Background
Porter, John Roger was born on August 14, 1909 in Alma, Nebraska, United States. Son of Robert William and Celia Edith (Mitchell) Porter.
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John Roger Porter
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Student Westminster College, 1928-1930. Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1933, Master of Science, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1938.
Career
Instructor bacteriology, college medicine U. Iowa, 1938-1939, associate, 1939-1941, assistant professor, 1941-1945, associate professor, 1945-1947, professor, 1947-1979, head department microbiology, since 1949, Executive Committee, 1955-1959. Member of advisory microbiology panel Naval Research, 1951-1959. Director Waverly Press Company, Baltimore.
Achievements
Membership
Member science information council National Science Foundation, 1961-1965, 66-68, chairman, 1967-1968. Member National Board Medical Examiners in Microbiology, 1965-1969. Member of advisory panel on science and technical United States House of Representatives, 1970-1974.
Member board on international organizations and programs National Academy Sciences, 1969-1976.
Member United States delegate to 18th General Conference United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1974. Member American Society Microbiology (past national program chairman.
Club: Cosmos (Washington). Member editorial board biomedical News, 1969-1974.
Connections
Married Marjorie Perkins, September 17, 1934. Children: Roberta (Mistress Walter West. Barbee), Carol (Mistress Lee West. Hopkins), Katherine (Mistress William H. Blessing), John Roger.
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Resting place
Buried Iowa City. -
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Religion
Presbyterian