Background
Rawson, Robert Orrin was born on April 25, 1917 in East St. Louis. Son of Orrin Garfield and Mabel Estelle (Casteel) Rawson.
Rawson, Robert Orrin was born on April 25, 1917 in East St. Louis. Son of Orrin Garfield and Mabel Estelle (Casteel) Rawson.
Student, Illinois State Normal University, 1937. Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University Illinois, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Loyola University, 1961.
Broadcaster radio and television, St. Louis and Chicago, 1941-1956. Instructor biology University Illinois, Chicago, 1956-1958. Instructor physiology Yale University School Medicine, 1961-1968, assistant professor, 1968-1975, senior research associate, lecturer, 1975-1982.
Assistant, then associate fellow John B. Pierce Foundation of Connecticut, New Haven, 1961-1969, fellow, 1969-1983, fellow emeritus, 1982.
Member Inland Wetlands Commission, Guilford, Connecticut, 1980-1986. Member Municipal Preservation Board, Guilford, 1980-1986;secretary Madison Planning and Zoning Commission, since 1987. Member American Physiological Society.
Married Barbara Ellis, November 19, 1966. Children– David Garfield, Mary Ellen, Judith Annual.