Walter Firey

Dr. Walter Firey earned his PhD in Sociology from Harvard University and began his academic career at Michigan State University for a year and a half before becoming an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas in 1946 where he transitioned to Emeritus Professor in 1985. Dr. Firey's scholarship focused on examining land use, natural resources, and social-economic planning. Among his honors was a one-year Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, at Stanford,...See more

Dr. Walter Firey earned his PhD in Sociology from Harvard University and began his academic career at Michigan State University for a year and a half before becoming an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas in 1946 where he transitioned to Emeritus Professor in 1985. Dr. Firey's scholarship focused on examining land use, natural resources, and social-economic planning. Among his honors was a one-year Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, at Stanford, California, an Award of Merit from the Natural Resources Research Group of the Rural Sociological Society, and a Pro Bene Meritis Award from the Liberal Arts Foundation of the University of Texas. See less