Background
Elick, John William was born on February 21, 1919 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James Granville and Anna Laura (Hestwood) Elick.
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John William Elick
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John William Elick, American anthropology educator, field researcher. Field research grantee Latin American Center University of California at Los Angeles, Eastern Peru, 1967; field research grantee Loma Linda University, Lebanon, Jordan, 1973, 74, Marshall Islands, 1981, British Museum, 1974, General Conference Seventh-day Adventists, Caribbean, 1982.
Education
Bachelor, La Sierra College, Riverside, California, 1951. Postgraduate, Seventh-Day Adventist Seminary, Washington, 1955. Postgraduate, Institute Ethnology, Lima, Peru, 1957.
Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy with distinction, University of California at Los Angeles, 1969.
Career
Director Nevati Mission, Ucayali District, Peru, 1951-1959. President Upper Amazon Mission, Iquitos, Peru, 1959-1961, Inca Union Mission, Lima, 1961-1963. Member faculty Loma Linda University, Riverside, California, since 1964, professor anthropology, since 1973.
Associate director Seventh-day Adventist Institute World Mission, Andrew University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, since 1982.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Anthropological Institute Great Britain and Ireland, American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society Applied Anthropology, Association Adventist Behavioral Scientists, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Marjorie Edith Rickard, February 19, 1942. Children: John, Kathleen.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Field research grantee Latin American Center University of California at Los Angeles, Eastern Peru, 1967. Field research grantee Loma Linda University, Lebanon, Jordan, 1973, 74, Marshall Islands, 1981, British Museum, 1974, General Conference Seventh-day Adventists, Caribbean, 1982.Field research grantee Latin American Center University of California at Los Angeles, Eastern Peru, 1967. Field research grantee Loma Linda University, Lebanon, Jordan, 1973, 74, Marshall Islands, 1981, British Museum, 1974, General Conference Seventh-day Adventists, Caribbean, 1982.