John Plunkett Dennis Moore

Background

Moore, John Plunkett Dennis was born on March 2, 1931 in Mexico, Missouri, United States. Son of Dennis Talmage and Vona Mae (Vance) Moore.

Education

Student, Princeton University, 1948-1951; student, United States Naval Academy, 1951-1953; Bachelor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1953; postgraduate, Harvard Law School, 1955-1956.

Career

College traveler, The Dryden Press, Inc., New York City, 1957-1959; college traveler, The Macmillan Company. New York City, 1959-1960; editor, The Macmillan Company, 1960-1967; associate executive editor, Columbia University Press, New York City, 1968-1974; editor in chief, Columbia University Press, 1974-1980; president, Columbia University Press, 1980-1997; also board directors, Columbia University Press. Board directors, president Columbia University Music Press.

Board directors University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton, Chichester, West Sussex, England, 1979-1997, chairman, 1981-1983, 85-87, 96-97. Trustee Composer's Recordings, Inc.,1984-1997.

Achievements

• John Plunkett Dennis Moore has been listed as a noteworthy Publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Greenwich (Connecticut) Health Association, 1970-1975. Board directors associate Family Center, Greenwich, Stamford, since 1975. Trustee Princeton Library. in New York City, since 1984.

Member vestry St. Barnabas Church, Greenwich, 1995-1998. With United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Association American University Presses (chair international committee 1994-1996, board directors 1996-1997).

Clubs: Publishers Lunch (admissions committee 1996-1999), Princeton Club New York (member senior committee since 2006, Faculty House Columbia University, Century Association. Nassau, the Book Table, The Church Club New York, Princeton Club Southern California, The English Speaking Union (Greenwich branch member, board directors 2010), The Mystery Club (president 2006-2007), member executive committee Princeton class since 1952, Royal Oak Foundation, Friends Canterbury Cathedral, United States, Northwest Greenwich Association (board member since 2009, secretary).

Connections

Married Lydia Benz Ahern, August 15, 1959. Children: Alison Ahern, Lydia Benz, John Talmage, Maude Ahern, Meredith Coleman.

Father:

Dennis Talmage Moore

Mother:

Vona Mae (Vance) Moore

Spouse:

Lydia Benz Ahern

child:

Meredith Coleman Moore

child:

Lydia Benz Moore

child:

Alison Ahern Moore

child:

John Talmage Moore

child:

Maude Ahern Moore