Delyte morris biography

          Delyte Wesley Morris was born on April 11, in Xenia, Illinois.

        1. Remembering Delyte W. Morris is a collection of interviews documenting the Southern Illinois University presidential tenure of Delyte W. Morris from
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        3. Delyte Wesley Morris was born April 11, , in Xenia, a small town in Clay County, Ill. Delyte's parents, Charley and Lillie, named their son after the.
        4. Delyte Wesley Morris was born on April 11, in Xenia, Illinois.

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          Delyte W. Morris directed the creation of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Thousands of other peopleassisted in the process, but Delyte Morris led the way.

          September 1998 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Delyte Morris as president of Southern IllinoisUniversity in Carbondale, Illinois.

          Under Morris's energetic leadership, SIU expanded at an explosive rate.Eventually, the rapid expansion of the Carbondale campus and academic programs drew national media attention toMorris and SIU and led to a lively competition for scarce financial resources with the venerable University of Illinoisin Urbana-Champaign.

          During the 1950s, the University of Illinois began an expansion of its presence in Chicago.

          Delyte Morris turned hiseyes westward, to the numerous small towns and cities of Southwestern Illinois that were beginning to envisionthemselves as elements of the St. Louis metropolitan region--the Metro East communities.

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