John Harter Himes

Background

Himes, John Harter was born on July 25, 1947 in Salt Lake City. Son of Ellvert Hiram and Mildred Anna (Harter) Himes.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1975; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1982.

Career

Research, senior scientist, Fels Research Institute, Yellow Springs, Ohio., 1976-1979; Fels assistant professor, Wright State University School Medicine, Dayton, Ohio., 1977-1979; senior analyist, project director, Abt Associations, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1982; associate professor, CUNY, Brooklyn, 1982-1987; from associate professor to professor, University of Minnesota School Public Health, Minneapolis, since 1987; director nutrition coordinator center, University of Minnesota School Public Health, Minneapolis, since 1995. Expert com physical status World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1991-1994, expert advisory panel nutrition, since 1994. Member technical working groups Centers for Disease Control, Washington and Atlanta, 1988-1997.

Achievements

• John Harter Himes has been listed as a noteworthy Medical researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Human Biology Council. Member American Institute Nutrition, American Public HealthAssn., North America Association Study of Obesity, International Association Human Auxology, Pan American Health Organisation (technical advisory nutrition since 1994), National Center Health Statistics (technical working group 1994-1997), American Society Nutritional Sciences, Society for Study of Human Biology, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Delta Omega.

Connections

Married Kathleen Cox (divorced). Children: Rachel Anne, Matthew Hiram, Sarah Elizabeth.

Father:

Ellvert Hiram Himes

Mother:

Mildred Anna (Harter) Himes

Spouse:

Kathleen Cox

child:

Matthew Hiram Himes

child:

Rachel Anne Himes

child:

Sarah Elizabeth Himes