Background
Murray, Wallace Shordon was born on May 9, 1921 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wallace Jennings and Ina (Shordon) Murray.
Murray, Wallace Shordon was born on May 9, 1921 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wallace Jennings and Ina (Shordon) Murray.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942; Master of Education, Boston University, 1949; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Western New England College, 1965.
Teacher, Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida, 1945-1946; head mathematics department, assistant principal, Bolles School, 1946-1949; headmaster, Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Maine., 1949-1950; sales representative, District of Columbia Heath & Company, Boston, 1950-1952; editor, District of Columbia Heath & Company, 1952-1953; head elementary editorial department, District of Columbia Heath & Company, 1953-1955; editor in chief, District of Columbia Heath & Company, 1955-1966; vice president, District of Columbia Heath & Company, 1962-1966; director, District of Columbia Heath & Company, 1956-1966; secretary of corporation, District of Columbia Heath & Company, 1957-1966; director, Erica Corporation, 1956-1966; executive vice president, Heath de Rochemont Corporation, 1960-1966; director, Heath de Rochemont Corporation, 1960-1966; editor-in-chief, manager materials development department, Raytheon Education Company, 1966-1968; vice president, editorial director domestic and international operations, Grolier Inc., 1968-1980; director, Grolier Inc., 1969-1982; consultant, Grolier Inc., 1980-1982; director, Grolier Education Corporation, 1968-1980; director, Scarecrow Press Inc., 1969-1980. Chairman elementary and high school research committee American Ednl. Publications Institute, 1966-1968, chairman elementary and high school section, 1968-1969.
Lay leader Boston district Methodist Church, 1952-1956. Member advisory board Boston University Student Christian Association, 1954-1962, treasurer, 1957-1959, chairman, 1959-1961. Member president's advisory council St. Joseph's College, North Windham, Maine, 1973-1988.
Member corporation New England Deaconess Association, 1965-1995, executive committee, 1965-1968. Member corporation New England Deaconess Hospital, 1967-1993. Director Japan America Society of Maine, 1981-1991, president, 1984-1986.
Merit badge counselor Pine Tree Council, Boy Scouts American, 1984-1995. Director Children's Museum of Maine, 1987-1989. Director Leisure Center for the Handicapped, Inc., Portland, Maine, 1987-1993, treasurer 1988-1993.
Member advisory council Southern Maine Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 1987-1990, chairman finance committee, 1987-1989. Member Foster Care Case Review Panel Maine Department Human Services, 1987-1991. Director Foreside Common Condominium Association, Falmouth, Maine, 1986-1989, 1991-1992, president, 1987-1989.
Volunteer staff member Volunteer Lawyers Project of Maine, 1987-1990. Volunteer mathematics instructor Adult Basic Learning Exchange, Portland, 1987-1991. Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946, to major United States Army Reserve.
Member Newcomen Society, Masons, Shriners, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Eleanor Muriel Grandy, October 30, 1948. Children: Patricia Ann, William Howard.