Norman Bernard Ferris

Background

Ferris, Norman Bernard was born on November 29, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Paul Whyte and Elizabeth (Gillette) Ferris.

Education

Associate of Arts, Lamar College, 1951. Bachelor, George Washington University, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, Blackstone Law School, Chicago, 1956.

Master of Arts, Emory University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1962.

Career

Instructor, Emory University, Atlanta, 1959-1960; assistant professor, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1960-1961; assistant professor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1962-1965; associate professor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1965-1969; professor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1969-1997; professor emeritus, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, since 1997. Member Tennessee Humanities Council, Nashville, 1979-1985, chair, 1983-1984. Chair Tennessee Board of Regents Faculty Subcoun., Nashville, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Norman Bernard Ferris has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Lincoln Herald Quarterly Magazine (Fall 1967) "Lincoln's Todd In-Laws" "Johnny Shiloh" "Trent Affair"

    (7" x 10"; pages 105 - 148. Vol. 69, No. 3.)

  • Desperate Diplomacy: William H. Seward's Foreign Policy, 1861

    (Book by Ferris, Norman B.)

  • The Trent Affair: A Diplomatic Crisis

    (Book by Ferris, Norman B)

Membership

Secretary Rutherford County Democrats, Murfreesboro, 1972-1978. Member Rutherford County United States Constitution Bicentennial Commission, Murfreesboro, 1987-1991. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1953-1957.

Member American Association of University Professors (president Tennessee Conference 1978-1980, 84, council 1980-1983, 85-89, chair national assembly state conferences 1985-1987, Claxton award 1991, Sumberg award 1996), American History Association, Organization American Historians, Southern History Association, Society for Historians of America Foreign Relations.

Connections

Married Kathleen Anne Richard, February 24, 1961. Children: Allison Paige Ferris Pierce, Cheryl Adair, Adrienne Leigh Ferris Johnson, Kennedy Adams, Julie Elizabeth.

Father:

Paul Whyte Ferris

Mother:

Elizabeth (Gillette) Ferris

Spouse:

Kathleen Anne Richard

child:

Cheryl Adair Ferris

child:

Kennedy Adams Ferris

child:

Julie Elizabeth Ferris

child:

Adrienne Leigh Ferris Johnson Ferris

child:

Allison Paige Ferris Pierce Ferris