John William Runyan

Background

Runyan, John William was born on January 23, 1924 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of John William and Lottie (Roberts) Runyan.

Education

AB, Washington and Lee University, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, 1947.

Career

Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1947-1948; assistant to chief resident medicine, Albany (New York) Hospital, 1948-1950; research fellow, Harvard Medical School, 1950-1953; research fellow, also Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital instructor, then associate professor medicine, Albany Medical College, 1953-1960; member of faculty, U. Tennessee Medical School, since 1960; professor medicine, U. Tennessee Medical School, since 1964; chief section endocrinology, U. Tennessee Medical School, 1963-1972; director division health care science, department chairman community medicine, U. Tennessee Medical School, 1972-1987; professor, chairman preventive medicine, U. Tennessee Medical School, 1987-1994; University Distinguished professor, U. Tennessee Medical School, since 1988; associate medical director, Family Care Healthplan, since 1994. Chief medical service John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, 1965-1972. Consultant endocrinology Memphias Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1962, United States Public Health Service, 1962-1970.

Chairman National Heart, Blood, Lung Institute commission on Diabetes and Hypertension, 1985-1987. Chairman Generalist and Curriculum Reform Task Force University of Tennessee, 1992-1994.

Achievements

• John William Runyan has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mayor's Advisory Council on Health Policy, since 1996. With Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Fellow American College of Physicians (Rosenthal award 1980, Laureate award Tennessee chapter 1991, named master 1993).

Member American Medical Association, American Federation Clinical Research, American Diabetes Association(Outstanding Physician Educator in Diabetes 1981), Tennessee Medical Society, Memphis Medical Society, Tennessee Diabetes Society (president 1968-1969).

Connections

Married Barbara Ruth Zerbe, July 16, 1949. Children: John William III, Scott Baylor, Keith Roberts.

Father:

John William Runyan

Mother:

Lottie (Roberts) Runyan

Spouse:

Barbara Ruth Zerbe

child:

Keith Roberts Runyan

child:

Scott Baylor Runyan

child:

John William III Runyan