Merrimon Cuninggim
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Merrimon Cuninggim was a Methodist minister, president of Salem College
in North Carolina from 1976 to 1979, thirteen years executive director of the Danforth Foundation
before resigning in protest in 1973, and dean of Perkins School of Theology
(1951-1960)http://smu.edu/theology/about/history.html at Southern Methodist University
where in 1952 he successfully led the drive to racially integrate. He was also a ranked tennis player who competed at Wimbledon and Forest Hills. At Pomona College
he was both the tennis coach and the chairman of the Religious Department.http://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/05/nyregion/merrimon-cuninggim-84-minister-and-educator.html
He was also a writer in 1947 of "The College Seeks Religion" and of "Uneasy Partners: The College and the Church", published in 1994.http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/oct1995/v52-3-bookreview8.htm
Salem College
Salem College is a liberal arts women's college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina founded in 1772. Originally established as a primary school, it later became an academy and finally a college. It is the oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college...
in North Carolina from 1976 to 1979, thirteen years executive director of the Danforth Foundation
Danforth Foundation
Danforth Foundation is one of the largest private non-for profit foundations in the St. Louis Metropolitan region. The foundation has 1.5 billion USD in assets as of 2003. Established in 1927 by Ralston Purina founder William H. Danforth and his wife, the Danforth Foundation grants funds...
before resigning in protest in 1973, and dean of Perkins School of Theology
Perkins School of Theology
Perkins School of Theology is one of Southern Methodist University's three original schools. The theology school was renamed in 1945 to honor benefactors Joe J...
(1951-1960)http://smu.edu/theology/about/history.html at Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
where in 1952 he successfully led the drive to racially integrate. He was also a ranked tennis player who competed at Wimbledon and Forest Hills. At Pomona College
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
he was both the tennis coach and the chairman of the Religious Department.http://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/05/nyregion/merrimon-cuninggim-84-minister-and-educator.html
He was also a writer in 1947 of "The College Seeks Religion" and of "Uneasy Partners: The College and the Church", published in 1994.http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/oct1995/v52-3-bookreview8.htm