Background
McMurtry, Vanda Bruce was born on March 20, 1949 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States.
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Vanda Bruce McMurtry
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Vanda Bruce McMurtry, Lawyer, staff director United States senate. Bar: Maryland., District of Columbia. Fellow Mattie Hipp Cunnignham, Susan Linn Sage fellow, Cornell-Rockefeller fellow, Cornell Univercity fellow; Regents scholar, California State scholar, Gov's. scholar, American Field Svc. International scholar.
Education
Student, University California, Santa Cruz, 1968-1969; Bachelor in Philosophy summa cum laude, University of California, Irvine, 1972; Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1976; Master of Arts in Public Administration, Johns Hopkins University, 1980; Juris Doctor cum laude, Georgetown University, 1984.
Career
Teaching assistant department philosophy, University of California, 1971-1972; teaching assistant Sage school philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1973-1974, 76; senior legislation assistant to Lee H. Hamilton Medical Corps, United States House of Representatives, 1977-1980; member professor staff joint economics committee, United States Congress, 1980-1985; attorney, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Washington, 1985; legislation director to Lloyd M. Bentsen Junior, United States Senate, 1986-1989; staff director, chief counsel commission on finance, United States Senate, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member Cornell Univercity hearing board Office Judicial Administration. Member commission on faculty tenure and promotion University of California Academy Senate, member commission on curriculum dean humanities. Member American Bar Association, American Society for Public Administration, American Philosophical Association, Maryland.
State Bar Association, Bar Association District of Columbia, Washington Foreign Law Society, Cornell Club Washington, Washington Philosophy Club.
Connections
M. Maria Emma Vergara, August 26, 1972. Children: Ian Christopher, Noelle Therese.
