Melvin Foster Hall

Background

Hall, Melvin Foster was born on May 20, 1953 in Bluffton, Indiana, United States. Son of Merrill and Julia Hall.

Education

Bachelor, Taylor U., Upland, Indiana, 1975; Master of Divinity, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, U. Notre Dame, 1992.

Career

Minister, United Methodist Church, Detroit, 1979-1987; researcher, U. Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1988-1991; assistant professor sociology, Indiana U., South Bend, since 1991. Presenter in field, since 1989. Consultant Neighborhood Housing Superior vena cava syndrome, South Bend, 1989.

Achievements

• Melvin Foster Hall has been listed as a noteworthy Sociology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director development Concerned Citizens Cass Corridor, Detroit, 1979-1986, board directors, 1979-1986. Board directors Jefferson School Council, 1979-1982. Member American Sociological Association, Midwest Sociological Association.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, golf, softball.

Connections

Married Leda M. Hall, February 4, 1978. Children: Nathan Foster, Matthew Milford.

Father:

Merrill Hall

Mother:

Julia Hall

Spouse:

Leda M. Hall

child:

Matthew Milford Hall

child:

Nathan Foster Hall