Background
Travis, Martin Bice was born on September 22, 1917 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States. Son of Martin Bice and Helen (Carrett) Travis.
Travis, Martin Bice was born on September 22, 1917 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States. Son of Martin Bice and Helen (Carrett) Travis.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1939; student, Heidelberg (Germany) U., 1937; Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1948.
Assistant professor international relations Syracuse University, 1948-1949. Assistant professor political science Duke University, 1949-1952. Assistant professor, then associate professor political science Stanford University, 1953-1961.
Professor political science State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1961-1992. Coordinator State University of New York Program American University, Beirut, 1972-1973. Chairman department, 1961-1968.
Director Institute American Studies State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1965-1993. Retired, 1993
Visiting professor School International Affairs, Columbia, 1956-1957. Visiting summer professor University Guadalajara, Mexico, 1959, 62, University Washington, 1961.
Board directors State University New York Institute American Studies in France, 1966-1977. Consultant to industry.
Member school board, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 1965-1971, vice president 1967-1968, president 1968-1969. Trustee Village of Laurel Hollow, 1983-1995, police committee, 1983-1985, mayor, 1985-1995. Established Martin B. Travis Scholarship fund for pre-law majors at State University of New York, Stonybrook, 1995.
Member Council Foreign Relations, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Olivia Brewster Taylor, November 29, 1942. Children: Elizabeth Nichols (Mistress Usama Mugharbil), Helen Willard.