Background
Nielson, Eldon Denzel was born on December 4, 1920 in Salt Lake City. Son of Hiram D. and Rachel Augusta (Ek) Nielson.
Nielson, Eldon Denzel was born on December 4, 1920 in Salt Lake City. Son of Hiram D. and Rachel Augusta (Ek) Nielson.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, University Utah, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Illinois, 1948.
Instructor biochemistry University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1948-1949. Research biochemist The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, 1949-1956. Head biochemistry department Armour Pharmaceutical Company, Kankakee, Illinois, 1956-1958, Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute, Rensselaer, New York, 1958-1961.
Manager biologic research Richard Joshua Reynolds Industry, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1961-1970. Director licensing Bristol-Myers and Company, Evansville, Indiana, 1970-1983. President PharmaSci International, Sandy, Utah, 1983-1999.
Member executive committee Citizens United Reform Effort, Albany, New York, 1961-1962. Republican chairman Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, 1963-1966. Member Republican executive committee, North Carolina, 1964-1966.
Alternate delegate at large Republican National Convention, San Francisco, 1964. Candidate for Congress Republican primary election, 5th district, North Carolina, 1968. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Licensing Executives Society.
Married Geraldine Rasmussen, December 13, 1942. Children: Dennis L., Karen G. Bridges, Karla S.