Background
Brown, James Harvey was born on September 9, 1936 in Yankton, South Dakot. Son of Robert Heath and Hildegarde (Grover) Brown.
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James Harvey Brown
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Education
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1957; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy (DuPont fellow), University of Virginia, 1962.
Career
Research scientist, United States Army Medical Research Laboratory, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1962-1966; head vesibular branch, United States Army Medical Research Laboratory, 1966-1968; associate program director for psychobiology, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1968-1971; program director for neurobiology, National Science Foundation, 1971-1976; deputy director division behavioral and neural science, National Science Foundation, 1976-1977, 79-82; deputy assistant director, biological, behavioral and social science directorate, National Science Foundation, 1977-1979; director division physiology, cellular and molecular biology, National Science Foundation, 1982-1984; director division molecular Biosciences, National Science Foundation, 1984-1992; director division molecular and cellular Biosciences, 1992-1994; director division biology instruction and resources, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1994-1996; director division biological infrastructure, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, since 1996. Adjunct Professor U. Kentucky, Louisville U., 1962-1968, George Washington University, 1970-1978. Vice president National Science Foundation Employees Association, 1970.
Achievements
Membership
Active Little League, Potomac, Maryland. Served to captain United States Army, 1960-1965. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Sigma Chi.
Connections
Married Betty Jean Pruitt, August 29, 1959. Children: Christopher Heath, Karen Elizabeth, Kimberly Frances.
