Background
Tiecke, Richard William was born on April 5, 1917 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Son of Harry Frederick and Nell Eola (McKibben) Tiecke.
educator pathologist association executive
Tiecke, Richard William was born on April 5, 1917 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Son of Harry Frederick and Nell Eola (McKibben) Tiecke.
Bachelor of Science, University Iowa, 1940. Doctor of Dental Surgery, University Iowa, 1942. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy pathology, U Chicago, 1949. Postgraduate in pathology, University Chicago, 1949.
Junior pathologist, assistant pathologist, deputy chief oral pathology division, Armed Forces Institute Pathology, 1949-1954;
associate professor pathology, Georgetown, 1949-1954;
professor pathology, Northwestern University School Medicine, Chicago, 1954-1985;
professor emeritus, Northwestern University School Medicine, since 1985;
head oral pathology, associate cancer coordinator, Northwestern University School Medicine, 1954-1962;
professor department oral pathology, University of Illinois, 1965-1980;
professor department oral diagnosis, University of Illinois, 1980-1984. Adjunct staff Northwestern Memorial Hospitals, 1981-1985. Research fellow Hektoen Institute Medical Research, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1965-1980.
Director research institute American Dental Association, Chicago, 1968-1971, assistant executive director, 1971-1985;lecturer Royal College Surgeons, London, 1958, Royal College Surgeons, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1959, Royal College Surgeons, Helsinki, Finland, 1959. Consultant American Medical Association, United States Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois, Veterans Administration Research Hospital, VA West Side Hospital, Public Health Hospital, Chicago, City Chicago Board Health. Surgeon general United States Public Health Service.
Head and neck cancer detection National Center Chronic Disease Control-United States Public Health Service, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health. Consultant to surgeon general.Army, 1969-1980.
Served from 1st lieutenant to colonel United States Army and Army of the United States, 1942-1977. Now colonel Reserve (retired). Fellow American Academy Oral Pathology (past president), American College Dentists.
Member American Dental Association (honorary, assistant secretary council dental therapeutics 1962-1968), Illinois, Chicago dental societies, International Association Dental Research, Psi Omega, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.