J. Carter Murphy (’43, ’46), Dallas :: He was a Professor Emeritus of economics at Southern Methodist University, active on the faculty there from 1961 to 1990. He had served as director of graduate studies in the economics department and as department chair. He received degrees in music and economics from North Texas and a doctorate from the University of Chicago. As a naval officer during World War II, he directed naval gunfire in support of the Normandy invasion and was deployed to the Pacific to support the invasion of Luzon in the Philippines, receiving the Silver Star for gallantry. He taught economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Washington University at St. Louis before joining SMU. He had earned Fulbright awards, worked for the United Nations as a technical expert in Egypt, served as a visiting professor in Thailand, lectured for the U.S. Department of State in Europe and Asia, and served as senior staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisors at the White House during the Nixon administration.
Submitted By jev0010 on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 3:22pm
J. Carter Murphy (’43, ’46), Dallas :: He was a Professor Emeritus of economics at Southern Methodist University, active on the faculty there from 1961 to 1990. He had served as director of graduate studies in the economics department and as department chair. He received degrees in music and economics from North Texas and a doctorate from the University of Chicago. As a naval officer during World War II, he directed naval gunfire in support of the Normandy invasion and was deployed to the Pacific to support the invasion of Luzon in the Philippines, receiving the Silver Star for gallantry. He taught economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Washington University at St. Louis before joining SMU. He had earned Fulbright awards, worked for the United Nations as a technical expert in Egypt, served as a visiting professor in Thailand, lectured for the U.S. Department of State in Europe and Asia, and served as senior staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisors at the White House during the Nixon administration.
