Background
Ash, Major McKinley was born on April 7, 1921 in Bellaire, Michigan, United States. Son of Major McKinley Senior and Helen Marguerite (Early) Ash.
Ash, Major McKinley was born on April 7, 1921 in Bellaire, Michigan, United States. Son of Major McKinley Senior and Helen Marguerite (Early) Ash.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1947; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Emory University, 1951; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1954; Doctoris Medicine Honoris Causa, U. Bern, 1975.
Instructor school dentistry, Emory University, Atlanta, 1952-1953;
instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953-1956;
assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1956-1959;
associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1959-1962;
professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1962;
department chairman occlusion, school dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1962-1987;
director stomatognathic physiology laboratory, school dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1969-1987;
director Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/oral facial pain clinic, school dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983-1987;
Marcus L. Ward professor dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1984-1989;
professor emeritus, research scientist emeritus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1989;
consultant, N.E. Regional Dental Board, since 1989. Visiting professor U. Bern, 1989, University Texas, San Antonio, since 1990. President Basic Science Board, State of Michigan, 1962-1974.
Consultant over the counter drugs Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1985-1989.
Served to technical sergeant Signal corpus, United States army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American College Dentists, International College Dentists, European Society Craniomandibular Disorders. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Dental Association (consultant county ondental therapeutics since 1982, consultant county science affairs since 1995), New York Academy Sciences, Washtenaw District Dental Society (president 1963-1964), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Fayola Foltz, September 2, 1947. Children: George McKinley, Carolyn Marguerite, Jeffrey LeRoy, Thomas Edward.