Donald Fook Biau Char

Background

Char, Donald Fook Biau was born on March 25, 1925 in Honolulu. Son of Charles A. and Annie Y. (Ching) Char.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Temple University, 1950.

Career

Intern, Atlantic City (New Jersey) Hospital, 1950-1951; resident in pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1953-1956; practice medicine specializing in pediatrics, Honolulu, 1956; director education, Children's Hospital, Honolulu, 1956-1959; member of faculty, U. Washington, Seattle, 1959-1963; professor pediatrics, director student health service, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1965; professor emeritus, U. Hawaii, Honolulu retired, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1993. Visiting medical faculty to Samoa, U. Hawaii East-West Center, 1965. Visiting faculty Chinese U. Hong Kong, Shatin, 1973-1974.

Teaching consultant Hong Kong U., 1973-1974. University physician Australian National U., Canberra, 1974. Visiting physician Reading U., United Kingdom, 1988.

Interim dean of students U. Hawaii,1989-1990.

Achievements

• Donald Fook Biau Char has been listed as a noteworthy pediatrics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member technical advising committee Hawaii Health Planning and Development Agency, 1977-1980;member Hawaii Board Health, 1980-1985, chairman, 1983-1985. Served to captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics.

Member American College Health Association, Hawaii Academy Science (president 1980-1981), Pacific Coast Health Association (president 1975-1976).

Connections

Married Agnes Hazel Taylor, December 15, 1951. Children: Donna Lynn, Brenda Jill, Linda Sue, John Taylor, Matthew Charles.

Father:

Charles A. Char

Mother:

Annie Y. (Ching) Char

Spouse:

Agnes Hazel Taylor

child:

Brenda Jill Char

child:

Linda Sue Char

child:

Matthew Charles Char

child:

John Taylor Char

child:

Donna Lynn Char