Background
Alston,, Wallace M. was born on October 14, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Wallace McPherson and Madelaine Dunseith Alston.
Alston,, Wallace M. was born on October 14, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Wallace McPherson and Madelaine Dunseith Alston.
AB, Emory University, 1956. Bachelor's Degree, Union Theological Seminary, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Union Theological Seminary, 1967.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Centre College, 1979.
Pastor First Presbyterian Church, Wadesboro, North Carolina, 1963-1964, senior pastor Auburn, Alabama, 1964-1969, Durham, North Carolina, 1969-1974, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, New Jersey, 1974-1996. Director Center of Theological Inquiry, since 1996. Permanent judicial commission Presbyterian Church, 1970-1972.
Member Civil Rights Commission, Princeton, 1989-1992.
Board trustees Agnes Scott Soll., 1979-1982, Warren Wilson College, 1984-1988. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1996-1998. Member New York Yacht Club, Nassau Club.
Married Alice Sanders, September 2, 1959. Children: Charlotte, Wallace M. III, Madelaine.