Rufus Carrollton Harris

Background

Harris, Rufus Carrollton was born in 1897 in Monroe, Georgia, AMERICA0. Son of Virgil Vascar and Jessie (Green) Harris.

Education

Graduate, Gordon Institute, Barnesville, Georgia, 1915; Bachelor of Arts, Mercer U., 1917; Doctor of Laws, Mercer U., 1931; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1923; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1924; Doctor of Laws, University Alabama, 1941; Doctor of Laws, William Jewell College, 1943; Doctor of Laws, University Maine, 1953; Doctor of Laws, University Chattanooga, 1953; Doctor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1958; Doctor of Laws, Louisiana State University, 1960; Doctor of Laws, Tulane University, 1965; Doctor of Letters, Birmingham Southern U., 1950; the Doctor of Letters, University Miami, 1958; Doctor of Civil Law, U. Hawaii, 1952; professor honoris causa, U. Pueblo, 1956; Doctor of Humane Letters, Samford U., 1961; Doctor of Humane Letters, Stetson U., 1962; Doctor of Humane Letters, Jacksonville U., 1964; Doctor of Humane Letters, Flagler College, 1975.

Career

Professor law, Mercer U. Law School, 1923-1927; dean, Mercer U. Law School, 1925-1927; dean, professor of law, Tulane University, 1927-1937; president, Tulane University, 1937-1960; president, Mercer U., Macon, Georgia, 1960-1979; chancellor, Mercer U., 1979-1988. Director United States Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, 1938-1956, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1954-1956;President Southern Association Colleges Secondary Schools, 1958. Member Commision on Colls., 1957-1975.

President Council Southern Universities, 1956-1957, Southern U. Conference, 1941-1943. Member of advisory committee VA, Washington, 1943-1969, chairman, 1958-1969. Member United States Advisory Commision on International Ednl. and Cultural Affairs, 1965-1969.

Chairman Southern Region Marshall Scholarship Committee, 1956-1973. Member Georgia Higher Education Facilities Commission, 1964-1974.

Achievements

• Rufus Carrollton Harris has been listed as a noteworthy University chancellor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Inc., 1953-1988, Institute for Defense Analyses. Member board Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, 1945-1972, chairman, 1955. Served with infantry United States Army, 1917-1919.

Member American, Louisiana, Georgia, New Orleans bar associations, National Planning Association (trustee, Chairman of Commission on Southern development), Association American Law Schools (secretary 1931-1935, president 1935), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta.

Connections

Married Mary Louise Walker, June 23, 1918. Children: Rufus Carrollton, Joseph Henry Walker, Louie Kontz.

Father:

Virgil Vascar Harris

Mother:

Jessie (Green) Harris

Spouse:

Mary Louise Walker

child:

Rufus Carrollton Harris

child:

Louie Kontz Harris

child:

Joseph Henry Walker Harris