Background
Swenson, Melvin John was born on January 14, 1917 in Concordia, Kansas, United States. Son of John S. and Ida G. (Anderson) Swenson.
educator veterinary physiologist
Swenson, Melvin John was born on January 14, 1917 in Concordia, Kansas, United States. Son of John S. and Ida G. (Anderson) Swenson.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1943. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy (American Veterinary Medical Association fellow 1946-1949), Iowa State University, 1950.
Instructor, Louisiana State University, 1943; assistant professor, Iowa State University, 1949-1950; from assistant professor to associate professor, Kansas State University, 1950-1956; professor, Colorado State University, 1956-1957; head department veterinary physiology and pharmacology, Iowa State University Science and Technology, 1957-1973; professor, Iowa State University, 1973-1987; professor emeritus, Iowa State University, since 1987.
Member American Physiological Society, American, Iowa veterinary medical associations, Conference Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Creation Research Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Zeta, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Gamma Sigma Delta. Clubs: Gideons.
Married Mildred L. Rockey, June 26, 1947. Children: Myron John, Pamela Joyce, Brita Christine.