James Adolphus Norton

Background

Norton, James Adolphus was born on May 28, 1922 in Haynesville, Louisiana, United States. Son of George Thurman and Sue Annie (Tinsley) Norton.

Education

Student, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1939-1942; Bachelor of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1945; Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1946; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950; honorary Doctor of Laws, Cleveland Marshall Law School Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Kent State University, 1973; Doctor of Literature (honorary), Urbana College, 1977; D.Public Service (honorary), Bowling Green State University, 1973; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Baldwin Wallace College, 1978.

Career

Instructor, University Texas, 1946-1947; visiting assistant professor, Louisiana State University, 1949; assistant professor, Florida State University, 1949-1952; associate professor, Florida State University, 1952-1956; professor, Florida State University, 1956; lecturer, School Public Health, Harvard University, 1954-1955; visiting professor, Western Reserve U., 1959-1960; professor area development, Case Institute Technology, 1960-1962; executive director, Cleveland Metropolitan Services Commission, 1956-1959; president, Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation, 1962-1973; executive director, Cleveland Foundation, 1968-1973; chancellor, Ohio Board Regents, 1973-1978; visiting chancellor, Case Western Reserve U., 1978-1979; urban scholar in residence, Cleveland State University, 1979-1980; professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1981-1988; director Center for Public Service, University of Virginia, 1981-1988; interim president, Hiram (Ohio) College, 1988-1989; interim chancellor, U. Maryland. System, Adelphi, 1989-1990; retired, U. Maryland. System, Adelphi, 1990; consultant in field, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1990; interim chancellor, Lamar U. System, Beaumont, Texas, 1992-1994.

Florida correspondent Public Management and Municipal Yearbook, 1952-1956. Lecturer Murray Seasongood Good Government Fund, 1957-1965. Radio announcer, 1945-1946, television moderator, 1961-1962, consultant state programs in higher education, since 1979.

Director Third Century Project on Higher Education in North Carolina. Chairman Coalition to Improve Management in State and Local Government.

Achievements

• James Adolphus Norton has been listed as a noteworthy education administrator, academic administrator, science educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Metro Experience

Membership

Special projects officer Florida Civil Defense Council, 1956. Chairman housing committee, trustee Cleveland Urban League, 1959-1962. Member Mayor's Committee on Metropolitan Charter, 1957-1961.

Chairman research committee Greater Cleveland Growth Board, 1962-1968. Chairman economics research committee Ohio Department Development, 1965-1969. Advising committee Urban poverty, metropolitan government Council for Economics Opportunity, 1968-1969.

Mem.Ohio Citizens Council for State Legislature, 1970-1971. Co-chairman Virginia communications of Higher Education Task Force on Evaluation of Graduate Education Programs,1982-1983. Trustee Cleveland Baptist Association, 1959-1963, Hiram College, since 1979, St. Mary's Seminary, 1970-1973.

Board directors Lincoln Institute Land Policy, 1986-1994. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1943. Member American Political Science Association, National Municipal League (trustee 1975-1978), State Higher Education Executive Officers Organisation (chairman federal relations committee 1977-1978), International City Mgrs.

Association, American Society Public Administration (past president, chairman Foundation 1985-1989), National Academy Public Administration, James A. Garfield Society.Hiram College, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Sigma, Kappa Sigma.

Connections

Married Fay-Tyler Murray, March 4, 1945. 1 child, Diana Maurine Norton Dicks.

Father:

George Thurman Norton

Mother:

Sue Annie (Tinsley) Norton

Spouse:

Fay-Tyler Murray

child:

Diana Maurine Norton Dicks Norton