Background
Hawthorne, Edward William was born on November 30, 1921 in Port Gibson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edward William and Charlotte Bernice (Killian) Hawthorne.
physiology educator university dean
Hawthorne, Edward William was born on November 30, 1921 in Port Gibson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edward William and Charlotte Bernice (Killian) Hawthorne.
Bachelor of Science, Howard University, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Howard University, 1946. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1951.
Assistant in physiology, Howard U. College Medicine, 1942-1944;
intern, Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, 1946-1947;
assistant resident, Freedmen's Hospital, 1947-1948;
assistant in physiology, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1948-1949;
Life Insurance Medical Research fellow in physiology, Howard U. College Medicine, Washington, 1949-1951;
associate professor, head department physiology, Howard U. College Medicine, 1951-1958;
professor, head department, Howard U. College Medicine, 1958-1969;
assistant dean, Howard U. College Medicine, 1962-1967;
associate dean, Howard U. College Medicine, 1967-1970;
research professor, department chairman physiology and biophysics, Howard U. College Medicine, 1969-1974;
research professor, Howard U. College Medicine, 1969-1986;
dean, Graduate School Arts and Sciences, Howard U., 1974-1986. Visiting professor School Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee (Alabama) Institute, 1966. Visiting professor department physiology U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1968.
Medical advisor United States Selective Service System, 1960-1970. Member medicine and osteopathy special improvement grants review committee Bureau Health Professions Edition and Manpower, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-1969. Member cardiovascular review panel Space Science Board, National Academy Science, 1968-1974.
Chairman advising committee for SCOR Hypertension, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1972-1975. Member hypertension detection and follow up programpolicy advisory board National Institutes of Health, 1972-1973. Member clinical applications and preventionadv. committee National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1975-1978, member hypertension task force, 1975-1978.
Member-at-large Space Programs Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976-1977. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Committee, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1976. Delegate-at-large White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals, 1977.
Consultant minority hypertension research development program Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., 1977. Member Maryland. State Planning Council on Development Disabilities, 1977, member of council developmental disabilities technical assistance system, 1977-1986. Member planning and advising committee developmental disabilities councils consumer's training sessions Developmental Disabilities Training and Technology Assiance Center, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1978.
Mem.Nat. Academy Sciences, 1980-1981.
Member American Heart Association (executive committee council on basic science 1962-1974, director 1964-1973, policy committee from 1965, chairman council on basic science 1966-1968, member executive committee 1966-1973, vice president 1969-1972), Washington Heart Association (research committee 1963-1967, director 1966-1971), Association Former Interns and Residents Freedmen's Hospital (executive secretary 1957-1969, president 1971-1972), American Physiological Society (co-chairman Porter physiology development program from 1971), John Andrew Clinical Society (president 1965-1966), Federation American Societies Experimental Biology, American College Cardiology, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, National Medical Association, American Medical Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Maryland Academy of Sciences, Physiological Society Philadelphia, Cardiac Muscle Society, District of Columbia Medical Society, American Association of University Professors, Medico-Chirurgical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington Society Pathologists, American Association Higher Education, Organization Black Scientists, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married Eula Roberts, June 19, 1948. Children: Coral, Dayle, Hilary, Leigh, Edward.