Background
III, Lucas Schuyler Van Orden was born on November 3, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Lucas Schuyler II and Florence (Peterson) Van O.
III, Lucas Schuyler Van Orden was born on November 3, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Lucas Schuyler II and Florence (Peterson) Van O.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Northwestern University, 1950; Master of Science in Biochemistry, Northwestern University, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, Yale University, 1966.
Professor pharmacology, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1967-1978; professor pharmacology & psychiatry, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1976-1978; director chemical dependency unit, Mental Health Institute, Mount Pleasant, Iowa., 1978-1979; medical director substance abuse unit, Schoitz Medical Center, Waterloo, Iowa., 1980-1983; resident in psychiatry, Washington U., St. Louis, 1984-1986; medical director alcohol & drug unit, Mental Health Institute, Independence, Iowa., 1987-1989; medical director, Careunit Hospital, Albuquerque, 1990; staff psychiatrist forensic unit, New Mexico Eastern State Hospital, Las Vegas, 1991-1994; psychotherapist, private practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico, since 1991.
Captain United States Naval Reserve, 1957-1978. Member American Psychiatric Association, American Society on Addiction Medicine.
Married August 22, 1953(deceased August 5, 1989). Children: William Eddy, Christine Lee, Katherine Rouseau, Lucas Schuyler IV. Married Shirley Ann Mason, December 30, 1989.