Background
Day, Robert Winsor was born on October 22, 1930 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Raymond Albert and Mildred (Doty) Day.
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Robert Winsor Day
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Student, Harvard University, 1949-1951; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1956; Master in Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1962.
Career
Intern, United States Public Health Service, Baltimore, 1956-1957; resident, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1960; research specialist, California Department Mental Hygiene, 1960-1964; assistant professor school medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1964; deputy director, California Department Public Health, Berkeley, 1965-1967; professor, department chairman health services, School Public Health and Community Medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968-1972; dean, School Public Health and Community Medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1982; professor, School Public Health and Community Medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1982; president, director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, 1981-1997; president, director emeritus, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, since 1997; member public health science, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, since 1997. Member National Cancer Advisory Board, 1992-1998, National Cancer Policy Board, since 1996. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Public Health Service, 1956-1957. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, American College Preventive Medicine. Member American Society Clinical Oncology, Society Preventive Oncology, American Association Cancer Research, Association Schools Public Health (president 1981-1982), American Association Cancer Institutions (board directors 1983-1988, vice president 1984-1985, president 1985-1986, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1986-1987).
Connections
Married Jane Alice Boynton, Sept.6, 1957 (divorced September 1977). Married Cynthia Taylor, December 16, 1977. Children: Christopher, Nathalia, Natalia, Julia.
