M. Norvel Young

M. Norvel Young
Born Matt Norvel Young
October 5, 1915[1]
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died February 17, 1998 (aged 82)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Alma mater Lipscomb University
Abilene Christian University
Vanderbilt University
Occupation Historian, academic administrator
Spouse(s) Helen Mattox
Children 1 son, 3 daughters

Matt Norvel Young (October 5, 1915 – February 17, 1998), known as M. Norvel Young, was an American academic administrator. He served as the president of Pepperdine University 1957 to 1971 and as its chancellor from 1971 to 1985. He was the author of five books.

Early life

M. Norvel Young was born circa 1916 in Nashville, Tennessee.[2][3] He attended Lipscomb University and Abilene Christian University, graduating in 1936.[2][3] He subsequently earned a PhD in History from Vanderbilt University.[2][3]

Career

Young taught History at Pepperdine University from 1938 to 1941.[2][3] He later taught at Lipscomb University, and he became the minister of Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock, Texas.[3] He was a co-founder of Lubbock Christian University in 1957.[2]

Pepperdine University entrance gate.

Young served as the president of Pepperdine University from 1957 to 1971, and as its chancellor from 1971 to 1985.[2] According to The New York Times, "Under his leadership, Pepperdine grew from a small college with 950 students in Los Angeles to a full-fledged university with an enrolment of 9,500."[2] Young was also a prolific fundraiser.[3] As chancellor, he helped move the campus from Southwestern Los Angeles to Malibu, California.[3]

Young was the author of five books.[3]

Personal life and death

Young married Helen Mattox on August 31, 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[4] They had a son and three daughters.[2] They resided on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu.[2] Young was an elder at the Malibu Church of Christ.[5] He killed two women in a drunk driving accident on September 16, 1975.[6]

Young died of a heart attack in 1998 in Malibu, at the age of 82.[2] His widow died on November 30, 2017.[4]

Selected works

  • Young, M. Norvel; Hollingsworth, Mary (1997). Living Lights, Shining Stars--Ten Secrets to Becoming the Light of the World. West Monroe, Louisiana: Howard Publishing. ISBN 9781878990761. OCLC 37011434.

References

  1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "M. Norvel Young, 82, Head of Pepperdine U." The New York Times. February 23, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oliver, Myrna (February 19, 1998). "M. Norvel Young; Led Move of Pepperdine to Malibu". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Helen M. Young". The Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2017. p. B9. Retrieved February 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
  5. ↑ Brookhart, Danny (February 27, 1998). "Former head of Pepperdine Norvel Young dead at 82". The Tennessean. p. 22. Retrieved February 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
  6. ↑ Burke, Kathy (October 30, 1975). "Chancellor of Pepperdine Pleads Guilty in Car Deaths". The Los Angeles Times. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).

Further reading

  • Henegar, Bill; Rushford, Jerry (1999). Forever Young: The Life and Times of M. Norvel Young & Helen M. Young. Nashville, Tennessee: 21st Century Christian. ISBN 9780890981672. OCLC 41520686.


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