Background
Nordby, Eugene Jorgen was born on April 30, 1918 in Abbotsford, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Herman Preus and Lucille Violet (Korsrud) Nordby.
Nordby, Eugene Jorgen was born on April 30, 1918 in Abbotsford, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Herman Preus and Lucille Violet (Korsrud) Nordby.
Bachelor, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1939; Doctor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 1943.
Intern Madison General Hospital, Wisconsin, 1943-1944, assistant in orthopedic surgery, 1944-1948. Practice medicine specializing in orthopedic surgery Madison, since 1948. President Bone and Joint Surgery Associates, South Carolina, 1969—1991.
Chief staff Madison General Hospital, 1957—1963. Associate clinical professor University Wisconsin Medical School, since 1961. Board directors Wisconsin Physicians Services, since 1958, chairman board directors, 1979—2009, chairman emeritus, since 2009.
Board directors Norweguan American Genealogical Center, Naeseth Library. Chairman Wisconsin Physicians Services, since 1979. Director Wisconsin Regional Medical Program, Chicago Madison and Northern R.R.
Board governors Wisconsin Health Care Liability Insurance Plan. Chairman trustees Sawai ManSingh realty corporation. Member board attorneys Professional Responsibility of Wisconsin Supreme Court, since 1992.
Board directors WPS Community Bank, since 2008, chairman executive committee, since 2008.
President Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum, Decorah, Iowa, 1968-1997, president emeritus, since 1997. President WRS Charitable Foundation, 2010. Served to captain Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1946.
Fellow Wisdom Hall of Fame. Member American Academy Orthopaedics Surgeons (board directors 1972-1973, 1st chairman board councilors 1972), Clinical Orthopaedics Society, Association Bone and Joint Surgeons (president 1973), International Society Study Lumbar Spine, State Medical Society Wisconsin (chairman 1968-1976, treasurer 1976-1997, Council award 1976), American Orthopaedics Association, North America Spine Society, International Intradiscal Therapy Society (secretary 1987-1999, executive director 1996-2006, executive director emeritus since 2006, Eugene J. Nordby Research award established in his honor 1993, Lifetime Achievement award 2006), Wisconsin Orthopaedics Society, Dane County Medical Society (president 1957), National Exchange Club, Madison Torske Klubben (founder, president 1978-1998, president emeritus since 1998), Norwegian-American Orthopaedics Society, American Academy Orthopaedics Surgeons, American Orthopaedics Association, Norwegian American Foundation, Norwegian-American Genealogical Center (board member 2006-2008), WPS Community Bank Board (chairman executive committee, since 2009), Phi Chi.
Married Olive Marie Jensen, June 21, 1941. 1 child, Jon Jorgen.