Perry Wilkes Morton

Background

Morton, Perry Wilkes was born on January 19, 1923 in Strong, Arkansas, United States. Son of Perry Wilkes and Dagma (Dent) Morton.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Rice U., 1947; Master of Science in Mathematics, Mississippi State University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Duke U., 1957.

Career

Engineer, Humble Oil Corporation, Houston, 1948; graduate assistant in physics, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1953-1957; instructor physics, Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1952-1953; associate professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1957-1960; professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1960-1963; professor physics, Kentucky Southern College, Louisville, 1963-1969; chairman division natural science, Kentucky Southern College, Louisville, 1963-1967; professor, department chairman physics, Samford U., Birmingham, Alabama, 1969-1993.

Achievements

• Perry Wilkes Morton has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deacon, Mountain Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, chess.

Connections

Married Marilyn Miller, July 2, 1958;children: Dent, Nancy Morton Driggers, Perian Morton Ethridge.

Father:

Perry Wilkes Morton

Mother:

Dagma (Dent) Morton

Spouse:

Marilyn Miller

child:

Perian Morton Ethridge Morton

child:

Dent Morton

child:

Nancy Morton Driggers Morton