Donald Matthew Powers

Background

Powers, Donald Matthew was born on February 14, 1941 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Son of Donald Matthew Senior and Madeline Lorretto (Ullrich) Powers.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Wheeling College, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1969.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1969-1971; staff biochemist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1971-1976; clinical chemist, Hahnemann Medical College and University, Philadelphia, 1976-1978; from clinical chemist to director technical services, Eastman Kodak Clinical Products Division, Rochester, New York, 1978-1991; director technical and regulatory affairs, East Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Division, Rochester, 1991-1994; director technical and regulatory affairs, Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Rochester, since 1995. Board directors National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Studies, Villanova, Pennsylvania, chairholderarea commission on evaluation protocols, 1988-1993.

Achievements

• Donald Matthew Powers has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Interference testing in clinical chemistry: Proposed guidelines (National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. NCCLS Document)

Membership

Member American Society Clinical Chemistry (program chairman Philadelphia section 1977-1978), Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Health Industry Manufacturers Association (technical and regulatory advising committee 1992-1995), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Renate Otto, September 3, 1967. Children: Michael Ernst, Heidi Madeline.

Father:

Donald Matthew Senior Powers

Mother:

Madeline Lorretto (Ullrich) Powers

Spouse:

Renate Otto

child:

Heidi Madeline Powers

child:

Michael Ernst Powers