John Arlen Thomas

Background

Thomas, John Arlen was born on April 6, 1933 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John M. and Eva Hazel (Nelson) Thomas.

Education

Education, University of Wisconsin, 1956. Master of Arts in Physiology, U. Iowa, 1958, Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, 1961. Diplomate American Academy Toxicologic Science.

Career

Instructor, U. Iowa, Iowa City,1961. Assistant professor of University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1961-1964. Associate professor Creighton University, Omaha, 1964-1967.

Associate professor West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1968-1969, professor pharmacology 1970-1980.

Assistant dean West Virginia School Medicine, Morgantown, 1973-1975, associate dean, 1973-1980. Vice president corporation research Baxter Internat.Travenol Labs, Round Lake, Illinois, 1980-1987.

Vice president academic services University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1988, professor pharmacology department toxicology, 1988. consultant National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1975, National Library. Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland., 1994.

Board directors ILSI, Washington, District of Columbia, Texas Society Biomedical Research, Austin, vice president, 1996.

Achievements

• John Arlen Thomas has been listed as a noteworthy science administrator, pharmacology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Endocrine Society, Society Toxicology (councilor, Merit award 1998), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American College Toxicology (councilor, president), Teratology Society, American Academy Veterinary Pharmacology, American Chemical Society (president chemical toxicology pathology), Russian Academy Medical Sciences (foreign).

Connections

Married Barbara A. Fisler, June 22, 1957. Children: Michael J., Jane L. Bachelor of Science in Science.

Father:

John M. Thomas

Mother:

Eva Hazel (Nelson) Thomas

Spouse:

Barbara A. Fisler

child:

Michael J. Thomas

child:

Jane L. Bachelor of Science in Science Thomas