Henry Mead Cavert

Background

Cavert, Henry Mead was born on March 30, 1922 in Minneapolis. Son of William Lane and Mary (Mead) Cavert.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, 1942; Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, University of Minnesota, 1952.

Career

Postdoctoral research fellow, American Heart Association, 1951-1954; faculty, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1953-1992; associate dean, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1964-1992; professor physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1967-1992; principal investigator General Clinical Research Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1978-1992; professor emeritus, University of Minnesota Medical School, since 1992. National Heart Institute special research fellow, visiting professor biochemistry U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1961-1962. Established investigator American Heart Association, 1954-1957.

Member program project committee B, National Heart Institute, 1966-1969. Consultant National Heart and Lung Institute, 1969-1992.

Achievements

• Henry Mead Cavert has been listed as a noteworthy physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Metropolitan board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Minneapolis, 1968-1970, endowment committee, 1988-2000, board management University Minnesota branch, 1955-1957, 77-90, chairman, 1968-1970, chairman capital campaign endowment, 1992-1995, chairman capital building campaign, 1998-1999, capital campaign steering committee, 200406—. Board parish education American Lutheran Church, 1958-1972, Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh, 1994-2005. Trustee Minnesota Medical Foundation, 1958-1992, chairman scholarship and loan committee, 1960-1968, chairman honors and awards committee, 1970-1976, special grants committee, 1981-2005, chairman student finance aid committee, 1984-1992, active 1992-1995, planned giving committee, 1991-2001, heritage society committee, 2001-2005, since 2010.

Member American Medical Association, Association American Medical College (chairman committee student aspects international medical education 1966-1968, steering committee group on student affairs 1967-1968, committee international relations medical education 1968-1975), American Physiological Society, Minnesota Academy Medicine (president-elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991), Minnesota Medical Alumni Society (board director 1992-1998), Minnesota Medical Association (president award 1988, member various committees), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Omega Alpha, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta.

Connections

Married June Lorraine Sederstrom, January 27, 1946. Children: John Mead (deceased), Harlan McCrea, Winston Peter.

Father:

William Lane Cavert

Mother:

Mary (Mead) Cavert

Spouse:

June Lorraine Sederstrom

child:

Winston Peter Cavert

child:

John Mead Cavert (deceased)

child:

Harlan McCrea Cavert