John Edgar Forney

Background

Forney, John Edgar was born on June 22, 1917 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Isaac M. and Mary Elizabeth (Eikenberry) Forney.

Education

AB, Manchester College, 1938. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1949.

Career

Associate professor microbiology University Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, 1949—1955. Assistant director City of Los Angeles Health Department Laboratory, 1955—1963, deputy director laboratory consultation and development section, 1963—1968, director laboratory licensure section, 1968—1972, microbiologist consultant laboratory training and consultation division, 1972—1982, acting director technical evaluation and assistance division, 1982—1983. Microbiologist consultant Centers Disease Control, Atlanta, 1963—1985.

Adjunct professor microbiology University North Carolina School Public Health, 1973—1985. Consultant in laboratory biosafety World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Peoples Republic of China. Editor Health Laboratory Science, 1973—1978.

Captain United States Army, 1941-1946.

Achievements

• John Edgar Forney has been listed as a noteworthy microbiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Conference Public Health Laboratory Directors, American Academy Microbiologists, American Society Clinical Pathologists, American Society Microbiology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Joann K. Donnell, January 8, 1944 (divorced). Children: David Lowell, Sharon Jane. Married Martha E. Mason, December 22, 1976.

1 child Susan Jo.

Father:

Isaac M. Forney

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Eikenberry) Forney

Spouse:

Joann K. Donnell

Spouse:

Martha E. Mason

child:

David Lowell Forney

child:

Sharon Jane Forney

child:

Susan Jo Forney