Sterling M. McMurrin
Encyclopedia
Sterling Moss McMurrin (b. January 12, 1914 Woods Cross, Utah
- d. April 6, 1996) was an unconventional Mormon
theologian and Philosophy
professor at the University of Utah
. He served as United States Commissioner of Education
in the administration of President John F. Kennedy
Woods Cross, Utah
Woods Cross is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,761 as of the 2010 census...
- d. April 6, 1996) was an unconventional Mormon
LDS
LDS may refer to:* LDS Church, abbreviation for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah...
theologian and Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
professor at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. He served as United States Commissioner of Education
Commissioner of Education
The Commissioner of Education was the title given to the head of the National Bureau of Education, a former unit within the Department of the Interior in the United States...
in the administration of President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
- “Sterling M. McMurrin’s long career -- as teacher, scholar, administrator, and advisor to major national corporations, foundations, and federal agencies and as a perceptive observer of the human condition -- is virtually unparalleled among the native sons and daughters of Utah.”http://www.hum.utah.edu/humcntr/PDF/Sterlingbio.pdf
External links
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- Biographical Sketch
- Time Magazine, August 7, 1978 - "...Sterling M. McMurrin, graduate dean at the University of Utah and leading Mormon liberal..."
- Jack Newell interviews Sterling McMurrin October 3, 1993
- Matters of Conscience: Conversations With Sterling M. McMurrin
- Sterling McMurrin 1985 essay on B.H. Roberts
- "Inventory of Sterling McMurrin Papers at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library"
- "McMurrin Differed in Gentler Times" by Peggy Fletcher StackPeggy Fletcher StackPeggy Fletcher Stack is an American journalist, editor, and author. Stack has been the religion writer for the Salt Lake Tribune since 1991.- Biography :...
, Salt Lake Tribune, February 22, 1997