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Marty, Myron August was born on April 10, 1932 in West Point, Nebraska, United States. Son of Emil Adolph and Anna Louise (Wuerdemann) Marty.
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Marty, Myron August was born on April 10, 1932 in West Point, Nebraska, United States. Son of Emil Adolph and Anna Louise (Wuerdemann) Marty.
Bachelor of Science, Concordia College, River Forest. Illinois, 1954; Master of Arts in Education, Washington University, St. Louis, 1960. Master of Arts, St. Louis University, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy in History, St. Louis University, 1967.
Teacher Trinity Lutheran School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1954—1957, Lutheran High School, St. Louis, 1957—1965. Professor history, administrator Florissant Valley Community College, 1966—1980. Consultant National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1977—1980, deputy director division education programs, 1980—1984, acting director, 1981.
Dean College Arts and Sciences, 1984—1994. Professor Drake University, Des Moines, 1984—1994. Professor history Ann G. & Sigurd E. Anderson University, since 1994.
Member committee College Board & Educational Testing Service, 1967—1976. Accreditation consultant, evaluator North Central Association, 1969—1980, 1984—1997. Member executive board Commission Institutions Higher Education, 1977—1980.
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Member of Phi Beta Kappa., National Trust History Preservation, Communal Studies Association, Taliesin FEllows, State Historical Society Iowa, Organization American Historians (executive board 1985-1988).
Married Shirley Lee Plunk, July 31, 1954. Children: Miriam, Timothy, Elizabeth, Jason.