Faith Wilson LaVelle

Background

LaVelle, Faith Wilson was born on March 14, 1921 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States. Daughter of Theodore Halbert and Faith Evelyn (Harris) Wilson.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1943. Master of Arts in Zoology, Mount Holyoke College, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 1949.

Career

Administrative assistant in zoology, instructor anatomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1948-1951; instructor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1952-1955; research associate, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1955-1970; assistant professor Stritch School Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1970-1976; associate professor, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1976-1985; professor, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1985-1987; acting department chairman, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1984-1986; professor emeritus, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, since 1987.

Achievements

• Faith Wilson LaVelle has been listed as a noteworthy anatomy educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Woman's College Board Chicago, 1959-1961, Camp Fire Girls, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, 1978-1980, honorary member, since 1983. Trustee Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1960-1965, trustee fellow, since 1988. Member American Association Anatomists, Society for Neurosci.

Interests

• Avocations: youth agency work, camping, photography.

Connections

Married Arthur LaVelle, September 6, 1947. L child, Audrey.

Father:

Theodore Halbert Wilson

Mother:

Faith Evelyn (Harris) Wilson

Spouse:

Arthur LaVelle