Geoffrey Allison Land

Background

Land, Geoffrey Allison was born on July 9, 1942 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Albert E. Junior and Helene Land.

Education

Master of Science in Biology (Biochemistry), Texas Christian U., 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology/Immunology, Tulane University, 1973.

Career

Director mycology, Wadley Institutes Molecular Medicine, Dallas, 1974-1978; director mycology, associate director microbiology, U. Cincinnati Medical Center, 1978-1981; director microbiology/immunology, Methodist Medical Center, Dallas, since 1981; associate administrative director pathology, Methodist Medical Center, Dallas, since 1990; director histocompatibility, Stewart Blood Center, Tyler, Texas, since 1987; science director pathology and laboratories, Methodist Medical Center, Dallas, since 1993. Adjunct full professor biology Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, since 1982.

Achievements

• Geoffrey Allison Land has been listed as a noteworthy Science administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coach Denton (Texas) Soccer Association, since 1981. Minister Tioga (Texas) Church of Christ, since 1985. Chairman-elect Region 4 histocompatibility committee United Network for Organ Sharing, 1993.

Member Mycological Society American (president 1990-1993, Billy H. Cooper-Meridian award 1992), Texas Society Clinical Microbiology (president 1977-1979, 81-83), New York Academy.Sci., American Society Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (commissioner region 2 since 1995, author procedure manual since 1996), American Society Microbiology.

Connections

Married Maxine McCluskey, January 22, 1966. Children: Kevin Jeffrey, Melissa Allison, Kyle Robert.

Father:

Albert E. Land Junior

Mother:

Helene Land

Spouse:

Maxine McCluskey

child:

Kevin Jeffrey Land

child:

Kyle Robert Land

child:

Melissa Allison Land