Erskine Vance Morse

Background

Morse, Erskine Vance was born on June 25, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank T. and Ethel G. (Vance) Morse.

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1944; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1949.

Career

Teaching assistant, Cornell Univercity, 1947-1948; assistant professor, then associate professor veterinary science, University of Wisconsin, 1949-1955; associate professor, then professor microbiology public health, Michigan State University, 1955-1958; professor veterinary hygiene, associate director, Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Iowa State University, 1958-1960; dean, School Veterinary Science and Medicine, Purdue University, 1960-1970; Heriot-Watt University Handley Distinguished professor veterinary medicine and environmental health, assoc.dir., School Veterinary Science and Medicine, Purdue University (Environmental Health Institute), 1970-1986; professor emeritus veterinary microbiology, dean emeritus veterinary medicine, School Veterinary Science and Medicine, Purdue University (Environmental Health Institute), 1986-1995. General chairman National Leptospirosis Research Committee, 1958-1959. Member leptospirosis committee United States Livestock Sanitary Association, 1959-1960.

Member Indiana Livestock San.Bd., 1960-1970, National Board Veterinary Medical Examiners, 1970-1975. Delegate 4th Pan American Veterinary Congress, Mexico City, 1962. Consultant United States Public Health Service, 1963-1995.

Agency for International Development consultant veterinary medicine, Brazil, South America, 1965. Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/World Health Organization, United States delegate 2d International Conference Veterinary Education, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1965. Agency for International Development consultant, Republic Phillippines, 1966.

Consultant VA, 1966-1974. Surgeon General United States Air Force, 1968-1970, North Central Association Colleges Secondary Schools. National consultant Purdue Research Foundation, 1967-1995.

Consultant American Association for Accreditation Laboratory Animal Care, 1976. Member Bureau Health Manpower, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-1970. United States Army, Veterinary corporations faculty liaison representative, 1973-1995.

Judge International Science Fair finals, 1965-1968, 74-83. Treasurer, board directors American Veterinary Medical Association Foundation, 1965-1966. Mem.com. on animal health National Research Council/National Academy Sciences, 1968-1971, chairman, 1969-1971;chairman organizing committee National Salmonellosis Symposium, Washington, 1976-1977.

Member organizing committee International Symposium on Salmonellosis, New Orleans, 1983-1984.

Achievements

• Erskine Vance Morse has been listed as a noteworthy Veterinarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain Veterinary Corps United States Army, 1944-1947. Member American Veterinary Medical Association (honorary, research fellow 1948-1949, council on research 1964-1969, commission on environmentology 1972-1974), American College Epidemiology (associate), Indiana Veterinary Medical Association, American Association Veterinary Bacteriology (president 1959-1960), American Public Health Association (committee environmental health manpower 1972-1974), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Association Teachers Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, American Association Laboratory Animal Science (council on education 1971-1974), Conference Research Workers Animal Diseases, National Association Standard Medical Vocabulary (consultant), Association State University and Land Grant Colls. (chairman veterinary division), American Animal Hospital Association (honorary), American Association for Laboratory Animal Accreditation (vice chairman, Executive Board 1970-1974, chairman 1974-1975), American Association Veterinary Medical Colls.

(president elect 1971), International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, United States Animal Health Association (chairman commission on salmonellosis 1976-1981), Sigma Xi, Phi Zeta (president Zeta chapter 1957-1958), Phi Gamma Delta (president graduate association 1957-1958), Gamma Alpha, Alpha Psi.

Connections

Married Lucy Anne Howard, October 6, 1945. Children— Elizabeth Anne Coffman, Thomas H., James E., William W.

Father:

Frank T. Morse

Mother:

Ethel G. (Vance) Morse

Spouse:

Lucy Anne Howard