Robert Eugene Thurber

Background

Thurber, Robert Eugene was born on October 11, 1932 in Bayshore, New York, United States. Son of Hallett Elliot and Mary Jean (Winkler) Thurber.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1954; Master of Science, Adelphi U., 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kansas, 1964.

Career

Research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1956-1961; research assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, 1961-1962; assistant professor, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1964-1969; associate professor, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1969-1970; professor, chairman physiology School Medicine, East Carolina, Greenville, North Carolina, 1970-1994; professor, East Carolina, Greenville, North Carolina, since 1994.

Achievements

• Robert Eugene Thurber has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Sergeant United States Army, 1954-1956, Korea. Member American Physiological Society, Association Chairmen Depts. Physiology (councilor 1989-1991), American Heart Association (president North Carolina affiliate 1979), Greenville Country Club, River Bend Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: music, sailing.

Connections

Married Barbara Meyer, June 24, 1953 (divorced 1982). Children: Robert, Joseph, Karl, Michael. Married Linda Boyd, March 4, 1984.

Stepchildren: Janet, Barbara, Karen, Robert.

Father:

Hallett Elliot Thurber

Mother:

Mary Jean (Winkler) Thurber

Spouse:

Linda Boyd

Spouse:

Barbara Meyer

child:

Robert Thurber

child:

Karen Thurber

child:

Barbara Thurber

child:

Karl Thurber

child:

Joseph Thurber

child:

Janet Thurber

child:

Michael Thurber