Background
Christian, John Edward was born on July 12, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of George Edward and Okel Kandus (Waltz) Christian.
educator health science association administrator
Christian, John Edward was born on July 12, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of George Edward and Okel Kandus (Waltz) Christian.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1944.
Control chemist, Upjohn Company, 1939-1940;
faculty, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, since 1940;
professor pharmaceutical chemistry, Purdue University, 1950-1959;
head department radiological control, Purdue University, 1956-1959;
professor bionucleonics, head department, Purdue University, 1959-1982;
chairman administrative committee, Trace Level Research Institute, 1960-1988;
director, Institute for Environmental Health, 1965-1988;
head, School Health Sciences, 1979-1982;
Hovde Distinguished professor, School Health Sciences, 1979-1988;
Hovde Distinguished professor bionucleonics and health science emeritus, School Health Sciences, since 1988. Visiting professor radiation therapy Indiana U. School Medicine, 1970-1988. Harvey Washington Memorial lecturer Purdue University, 1955.
Edward-Kremers Memorial lecturer University of Wisconsin, 1956. Visiting lecturer University Texas, 1959, Taylor U. Annual Science Lecture Series, Upton, Indiana, 1960. Julius A. Koch Memorial lecturer U. Pittsburgh, 1961.
Member revision committee United States Pharmacopeia, 1950-1960, member advisory panel on radioactive drugs, 1960-1970. Advisory committee isotope distribution Atomic Energy Commission, 1952-1958, member medical advisory committee, 1967-1975. Member radiation and chemical defense section Indiana Department Civil Defense, since 1954.
Vice chairman Radiation Control Advisory Commission, Indiana, since 1958. Member executive committee Indiana Comprehensive Health Planning Council, 1972-1976. Member advisory committee radiopharms.
Food and Drug Administration, 1970-1975. Member Indiana Governor's Pesticide Council, 1970-1973. Alumni research councilor Purdue Research Foundation, 1964-1988.
Member Indiana Environmental Management Board, 1972-1987, National Energy Policy Task Force, Department Energy, 1981-1983. Member Board Grants American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education, since 1989. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (past secretary and chairman pharmaceutical science section, member council), Indiana Academy of Sciences.
Member American Medical Association (special affiliate), American Association of University Professors, American Institute Architecture (board directors since 1998, Gibson award 1999), American Association Colleges Pharmacy (past member executive committee, chairman conference teachers, chairman conference graduate study and graduate teachers, chairman committee study graduate education in pharmacy), American Chemical Society (past chairman Purdue section), American Pharmaceutical Association (Ebert medal 1957, Justin L. Powers Research Achievement award 1963, past chairman science section), Academy Pharmaceutical Science (past vice president), Indiana Pharmaceutical Association, American Public Health Association, American Nuclear Society, American Society Bacteriology, Health Physical Society, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana (board directors, executive committee since 1997), Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy (Wright Spirit award 1997), Sigma Xi (past president Purdue chapter, research award Purdue chapter 1950), Rho Chi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma., Eta Sigma Gamma, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Catherine Ellen Spooner, July 23, 1948. 1 daughter, Linda Kay.