Alvis Greely Turner

Background

Turner, Alvis Greely was born on February 26, 1929 in Manheim, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alvis G. and Catherine A. (Powell) Turner.

Education

Bachelor, U. North Carolina, 1952; Master in Public Health, U. North Carolina, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1970.

Career

Senior sanitarian, Caswell County Health Department, Yanceyville, North Carolina, 1954-1959; supervisor preventive medicine, Arabian American Oil Corporation, Dhahran, Saudi Arabi, 1959-1966; professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1969; vice president, Thermal Reduction Systems Inc., Chapel Hill, 1985-1994. Member North Carolina Hazardous Waste Treatment Committee, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1985-1989. Chairman North Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Commission, Raleigh, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Alvis Greely Turner has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Chapel Hill Public Library., 1973-1978. Vice Chairman, Board Of Directors Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Carrboro, North Carolina, 1974-1980. Member APHA, North Carolina Toxicology (charter member), Delta Omega, Sigma Xi (president U. North Carolina chapter 1988-1989).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, traveling.

Connections

Married Helen Adee Weaver, June 16, 1956. Children: Lisa L. Turner McFarland, David M.

Father:

Alvis G. Turner

Mother:

Catherine A. (Powell) Turner

Spouse:

Helen Adee Weaver

child:

Lisa L. Turner McFarland Turner

child:

David M. Turner