Marion David Francis

Background

Francis, Marion David was born on May 9, 1923 in Campbell River, B.C., Canada. Son of George Henry and Marian (Flanagan) Francis. came to the United States, 1949.

Education

Bachelor, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1946; Master of Arts, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1953.

Career

Instructor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1946-1949; chemist, Canada Fishing Company, Vancouver, Canada, 1946; research assistant, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1949-1951; research chemist, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1952-1976; senior scientist, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1976-1985; senior scientist, Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Norwich, New York, 1985-1989; research fellow, Victor Mills Society, Cincinnati, 1990-1993; consultant, Cincinnati, since 1993. Chairman Gordon Research Conference, N.H., 1968, 79, session chairman, 1985. Invited speaker, panel discussion member 1st International Conference on Crystal Deposition and Dissolution in Tissues, Evion, France, 1985.

Invited speaker International Workshop on Flouride in Bone, 1988, Bisphosphonates: Current Status and Future Prospects, London, 1990. Invited speaker for Training for Pharmaceutical Industry, London, 1992, 24th International Sun Valley Workshop on Hard Tissue Biology, 1993, International Bone Disease Symposium, Chantilly, Virginia, 1996. Session chairman workshop, Sienna, Italy, 1992.

Invited symposium speaker Japanese Bone & Mineral Society, Yokahoma, 1993. Invited speaker, co-chairman "Bisphosphonate Therapies for Osteoporosis:Today and Tomorrow" Symposium, Davos, Switzerland, 1996. Lecturer numerous universities, United States, Canada, Europe and China, 1965-1990.

Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Marion David Francis has been listed as a noteworthy Consulting chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

District chairman Cincinnati United Appeal, 1956-1960. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists. Member Society Nuclear Medicine, American Association Dental Research, International Association Dental Research, American Pharmaceutical Association, American Society Bone and Mineral Research, American Chemical Society (program chairman central regional meeting 1983, invited symposium speaker national meeting 1987, 92, invited awards symposium speaker 1994, Cincinnati Chemist of Year award 1977, National Industrial Chemist award 1994, Morley medal 1996), American Association Pharmaceutical Scientists, American College Rheumatologists, New York Academy Sciences, Ohio Academy Science, Dance Club (president 1972-1973), Wyoming (Ohio) Sunday Supper Club.

Connections

Married Emily Liane Williams, August 27, 1949 (deceased 1995). Children: William Randall, Patricia Ann. Married Jacqueline S. Lohman, June 14, 1997.

Father:

George Henry Francis

Mother:

Marian (Flanagan) Francis

Spouse:

Jacqueline S. Lohman

Spouse:

Emily Liane Williams

child:

William Randall Francis

child:

Patricia Ann Francis