Background
Amidon, Roger Lyman was born on April 8, 1938 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Ellsworth L. and Mae (Liddle) Amidon.
educator public health service officer
Amidon, Roger Lyman was born on April 8, 1938 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Ellsworth L. and Mae (Liddle) Amidon.
Bachelor, University Vermont, 1960. Master of Arts in Hospital and Health Administration, University Iowa, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy (United States Public Health Service trainee), University Iowa, 1968.
Assistant professor hospital and health administration University Iowa, 1968-1973, associate professor, 1973-1977. Professor, chairman department health administration University Oklahoma, 1977-1981. Professor, chairman department health services policy and management University South Carolina, 1981-1988, on sabbatical, 1988-1989, professor, graduate director, 1989—2002, distinguished professor emeritus, since 2002.
Executive secretary National Center Health Services Research, 1975-1976. Director American Indian Graduate Program in Health Administration, University Oklahoma, 1977-1981. Consultant China Medical University Hospital, since 1999, visiting scholar, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, 2003.
Lieutenant, Mediterranean Shipping Company United States Army, 1961-1962, executive officer and platoon leader, 418 Medical Company (Ambulance), XVIII Airborne Headquarters.
Chair South Carolina Center for Gerontology, 1999-1901. Member American Public Health Association (emeritus), AARP (executive council 2004-2010), American College Healthcare Executives, American Hospital Association (life), Vermont Society Colonial Wars (governor since 2006), South Carolina. Alzheimer Resources Coordinating Council.
Married JoAnn Reiland, August 1, 1968.
