Background
Whitehair, Leo Anthony was born on June 13, 1929 in Abilene, Kansas, United States. Son of John Leo and Mary Agnes (Morgan) Whitehair.
administrator health scientist
Whitehair, Leo Anthony was born on June 13, 1929 in Abilene, Kansas, United States. Son of John Leo and Mary Agnes (Morgan) Whitehair.
Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1953; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1962.
Commissioned First lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1954; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force veterinary officer Aeromed. Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio., 1954-1958; veterinary officer nutrition branch, Food Institute of Armed Forces, Chicago, 1961-1962; veterinary officer, division biology and medicine, USAEC, Germantown, Maryland., 1962-1967; health scientist administrator animal resources branch division research resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1975; director regional primate research centers program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1975-1985; administrator biomedical research laboratory, American Red Cross, Rockville, Maryland., 1985-1987; director comparative medical program, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 1988.
Captain United States Public Health Service, 1967-1985. Member American Veterinary Medical Association, District of Columbia Veterinary Medicine Association (president 1992).
Married Gloria Mary Vezza, August 9, 1958. Children: Kirsten, Robert, Courtney.