Luther Wrentmore Kelly

Background

Kelly, Luther Wrentmore was born on June 9, 1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luther Wrentmore and Charlotte (Abbott) Kelly.

Education

Student, University North Carolina, 1942-1944; certificate of medicine, School Medicine, 1946; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1948; research fellow, Western Reserve U. School Medicine, 1954.

Career

Intern, then resident medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1948-1953; staff physician, Nalle Clinic, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1955-1995; department chairman medicine, Charlotte Memorial Hospital, 1964-1968; clinical assistant professor medicine, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1966-1969; clinical associate professor, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1969-1972; clinical professor medicine, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1972-1995. Member advising committee aging Family Service Association American, 1961-1962. Board of directors Family and Childrens Service Mecklenburg County, 1955-1961, president, 1958-1961.

Vice president American Group Practice Association, 1977, president, 1979-1980. Board directors North Carolina.Council Human Relations, 1955-1960. President Community Health Association, Charlotte, 1972, Nalle Clinic Corporation, 1976-1978.

Project director diabetes cons.and education service North Carolina Regional Medical Program, 1971-1973. Board directors Charlotte Drug Education Center, president of the board directors, 1983-1984. Member medical alumni county U. North Carolina School Medicine.

Vice president medical alumni endowment board U. North Carolina, 1986-1995.

Achievements

• Luther Wrentmore Kelly has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Charlotte Community Concert Association, 1985, vice president, 1991. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1952. Fellow American College of Physicians.

Member Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, North Carolina Diabetes Association (president 1968-1969), American Academy Medical Dirs. (director 1975-1977), Society Nuclear Medicine, American College Nuclear Physicians, Mecklenburg County Medical Society (president 1986-1987), U. North Carolina Medical Alumni Association (president 1985-1986).

Connections

Married Susan F. Bowman, December, 1956. Children: Abbott Bowman, Mary Luther.

Father:

Luther Wrentmore Kelly

Mother:

Charlotte (Abbott) Kelly

Spouse:

Susan F. Bowman

child:

Mary Luther Kelly

child:

Abbott Bowman Kelly