Joe Eugene Beck

Background

Beck, Joe Eugene was born on December 25, 1947 in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of Charles Louis and Clarice Maxine (Elliott) Beck.

Education

AS, Paducah Junior College, l967; Bachelor of Science, Murray State University, l970; Master of Public Administration, University of Illinois, l977.

Career

Environmental health specialist, McCracken County Health Department, Paducah, l970-72; supervisor environmental health, Department Public Health, Champaign, Illinois, l972-77; assistant professor environmental science, Illinois State University, Normal, l977-80; associate professor environmental health, program director, head department, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1980-1991; staff scientist technical policy analysis department, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Battelle, 1991-1995; professor environmental health science, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, since 1995. Member of advisory board North Carolina Governor's High Level Nuclear Waste Board, Raleigh, l984-85, North Carolina Governor's Wast Management Board, l988-. President Business Research Institute, Cullowhee, l986-91.

Member county public health consultant National Sanitation Foundation, l987-89.

Achievements

• Joe Eugene Beck has been listed as a notable Environmental health scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Adviser North Carolina Emergency Management. Chairman Jackson County Rest Home Committee. Environ adviser to congressman and senator, North Carolina.

Member of advisory commission on environmental and family to vice president, 1986-1989. Sergeant United States Army, 1970-1972. Member National Society for Environmental Health Scientists (president l987-), National Environmental Health Association (certified, chairman numerous committees), World Safety Organisation, American Academy Sanitarians (certified, board directors l987-), American Academy Emergency Management (certified board directors l988-89), Society Environmental Health (Chairman, Board Of Directors l987-), Optimists, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi (president l986-87).

Interests

• Avocations: gemnology, lapidarist.

Connections

Married Susan Kathleen Housman, August l7, l968. L child, Anthony Joseph.

Father:

Charles Louis Beck

Mother:

Clarice Maxine (Elliott) Beck

Spouse:

Susan Kathleen Housman