henry Marshall Booker has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Parks and Recreation Commission, Poquoson, Virginia, 1984-1988. Member Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Schools, Poquoson, 1987-1988. Member Chemical People-Drug program, Poquoson, 1988.

Member advisory board Junior League of Hampton Roads, Virginia, since 1987. Chairman commission to reorganize Poquoson School System, 1987-1989. Member Virginia Association Economists (president 1986), Atlantic Economics Society, North Carolina Association Gifted and Talented, Lions (president 1987), Sigma Pi (alumni advisor), Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Theta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, woodworking, jogging, reading, music.

Connections

Married Sarah Porter Cheatwood Phillips, June 22, 1963. Children: Mary DeMott Booker Campbell, Sharon Sinclair McCracken, Paige Meriwether Shoun, Marshall Phillips.

Father:

William Henry Booker

Mother:

Mary Evelyn (Wheeler) Booker

Spouse:

Sarah Porter Cheatwood Phillips

child:

Paige Meriwether Shoun Booker

child:

Marshall Phillips Booker

child:

Sharon Sinclair McCracken Booker

child:

Mary DeMott Booker Campbell Booker