Background
Anand, Rajen S. was born on June 8, 1937 in Kohat, India. Son of Dial Singh and Daya Kaur (Kohli) Anand. came to the United States, 1963.
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Rajen S. Anand
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Bachelor of Science, Meerut U., 1956; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Member of Parliament Veterinary College, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1969.
Career
Demonstrator, Member of Parliament Veterinary College, Mhow, India, 1960-1963; research assistant, University of California, Davis, 1963-1968; Postgraduate research physiologist, University of California, Davis, 1968-1969; professor physiology, California State University, Long Beach, since 1970; department chairman anatomy and physiology, California State University, Long Beach, 1970-1995; department chairman communicative disorders, California State University, Long Beach, 1990-1992; executive director Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion, USDA, Washington, since 1995; presidential appointment executive director, The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Washington, since 1997. Freelance journalist. Appointed to National Committee on Accreditation Foreign Medical Schools, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member state Democratic central committee, since 1982. Vice chairman Council Asian and PacificAm. Democrats, since 1988, delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1988, 92.
Member Executive Board California Democratic Party, chair Asian and Pacific caucus, 1991-1993. Member American Physiological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Federation Indian Assns. (secretary 1981-1984, president 1984-1986, chairman 1986-1988), National Federation Indian-American Assns.
(executive director 1990-1992), Indo-American Political Association (chair since 1986).
Connections
Married Asha Angela Bawa, October 29,1969. Children: Sunjay, Shabeen.
