Law School
University of Georgia, J.D., 1948
Law School Graduation Year
1948
Memberships
Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Governor of Georgia, 1963-1967. Lecturer on Law, Augusta Law School, 1950-1952. Member: Georgia House of Representatives, 1954-1956; Georgia State Senate, 1957-1962. President Pro Tem, Georgia State Senate, 1960-1962. Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Member, U.S. Intergovernmental Commission of Federal-State Relations, 1963-1965. Chairman, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Member, Executive Committee, National Governors' Conference, 1964-1965. Chairman, Southern Regional Education Board, 1965. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to National Commission on Urban Affairs, Advisory Council Office of Economic Opportunity, 1967. Member, National Citizens Committee for Public Television, 1969. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate as a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Broadcasting Corporation, 1968-1970. Served on the Commission on the Operation of the United States Senate, 1975-1976. Voted Young Man of the Year, Augusta, Georgia Jaycees, 1955. Voted one of five Outstanding Young Georgians, Georgia Jaycees, 1959. Recipient, Golden Key Award, National Education Association, 1965. Member, Athletic Hall of Fame, 1968. President, Alumni Society, University of Georgia, 1969-1970. Past Chairman, Japan-America Society of Georgia. Recipient, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Award, by the Emperor and Government of Japan, 1989. Member, Atlanta Committee, Olympic Games, 1996. Olympic Torch Bearer, Augusta, 1996.