Sterling M. McMurrin | |
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| United States Commissioner of Education | |
| In office February 3, 1961 – September 8, 1962 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Derthick |
| Succeeded by | Francis Keppel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sterling Moss McMurrin January 12, 1914 Woods Cross, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1996 (aged 82) St. George, Utah, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of Utah (MA) University of Southern California (PhD) |
Sterling Moss McMurrin (January 12, 1914 – April 6, 1996) was a liberal Mormon[1] 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.[2]
- ^ "Religion: Mormonism Enters a New Era, But America's biggest native faith remains a kingdom apart", Time Magazine, August 7, 1978, archived from the original on January 10, 2012,
...Sterling M. McMurrin, graduate dean at the University of Utah and leading Mormon liberal..."
- ^ "Inventory of Sterling McMurrin Papers at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library"