Background
Scheving, Lawrence Einar was born on October 20, 1920 in Hensel, North Dakota, United States. Son of Einar L. and Mary (Brown) Scheving.
Scheving, Lawrence Einar was born on October 20, 1920 in Hensel, North Dakota, United States. Son of Einar L. and Mary (Brown) Scheving.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, DePaul University, 1949. Master of Science in Zoology, DePaul University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago, 1957.
Member faculty, Lewis College, Lockport, Illinois
successively instructor, assistant professor, associate professor and head department biological science, Lewis College, 1950-1957;
professor anatomy, Chicago Medical School, 1957-1967;
professor anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans, 1967-1970;
professor anatomy, U. Arkansas College Medical, Little Rock, 1970-1974;
Rebsamen professor anatomical science, U. Arkansas College Medical, 1974-1991;
Rebsamen professor emeritus, U. Arkansas College Medical, since 1991. Visiting professor U. Bergen, Norway, 1952, The Medical School Hannover, Federal Republic Germany, 1973. Director chronobiology course Chautauqua series National Science Foundation, 1979.
Director North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institutions, 1979, Workshop on chronobiotech. and chronobiol. engineering, 1985. Director Federation American Socs. Experimental Biology summer research conference, Copper Mountain, Colorado, 1988.
Member breast cancer task force National Cancer Institute. Member United States Army medical research and development advising committee, since 1982. Consultant to VA.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1940-1945. Colonel Reserve; Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Anatomists, American Association Cancer Research, American Society Zoologists, American Society Photobiology, International Society Chronobiology (honorary, secretary-treasurer 1971-1983, president-elect 1983-1985, president 1985-1989, symposium dedicated in his honor 1993), Southern Association Anatomists (past councillor), American Industrial Hygiene Association (traditional workshifts committee 1983-1989), Sigma Xi (chapter president 1964-1965).
Married Virginia M. Krumdick, August 6, 1949. Children: Lawrence, Mary, John, Jennifer, Patricia (deceased).