Background
Burdick, Allan Bernard was born on August 16, 1920 in Cincinnati. Son of Theodore Allan and Rachel C. (Mullen) Burdick.
Burdick, Allan Bernard was born on August 16, 1920 in Cincinnati. Son of Theodore Allan and Rachel C. (Mullen) Burdick.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1945; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1949.
Assistant professor genetics, U. Arkansas, 1949-1952; assistant professor, Purdue University, 1952-1954; associate professor, Purdue University, 1954-1959; professor genetics, Purdue University, 1959-1963; professor, associate dean science, American U., Beirut, Lebanon, 1963-1966; professor, chairman biology department, Adelphi U., Garden City, New York, 1966-1969; professor, department chairman genetics, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1969-1973; professor genetics, U. Missouri, since 1973. Director, co-founder Tomato Genetics Cooperative, 1950-1962. Consultant Pahlavi U., Shiraz, Iran, 1965-1966, Jordanian Ministry Education, 1964-1965.
Member Committee Education Women in Science, 1962. Board directors Ecumenical Center, Columbia, Missouri, 1970-1973. Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, pilot trained Royal Air Force, Great Britain, 1942.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Genetics Society of America, American Society Naturalists, American Society for Human Genetics, Society Craniofacial Genetics, Birth Defects and Clinical Genetics Society, Environmental Mutagen, Society, American Board Medical Genetics, Sigma Xi, Sigma Phi Epsilon (board directors Missouri Alpha Corporation 1970-1974).
Married Sally Ann Cummins, February 17, 1943 (deceased April 4, 1983). Children– Michael Allan, Nancy Cecilia, Stephen Franklin, Lindy Lou. Married Elizabeth W. Revington, November 25, 1983.