Background
Bales, Royal Eugene was born on September 23, 1934 in Pratt, Kansas, United States. Son of Harold Thomas and Gladys (German) Bales.
Bales, Royal Eugene was born on September 23, 1934 in Pratt, Kansas, United States. Son of Harold Thomas and Gladys (German) Bales.
Bachelor of Music Education cum laude, University Wichita, 1956. Master of Arts, University Wichita, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1968.
Teacher music, Kansas Public Schools, 1956-1957, 59-60; instructor philosophy, Menlo College, Atherton, California, 1962-1969; professor, Menlo College, Atherton, California, since 1970; chairman social science and humanities, Menlo College, Atherton, California, 1971-1974; dean liberal arts, Menlo College, Atherton, California, 1974-1979; provost, Menlo College, Atherton, California, 1979-1987; standing member president's advisory council, Menlo College, Atherton, California, 1971-1987. Visiting fellow Harris-Manchester College, University of Oxford, 1994, 98.
President El Camino Youth Symphony Association, 1985-1987. Board of Governors Manchester College, Oxford, since 1994. Member American Philosophical Association, Society for Business Ethics, Save San Francisco Bay Association Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Married Flossie Kathleen O'Reilly, April 16, 1960. Children— David Scott, Elizabeth Laurel.