Background
Ivy, Andrew Conway was born on February 25, 1893 in Farmington, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry McPherson and Cynthia (Smith) Ivy.
Ivy, Andrew Conway was born on February 25, 1893 in Farmington, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry McPherson and Cynthia (Smith) Ivy.
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Pedagogy, State Normal School, Cape Girardeau. Missouri, 1913; Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1916, Master of Science, 1917, Doctor of Philosophy, 1918. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1922.
Honorary Doctor of Science U. Nebraska, 1947, Grinell (Iowa) College, 1947, Boston University, 1948.
Honorary Doctor of Laws. Loyola University, 1950.
Doctor of Science, Hastings (Nebraska) College, 1951, Cole College, Iowa.
Instructor in physiology, University of Chicago, 1917, associate professor, 1922-1925. Associate professor physiology Loyola, 1919-1922. Intern Mercy and Augustana hospitals, Chicago, 1920-1922.
Head division physiology and pharmacology, Northwestern University Medical School, 1925-1946.
Vice president charge Chicago Professional Colleges, University of Illinois, 1946-1953. Distinguished professor physiological, head department clinical science, 1946-1961, distinguished professor emeritus, 1961-1978.
Professor emeritus biochemistry, director laboratory medical research Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1962-1978. Science director Naval Medical Research Institute, 1942-1943.
Consultant Question Manager Army of the United States, 1943-1944.
Member National Advisory Cancer Council, 1944-1951, executive director, 1947-1951. Deputy director Chicago Medical Civil Defense from 1950.
Member Committee Aviation Medical North.R. Council, 1941. Member International and National Commission Prevent Alcoholism. Served as Second lieutenant, M.N.G., 1912-1913.
Member of board of managers Young Men's Christian Association from 1955.
Fellow American College of Physicians, Gorgas Medical Society (honorary). Member of the American Medical Association (chairman of the section physiology and pathology 1931), Illinois Chicago medical societies, Society Internal Medicine (president 1941-1942), American Association University Professors (council 1929-1931), American Gastro-Enterol.
Association (president 1940-1941. Member editorial board), Harvey Society (honorary), American Physiological Society (secretary 1935-1939.
Mason.; Clubs: Commercial, Executive (Chicago.
Married Emma Kohman, December 24, 1919. Children: John Henry, William Harvey, Andrew Conway, Horace Kohman, Robert Emerson.