Gary O'Neal Rankin

Background

Rankin, Gary O'Neal was born on October 6, 1949 in Little Rock. Son of Leroy Emmett and Robbie Jean Rankin.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Arkansas, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry, U. Mississippi, 1976.

Career

Teaching associate, Medical College Ohio, Toledo, 1976-1978; assistant professor department pharmacology, Marshall U. School Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia, 1978-1982; associate professor, Marshall U. School Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia, 1982-1986; professor, department chairman pharmacology, Marshall U. School Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia, since 1986; associate dean research development and graduate education, 1989-1992. Member research committee Veterans Administration Hospital., 1981-1985, member animals and equipment subcommittee, 1981-1985, dean's committee, since 1984. Member pharmacy and therapeutics committee Family Care Outpatient Clinic Inc., 1978-1979.

Ad hoc reviewer toxicology study section National Institutes of Health, 1987, member toxicology study section, since 1994.

Achievements

• Gary O"Neal Rankin has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member research committee West Virginia affiliate American Heart Association, 1979-1982, vice chairman research committee, 1981-1982, chairman research public information, 1980-1981, member, 1982-1988, member research grant peer review committee, 1980-1984, board directors, 1981-1996. Member nature and science committee Huntington Museum Art, 1984-1986, member NSFgrant subcommittee, 1984-1987, member archeological subcommittee, 1984-1985, member science advisory subcommittee, 1985-1986, member education committee, 1987-1994. Member American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (professional utilization and training subcommittee 1986-1993, chair committee professional affairs since 1993), American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society for Study Xenobiotics, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Society Toxicology, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (division drug metabolism since 1985, division toxicology since 1992), West Virginia Academy Science, Association for Medical School Pharmacology, Genetic Toxicology Association, Sigma Xi (program committee 1982-1985, chairman program committee 1984-1985, outstanding researcher committee 1986, president elect 1986-1987, president 1987-1988, admissions committee 1987-1988), Alpha Omega Alpha, Rho Chi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: birding, archeology, golf, gardening, collecting fossils.

Connections

Father:

Leroy Emmett Rankin

Mother:

Robbie Jean Rankin