Background
Tourney, Garfield was born on February 6, 1927 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Guy and Rose Dora (Werner) Tourney.
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Garfield Tourney
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Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois, 1948; Master of Science, U. Iowa, 1952; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Quincy U., 1992.
Career
Intern, University Hospitals, Iowa City, 1948-1949;
resident in psychiatry, Psychopathic Hospital, Iowa City, 1949-1952;
instructor, Colorado Psychopathic Hospital, Denver, 1952-1953;
instructor, assistant professor, U. Miami, Florida, 1953-1955;
from assistant professor to professor, Lafayette Clinic, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1955-1967;
professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1967-1971;
professor, vice chairman, department chairman psychiatry, Wayne State University, 1971-1978;
professor department psychiatry, U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1978-1992;
professor emeritus, U. Mississippi, Jackson, since 1992. Part-time consultant in psychiatry, since 1992. Psychiatric consultant VA hospitals and others, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, 1955-1992.
Chief department psychiatry Harper Hospital, Detroit, 1971-1978.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Northeast Mental Health Center, Detroit, 1974-1978. Life fellow American Psychiatric Association (library and history committee 1985-1990, chairman 1989-1990, consultant to library and archives American Psychiatric Association, since 1991. Consultant on 150th anniversary 1990-1994, Benjamin Rush Circuit 1992, Garfield and Helen W. Tourney Rare Books Rm. of Library. and Archives dedicated inhis honor 1994).
Member American Medical Association, American Osler Society, Michigan Psychiatric Society (Presidential award 1977), Foundation for the Advancement of Psychiatry, since 1992. Member board Rowan Medical Library. U. Mississippi Medical Center, since 1998.
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Married Helen Winifred Wohler, April 4, 1950. Children: Carolyn Tourney Florek, Patricia Ann, Catherine Tourney Doughrty.
