James Ostermann Mason

Education

Degrees from the University of Utah and a masters and Doctor of Philosophy of Public Health degrees from Harvard University.

Career

As the ASH he was also a former four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mason earned Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine He served as the executive director of the Utah Department of Health until 1983, when he was named director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in Atlanta, Georgia. Mason held the directorship of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until 1990.

In 1989, the United States. Senate confirmed Mason as Assistant Secretary for Health, which made him head of the United States Public Health Service, and Acting Surgeon General.

He later served as the American delegate to the World Health Organization. From 2000 to 2003, Mason was president of the church"s Bountiful Utah Temple.

Before his appointment as a general authority, Mason served in the church as a bishop, stake president, and regional representative.

Achievements

• In 1993, he was presented with the Gorgas Medal from the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS).

Connections

Father:

Ambrose Stanton Mason

Mother:

Neoma (Thorup) Mason

Spouse:

Lydia Maria Smith

child:

Sara Mason

child:

Samuel Mason

child:

Susan Mason

child:

James Mason

child:

Bruce Mason

child:

Benjamin Mason

child:

Ralph Mason