Background
Murray, William Aloysius was born on June 29, 1927 in Woodhaven, New York, United States. Son of William Aloysius and Fanny Alina (Hingula) Murray.
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William Aloysius Murray
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William Aloysius Murray, American Media services administrator. Certified school administrator. Recipient Intellectual Freedom award Association for Ednl. Comm. and technical,1987, American Association School Libraries, 1989, N.H. Life Member award Parent-Teachers Association, 1993, Distinguished Svc. award Colorado Ednl. Media Association, 1995.
Education
Student, Hofstra College, 1944-1945; AB, Master of Arts, Colorado College, 1950, 64; postgraduate, Denver U., 1968-1977; postgraduate, Boston University, 1969.
Career
Teacher, Harrison School, Colorado Springs, 1950-1951;
social studies teacher, Antilles Dependent's School, San Juan, P.R., 1951-1952;
English teacher, William Smith Junior High School, Aurora, Colorado, 1952-1954;
manager sand mine, Bay City (Wisconsin) Sand Company, 1954-1957;
secondary teacher, director publications, Aurora (Colorado) Public Schools, 1957-1959;
director community relations, Aurora (Colorado) Public Schools, 1959-1970;
assistant director audio visual publications, Aurora (Colorado) Public Schools, 1970-1974;
education specialist media, Aurora (Colorado) Public Schools, 1974-1980;
director media service, Aurora (Colorado) Public Schools, 1980-1993. Consultant B&B Associations, Aurora, since 1980. Elementary and Secondary Education Act state advising committee Colorado Department Education, Denver, 1979-1981.
Board directors, president Ednl. Film Library. Association, New York City,1975-1981. Committee member chairman Intellectual Freedom Committee, Chicago, 1986-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors, president Arapahoe Public Library. District, Littleton, Colorado, 1964-1982. Board directors, district chairman Campfire Girls, Denver, 1968-1979.
President Kirkegard Acres Neighborhood Association, 1981-1983, 93-95. Member Executive Board, founder Interfaith Consortium for Pluralism, Denver, since 1986. Member Aurora (Colorado) Citizens Advisory Budget Committee, since 1994, Freedom of Information Council, The Aurora Project, Intellectual Freedom Commission, Colorado Library.
Association (legislation committee since 1995). With United States Navy, 1945-1947. Member Colorado Library.
Association (president 1987-1988), Colorado Ednl. Media Association (chair International Finance Corporation 1986-1991, 93-94), Center Colorado Library. System (president 1977), Phi Delta Kappa (president Denver U. chapter 1978, president High Plains chapter 1987, Svc. award 1978, Leadership award 1987, 93).
Connections
Married June Rose McHardy, September 17, 1950. Children: Coqui, Cheri, Christi, William Arthur.
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Recipient Intellectual Freedom award Association for Ednl. Comm. and technical,1987, American Association School Libraries, 1989, N.H. Life Member award Parent-Teachers Association, 1993, Distinguished Svc. award Colorado Ednl. Media Association, 1995.Recipient Intellectual Freedom award Association for Ednl. Comm. and technical,1987, American Association School Libraries, 1989, N.H. Life Member award Parent-Teachers Association, 1993, Distinguished Svc. award Colorado Ednl. Media Association, 1995.