Background
Farris, Martin Theodore was born on November 5, 1925 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Jacob B. and Edith S. (Gunderson) Farris.
Farris, Martin Theodore was born on November 5, 1925 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Jacob B. and Edith S. (Gunderson) Farris.
Bachelor, University Montana, 1949. Master of Arts, University Montana, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1957.
Graduate assistant, U. Montana, 1949-1950; assistant in economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1950-1951; assistant instructor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1953-1955; instructor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1955-1957; assistant professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1957-1959; associate professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1959-1962; department chairman economics, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1967-1969; professor transportation public utility economics, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1962-1972; professor transportation, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1972-1988; Regents' professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1988-1992; professor emeritus, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1992. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1969-1970, visiting scholar, 1979.
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With Signal corpus, United States army, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Economic Association (Outstanding Contribution to Transportation and Public Utilities award 1984), Western Economic Association (board directors 1966-1967), Association Transportation Practitioners, Transportation Research Forum (Distinguished Transportation Researcher of Year award, 1994), American Society Transportation and Logistics (chief examiner 1961-1973, Joseph C. Schleen award 1988), Council Logistics Management, Traffic Clubs International, Traffic Club Phoenix (president 1960, Arizona Transportation Man of Year 1992), Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Delta Nu Alpha (Transportation Man of Year 1972), Beta Gamma Sigma. Clubs: Traffic (Phoenix) (president 1960).
Married Rhoda H. Harrington, August 20, 1948 (deceased 1992). Married Marian B. Bolton, July 2, 1994. Children: Christine A. Farris Zenobi, Diana Lynn, Elizabeth, M. Theodore World War II.