Background
III, John F. Banzhaf was born on July 2, 1940 in New York City. Son of John F., Junior and Olga (Mischenko) B.
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John F. Banzhaf III, American Organization executive, lawyer. Recipient 17th annual Sat. Review award distinguished television programming in public interest, 1969; Advertising Age award, 1967, 68; those who made advertising news, 1967, 68; Benjamin Franklin Literature and Medical Society award, 1981. Member Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Elec. Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Columbia University, 1965.
Career
Civilian research assistant, Signal Corps Engineering laboratories, 1957; research engineer, consultant, Lear Siegler Corporation, 1959-1962; editor, Columbia Law Review, 1964-1965; research fellow, National Municipal League, 1965; law clerk to, United States District Judge Spottswood W. Robinson III, 1965-1966; associate firm, Watson, Leavonworth, Kelton & Taggart, New York City, 1967; founder, executive director, Action on Smoking and Health, Washington, since 1968; founder, executive director, National Institute Legal Activism, since 1980; professor of law and legal activism, National Law Center, George Washington University, since 1968; executive director, Action on Safety and Health, 1971-1980; executive director, Open America, 1975-1980; founder, National Center for Law and the Deaf, since 1975. Board of directors Consumers Union, 1971.
Achievements
Membership
Member Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Ursula Maag, 1971.
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Recipient 17th annual Sat. Review award distinguished television programming in public interest, 1969. Advertising Age award, 1967, 68. Those who made advertising news, 1967, 68. Benjamin Franklin Literature and Medical Society award, 1981.Recipient 17th annual Sat. Review award distinguished television programming in public interest, 1969. Advertising Age award, 1967, 68.
Those who made advertising news, 1967, 68. Benjamin Franklin Literature and Medical Society award, 1981.