Background
Widmer, Elmer Andreas was born on April 27, 1925 in Dodge, North Dakota, United States. Son of Reinhold A. and Josephina (Ammon) Widmer.
educator environmentalist parasitologist
Widmer, Elmer Andreas was born on April 27, 1925 in Dodge, North Dakota, United States. Son of Reinhold A. and Josephina (Ammon) Widmer.
Bachelor in Biology, Union College, 1951; Master of Arts in Biology, U. Colorado, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, Colorado State University, 1965; Master in Public Health in Parasitology, U. North Carolina, 1974.
Science instructor, DeWitt (Nebraska) High School, 1952-1953; from biology instructor to assistant professor, Loma Linda U., La Sierra, California, 1953-1965; associate professor, Loma Linda U., La Sierra, California, 1965-1967; from assistant professor environmental and tropical health to associate professor, Loma Linda (California) U., 1967-1971; professor environmental and tropical health, Loma Linda (California) U., 1971-1984; professor environmental health, Loma Linda (California) U., since 1971; department chairman environmental health, Loma Linda (California) U., 1967-1978, 83-88; interim associate dean academic affairs, Loma Linda (California) U., 1978-1980; associate dean academic affairs, Loma Linda (California) U., 1980-1982.
Member Environmental Protective Council, Riverside, California, 1973-1974. Member American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Parasitologists, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, National Environmental Health Association, Wildlife DiseaseAssn., Southern California Society Parasitologists (president 1983-1984), Delta Omega, Phi Sigma, Sigma Xi.
Married Eunice Mae Olson, December 25, 1952. Children: Andrea Laura, Owen Kristian.