Ruth Murray

Murray served as a member of the faculty of Wayne State University for forty-six years. Her book, Dance in Elementary Education, was published in 1953 by Harper and Row. It is considered to be an important contribution to the field of dance education. Murray also served on numerous committees and received such awards as the Hetherington Award from the American Academy of Physical Education and the Arts Achievement Award from Wayne State and the Heritage Award (1969) from the National Dance Association. The Ruth Lovell Murray Endowed Scholarship in Dance was created in her name at Wayne State.

• Wayne State University

• The Ruth Lovell Murray Endowed Scholarship in Dance at Wayne State University
• Finding Aid for the Ruth L. Murray Papers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro