MacCormac, Earl R.
Biography
Earl MacCormac attended Yale University and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering. Bachelor of Divinity, and PhD degrees. Prof. MacCormac moved to Davidson, NC in 1960 where he joined the Davidson College faculty in the Religion and Philosophy Departments. He participated in developing their first interdepartmental humanities program, and later became the dean of the Honors College, and Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy and the Department Chairman. In 1982, he joined the James Martin Administration as the Governor’s Science Advisor. He subsequently spent a couple years as President of the NC Quality Leadership Foundation, and finally 10 years as Research Professor at the Duke Medical Center, studying cognitive functions using PET and MRI.
(Details taken from News of Davidson. https://newsofdavidson.org/2020/12/01/31786/in-memoriam-earl-ronald-maccormac/)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Interview with Earl R. MacCormac, 1985
MacCormac talks about his teaching experience in India and about Indian culture and politics
Interview with Earl R. MacCormac, 1987 March 27
The interview discusses MacCormac's new position as Executive Director of the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology and Science Advisor to the Governor of NC. At the end of the interview, MacCormac describes his time in India while on a Fulbright Scholarship and Davidson students talking about experiences in India.