Robert Ray Penkava

Background

Penkava, Robert Ray was born on January 30, 1942 in Virginia, Nebraska, United States. Son of Joseph Evert and Velta Mae Penkava.

Education

AB Bachelor of Science, Peru State College, Nebraska, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, U. Nebraska, Omaha, 1967.

Career

Intern, Lincoln General Hospital, Nebraska, 1967-1968; resident, Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, 1968-1971. chief resident, Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, 1970-1971; adjunct faculty, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1970-1971; staff radiologist, Ireland Army Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1971-1972; chief, department radiology & nuclear medical, Ireland Army Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1972-1973; staff radiologist, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, since 1973; director department radiology, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, since 1992; member of faculty, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, since 1973; associate faculty, Indiana U. College Medical, Bloomington, since 1973; medical director School Radiological Technology, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, since 1978; dep coroner, Vanderburgh County, since 1991. Chairman Southern Indiana Health Sys., 1980-1983. President Vanderburgh County Medical Society Svc.

Bureau, since 1979; member roentgen society liaison committee Indiana Board Health,1968.

Achievements

• Robert Ray Penkava has been listed as a noteworthy Radiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman professional division United Way of Southern Indiana, 1983. Board directors S.W. Indiana Public Broadcasting, 1978-1984, S.W. Indiana Professional Services Review Organization, 1982. Vice president Mesker Zoo Foundation, board directors, since 1991.

Major United States Army, 1971-1973. Member American Medical Association, Evansville Medical Radiological Association (treasurer since 1987), Tri-State Radiology Association (president), Vanderburgh County Medical Society (president), Physicians Svc. Bureau (treasurer), Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Inc.

(treasurer), American College Radiology, Radiological Society North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Institute.Ultrasound in Medicine, Society Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, boating, flying.

Connections

Married Kathy Bennett Secrest, April 6, 1973. Children: Ashley Secrest, J. Carson Bennett.

Father:

Joseph Evert Penkava

Mother:

Velta Mae Penkava

Spouse:

Kathy Bennett Secrest

child:

J. Carson Bennett Penkava

child:

Ashley Secrest Penkava