Background
Nelson, Lyle Morgan was born on February 28, 1918 in Yamhill, Oregon, United States. Son of Guy Calvin and Bessie Alzine (Morgan) Nelson.
Nelson, Lyle Morgan was born on February 28, 1918 in Yamhill, Oregon, United States. Son of Guy Calvin and Bessie Alzine (Morgan) Nelson.
Bachelor of Arts Oregon, 1941. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Linfield College, Oregon, 1981. Doctor honoris causa, University Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico, 1981.
Acting director, University News Service, U. Oregon, 1941-1943;
assistant to president, associate professor journalism, University News Service, U. Oregon, 1947-1953;
with, United States Army Ordnance Department, 1943-1945;
assistant regional information officer, Bureau Reclamation, Boise, Idaho., 1945-1947;
assistant to president, secretary board directors, Ednl. television and Radio Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1953-1955;
assistant to president, professor communications, San Francisco State College, 1955-1957;
vice president, professor journalism, University of Michigan, 1957-1960;
vice president, University of Michigan, 1960-1962;
director university relations, Stanford, 1962-1972;
professor communications, department chairman, Stanford, 1968-1978;
director John S. Knight professional journalism fellow program, Stanford, 1972-1986;
Thomas M. Storke distinguished professor emeritus, Stanford, since 1986. Honorary professor journalism Autonomous U. Guadalajara. Consultant education Ford Foundation, 1962-1963, 65, Meyer Memorial Trust, since 1982.
Academic consultant Xiamen U.
Executive director White House Conference Education, 1965. Special consultant United States Commissioner Education,1963, 67-70. Consultant United States Information Agency, 1966-1969.
Consultant higher education master plans, Ohio, New York, Kansas. Member Greenbrier Conference Higher Education, 1958, United States educational delegate to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1959. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization educational television Study Team.
Chairman United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization team to Evaluate television Training in India, 1973. 1st vice chairman, Board of Governors Nature Conservancy, 1972-1974. Chairman of the Board foreign scholarships State Department, 1973-1976.
Chairman of the board of trustees Alliance for Development of Latin American Higher Education,1974-1979. Trustee Hewlett Foundation, 1975-1994. Member American College Public Rels.
Association (board directors 1956-1965, president 1959-1960), Bohemian Club (San Francisco), Lamplighters Club, Phi Kappa Phi, SigmaDelta Chi, Sigma Chi.
Married Corrine Marlis Wignes, October 2, 1941. Children: Gayle Kathryn, Judith Lee.