Charles William Mays

Background

Mays, Charles William was born on February 17, 1930 in Corsicana, Texas, United States. Son of Charles William and Fay (Lockhart) Mays.

Education

Student, University Missouri, 1947-1948; Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Utah, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Utah, 1958.

Career

Assistant research professor anatomy, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1962-1966; associate research professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1966-1975; research professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1975-1982; Adjunct Professor physics, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1975-1983; research professor pharmacology, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1979-1986; research professor School of Medicine, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1986-1987; expert radiobiologist, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1987. Consultant General Accounting Office, Washington, 1978-1981, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1982-1987. Chairman advising committee United States Transuranium, Richland, Washington, 1978-1983.

Achievements

• Charles William Mays has been listed as a noteworthy Radiation physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deputy radiation defense officer Utah Civil Defense, 1957-1965. Member Utahns United Against the Nuclear Arms Race, 1982-1987. Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1951-1954, Korea.

Member of the United States National Council on Radiation Protection, Health Physics Society (certified health physicist), Radiation Research Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Interests

• Avocations: long distance running, skiing, arrowhead chipping, swimming, hiking.

Connections

Married Evelyn Ekker, June 21, 1951 (divorced January 1969). Children: Shelby Marie Box, Sharon Eve McGough, Susan Fay Kinsel. Married Desiree McMahon, October 18, 1972.

Children: DavidCharles, Rory Michael.

Father:

Charles William Mays

Mother:

Fay (Lockhart) Mays

Spouse:

Evelyn Ekker

Spouse:

Desiree McMahon

child:

Susan Fay Kinsel Mays

child:

Shelby Marie Box Mays

child:

DavidCharles Mays

child:

Rory Michael Mays

child:

Sharon Eve McGough Mays