Background
Coulter, Murray Whitfield was born on May 2, 1932 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. Son of Edward Herbert and Estella (Prothro) Coulter.
Coulter, Murray Whitfield was born on May 2, 1932 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. Son of Edward Herbert and Estella (Prothro) Coulter.
Associate of Arts, University Arkansas, 1951. Bachelor, Emory University, 1954. Master of Science, University Arizona, 1956.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963.
Research fellow, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1954-1955; assistant professor, California State University, Northridge, 1959-1961; research botanists, University of California, Los Angeles, 1962-1963; assistant professor, Texas Technology U., 1964-1967; associate professor, Texas Technology U., 1967-1997; professor emeritus, Texas Technology U., since 1998; faculty senate president, Texas Technology U., 1995-1996; president faculty senate, Texas Technology U., 1995-1996. Consultant North America Aviation, Inc., Burbank, California, 1961-1962, United Nations/Food and Agricultural Organisation, New Deli, India, 1985.
Election judge County of Lubbock, 1986-1998. Board president Unitarian Universalist Church, Lubbock, 1970-1971, 80-81. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member United States Tennis Association (executive committee 1999-1902), American Society Plant Physiologists, Indian Society Plant Physiologists, Genetics Society of America, Texas Association College Teachers (chapter president 1969-1970, 95-96, state vice president 1970-1974, 96-98), United States Tennis Association, Texas Section(management committee 1985-1906, president 1997-1999, executive committee since 1980), South Plains Tennis Foundation (president 2007-2009), Sigma Xi (chapter president 1969-1970).
Married Ingrid Glaesser, December 26, 1959. Children: Keith Edward, Kenneth Carr.
