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The Creation Research Society (CRS) mourns the death of Dr. Henry M. Morris (1918-2006), but we are also honored to have had such a close association with him. Dr. Morris was one of the founding members of the Society, and served as its president from 1967-1973. In these positions he was instrumental in providing leadership for both CRS in particular and for creation science in general. He was elected Fellow of the Society in 1983.

Dr. Morris was recognized as one of the pioneers of the modern creation movement. The publication of his classic book, The Genesis Flood (co-authored with Dr. John Whitcomb) marked the beginning of a new challenge to the concepts of uniformitarianism that had dominated the study of geology for over a century. He subsequently authored scores of books dealing with various topics of creation, evolution, and the Christian faith.

In 1970 Dr. Morris left a very prestigious and high-profile position as department chair and professor of hydraulic engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, to found the organization which would later become the Institute for Creation Research (ICR). He subsequently served as Director of ICR until his retirement.

Dr. Morris’ books, public lectures, and formal debates (often teaming with Dr. Duane Gish) touched untold thousands of people. He also helped ICR establish and maintain a close relationship with CRS, which has continued with such recent cooperative activities as the RATE project.

Contrary to some evolutionists’ claims that creationists are not scientists, Dr. Morris’ scientific achievements were formidable. Dr. Morris graduated with distinction from Rice University in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He was awarded Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1948 and 1950, respectively, from the University of Minnesota. His major was hydraulics and minors were geology and mathematics. Dr. Morris authored a successful college-level textbook, Applied Hydraulics in Engineering, as well as other technical writings in his field of study.

He was a Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Additionally, during his academic life, Dr. Morris directed 12 M.S. and four Ph.D. projects. He was a participant in the 1960 National Science Foundation (NSF) Conference on Fluid Mechanics, 1963 NSF Conference on Water Resources, and the 1967 IBM Seminar on Computers’ Languages. He was on the NSF Panels for Evaluation of Undergraduate Research in 1965, 1966, and 1976. He had been elected into the following honor societies due to his intellectual and research attainments: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigmi Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Chi Epsilon.

Dr. Morris was the most well-known and respected creationist of the past century. Those who had the pleasure and honor to meet and work with Dr. Morris found him to have a gentle, patient spirit, ever faithful in the Lord. His leadership, scholarship, and Christian friendship will be missed. But, his vision, energy, and influence will live on in all those he inspired.

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