Background
Murphy, John W. was born on September 27, 1937 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Dorsey L. and Beatrice M. (McCauley) Murphy.
Murphy, John W. was born on September 27, 1937 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Dorsey L. and Beatrice M. (McCauley) Murphy.
Bachelor of Science, Marshall University, 1959. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1962.
Assistant director information services Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 1957-1959. Director public information Monticello College, Alton, Illinois, 1959-1961. Director public Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1962-1972.
Program officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1972-1981. Executive director The Flinn Foundation, Phoenix, since 1981. Board directors Conference Southwest Foundations, Corpus Christi, Texas, president.
Chairman, board directors Grantmakers in Health, New York City, Partnership for Children.
Vice president North Center Phoenix Homeowners, since 1994. Chairman History District Commission, Borough of Rocky Hill, New Jersey, 1979-1981. Member Phoenix Country Club, Plaza Club.
Married Judith A. Smith, August 28, 1965. Children: Alyson Elizabeth, Sarah Margaret, Kathleen Erin.