George Wesley Beran

Background

Beran, George Wesley was born on May 22, 1928 in Riceville, Iowa, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Buresh) Beran.

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Kansas U., 1959; Doctor of Humane Letters, Silliman U., Philippines, 1973.

Career

Epidemic intelligence officer, United States Public Health Service, 1954-1956; assistant professor biology, Silliman U., Dumaguete City, Philippines, 1960-1963; department chairman agriculture, Silliman U., Dumaguete City, Philippines, 1962-1971; associate professor microbiology, Silliman U., Dumaguete City, Philippines, 1963-1967; professor microbiology, Silliman U., Dumaguete City, Philippines, 1967-1973; professor veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, 1973-1993; Distinguished professor microbiology, immunology, preventive medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1993. Consultant World Health Organization, Belize, Ecuador, Mexico, India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Jamaica, Surinam, Barbados. Research delegate Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics/Iowa State University exchange program, Moscow, 1989-1990, Latvia, 1993.

Research consultant, Taiwan, 1983, 96, 98, Hungary, 1988, 90, U. Yucatan, 1989-1990, 97, 98, Ukraine, 1996, Japan, 1998. Visiting lecturer National Institute Veterinary Bioproducts and Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural U. Wuhan, Peoples Republic ofChina, 1988. Consultant Pan American Health Organisation, 1979, 85, 93, 95, 96, 98.

Consultant, member World Health Organization Expert Panel on Zoonoses, since 1980. Fulbright professor Ahmadu Bello U., Zaria, Nigeria, 1980. Member subcommittee on drug use in animalsNRC, since 1993, member of national advising committee on microbiology criteria for foods, since 1997.

Advising committee Wellcome Trust, since 1998.

Achievements

• George Wesley Beran has been listed as a noteworthy Veterinary microbiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Ames Humane League, Partners of the Americas, United Nations Association, Ames chapter. Advisor Ames Eagles 4-H Club. Member American Veterinary Medical Association (member county public health and regulatory veterinary medicine, International Svc. award 1996), American College Veterinary Preventive Medicine (president), Conference Public Health Veterinarians (president), American Association Food Hygiene Veterinarians (Outstanding Teacher award 1978), Association Teachers Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Iowa Veterinary Medical Association (chair public health committee), Iowa Pork Producers Association (pseudorables committee), United States Animal Health Association (commission on pseudorables, public health, food safety, feed safety, chair commission on feral swine), Cardinal Key, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Delta, Phi Kappa Phi (president), Gamma Sigma Delta (Svc. to Agriculture Merit award 1995), Phi Zeta, Alpha Zeta, Phi Eta Sigma.

Connections

Married Janice Ann Van Zomeren, December 21, 1954. Children: Bruce, Anne, George.

Father:

John Beran

Mother:

Elizabeth (Buresh) Beran

Spouse:

Janice Ann Van Zomeren

child:

Anne Beran

child:

Bruce Beran

child:

George Beran