Lawrence William Onsager

Background

Onsager, Lawrence William was born on May 30, 1944 in Lindina Township, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Leonard John and Emma Agnes (Porter) Onsager.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geography, University Wisconsin, 1967. Master of Librarianship, University Washington, 1972. Master of Arts in History, Loma Lind University, 1985.

Career

Medical reference library, Loma Linda (California) U., 1972-1975; external services library, Loma Linda (California) U., 1976; department chairman periodicals, Loma Linda (California) U., 1977-1980; acting associate director La Sierra campus library, Loma Linda U., Riverside, California, 1980-1981; library director, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1981-1986; library director, Kirksville (Missouri) College of Osteopathic Medicine, since 1986. Grants project director National Osteopath. Foundation, Chicago, 1988-1990, National Library.

Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland., preservation project 1990-1991, outreach project, 1990-1992.

Achievements

• Lawrence William Onsager has been listed as a noteworthy College library director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Friends of the Adair County Public Library., Kirksville, since 1993. First lieutenant United States Army, 1967-1969. Member American Library.

Association, Academy Health Information Professionals, Missouri Library. Association, Medical Library. Association (chairman elect osteopath. section 1987-1988, chairman 1988-1989), Beta Phi Museum.

Interests

• Avocations: book collecting, genealogy, bird watching, local history, traveling.

Connections

Married Katherine Anne Russell, May 25, 1969. 1 child, John Gordon.

Father:

Leonard John Onsager

Mother:

Emma Agnes (Porter) Onsager

Spouse:

Katherine Anne Russell

child:

John Gordon Onsager