Background
Schoeny, Leo John was born on October 15, 1896 in Ridgeway, Illinois, United States. Son of John Ralph and Susan (Stringer) Schoeny.
Schoeny, Leo John was born on October 15, 1896 in Ridgeway, Illinois, United States. Son of John Ralph and Susan (Stringer) Schoeny.
Doctor ol Dental Surgery, Loyola University, New Orleans, 1920.
General practice dentistry, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, 1920-1930, New Orleans, 1930-1976. Member of staff Hotel Dieu Hospital, 1930-1976, instructor school nursing, 1931-1933. Member of staff Ochsner Foundation Hospital, 1955-1976.
Member Louisiana State Board Health, 1941-1949, secretary, 1941.
Chairman health division Council Social Agencies, New Orleans, 1947-1949, director, 1951-1959. Chairman mayor’s committee school health services, New Orleans, 1949-1952.
Member of national advising committee Selective Service System, 1950-1955, special consultant, 1955-1976. Member health resources advising committee ODM, 1950-1955, special consultant, from 1955.
Member Dental advising committee American Korean Foundation, from 1954.
Consultant Dentistry, Medical Services Task Force, Hoover Commission, 1954. Chairman Federal Interagency Council on Dental Affairs, 1954-1955. Member of commission on dental education Southern Regional Education Board, 1956-1976.
Board of directors United Community and War Chest, 1944-1946, New Orleans Social Welfare Planning Council, 1960-1965.
Member New Orleans Foundation for Research and Education, 1961-1976.
Member of staff Hotel Dieu Hospital, 1930-1976, instructor school nursing, 1931-1933. Member of staff Ochsner Foundation Hospital, 1955-1976. Member Louisiana State Board Health, 1941-1949, secretary, 1941.
Member of national advising committee Selective Service System, 1950-1955, special consultant, 1955-1976.
Member health resources advising committee ODM, 1950-1955, special consultant, from 1955. Member Dental advising committee American Korean Foundation, from 1954.
Member of commission on dental education Southern Regional Education Board, 1956-1976. Board of directors United Community and War Chest, 1944-1946, New Orleans Social Welfare Planning Council, 1960-1965.
Member New Orleans Foundation for Research and Education, 1961-1976.
Served as lieutenant commander Dental Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1943. Fellow International College Dentists. American College Dentists (chairman Louisiana section 1964-1965), American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Southern of Health, Academy Psychosomatic Medicine.
Member Academy General Dentistry, Louisiana State Dental Society (president 1928-1929), chairman bureau dental health education 1929-1941), Sixth District Dental Society Louisiana (president 1923-1925), American Dental Association (committee public health and education 1940-1942.
Club: Young Men's Business (president 1934). Clinician and speaker before professional groups.
Married Byrdie Marie Casso, October 10, 1918.