What is Dennis J. Murray?
'''Dennis J. Murray''' (born 1940) was the third [[University President|President]] of [[Marist College]]. He served from 1979 to 2016. He became President [[emeritus]] in July 1, 2016, Murray was [[President Emeritus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maristcollege.imodules.com/controls/email_marketing/admin/email_marketing_email_viewer.aspx?sid=1516&gid=2&eiid=393&seiid=152&usearchive=1&puid=9ce56bb5-1351-4d5a-a2f4-760ae6e5defa&csid=28644 |title=MEMORANDUM TO THE MARIST COLLEGE COMMUNITY |author=<!--Dennis J. Murray--> |website=Marist College |access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> Murray had been Marist's president during the academic years 1979 through 2016. Marist's enrollment more than doubled.<ref>{{Cite web|last=i_beebe|date=2020-09-13|title=The 2020 Higher Education Power 50|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/power-list/power-list/2020-higher-education-power-50.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=City & State NY|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101031520/https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/power-list/power-list/2020-higher-education-power-50.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sixteen new academic programs started. Several new academic centers and student residences opened. The university's area expanded to {{convert|180|acre|km2}}. Murray earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[political science]] from [[California State University, Long Beach]]. He got a [[master's degree]] and [[Ph.D.]] in public administration from the [[University of Southern California]]. Before working at Marist, Dr. Murray taught at the [[USC School of International Relations|USC School of International and Public Affairs]]. He was Director of University Relations and Executive Assistant to the President at California State University, Long Beach. He was Vice President for Development at [[Whittier College]]. ==Honors and awards== *Franciscan Award from the Sisters of St. Francis *Americanism Award from the [[Anti-Defamation League]] *Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal, 1996<ref>{{cite