Background
Forsyth, Ben Ralph was born on March 8, 1934 in New York City. Son of Martin and Eva (Lazansky) Forsyth.
academic administrator medical educator
Forsyth, Ben Ralph was born on March 8, 1934 in New York City. Son of Martin and Eva (Lazansky) Forsyth.
Attended, Cornell Univercity, 1950-1953; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1957.
Intern, then resident, Yale Hospital, New Haven, 1957-1960; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University Medical Shc., Boston, 1960-1961; research associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1966; associate professor medical microbiology, professor medical college, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1966-1990; associate dean division health science, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1971-1985; associate vice president academic affairs, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1977-1978; vice president administration, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1978-1985; senior vice president, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1985-1990; senior executive assistant to president, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1990; professor health administration and policy, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1991; interim vice president administrative services, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1991-1993; interim provost, Arizona State University West, Phoenix, 1992-1993; interim provost, Arizona State University East, Mesa, 1994-1996; provost, vice president, Arizona State University West, Phoenix, 1993-1996. Senior consultant University Health Center, Burlington, 1986-1990.
Vice president, chairman United Way Planning Committee, Burlington, 1974-1975, Operations Committee,1975-1976, board directors, officer, 1977-1989. Board of trustees U. Vermont, Burlington, since 1996. Member New England Board Higher Education Committee, Burlington, 1985-1989;chairman U. Vermont China Project Advisory Board, Burlington, 1989-1990.
Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1962-1963. Fellow American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society American. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Elizabeth Held, August 19, 1962. Children: Jennifer, Beverly, Jonathan.