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F. Ray Marshall
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin
Former Secretary of Labor (1977 – 1980)
Dr. Marshall has played an active role for many decades in efforts to improve the skills and earnings of American workers, to reduce racial discrimination, and to strengthen the American economy. While Secretary of Labor, Dr. Marshall played a significant role in expanding employment and training programs, creating the Mine Safety and Health Administration and strengthening federal equal employment opportunity programs. Among Dr. Marshall’s many publications on apprenticeship and workplace skills are his co-authored books, The Negro and Apprenticeship (1967) and Thinking for A Living: Education and the Wealth of Nations (1993). |