Background
Hanson, Roger Wayne was born on September 3, 1922 in Frost, Minnesota, United States. Son of Maynard P. and Hazel B. (Lund) Hanson.
Hanson, Roger Wayne was born on September 3, 1922 in Frost, Minnesota, United States. Son of Maynard P. and Hazel B. (Lund) Hanson.
Bachelor of Arts, University Iowa, 1946; Master of Arts in Protozoology, U. Iowa, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology and Physiology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1952.
Lecturer biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1952-1953;
National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, U. Alabama, 1953-1954;
pharmacology fellow, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1954-1955;
National Institutes of Health fellow, U. Alabama, 1955-1957;
instructor, U. Alabama, 1957-1959;
assistant professor, U. Alabama, 1959-1962;
associate professor, U. Alabama, 1962-1966;
professor, U. Alabama, 1966-1985;
professor emeritus, U. Alabama, since 1985;
dean School Natural Sciences and Mathematics, U. Alabama, 1973-1981;
director coordinated curricula for basic allied health science, U. Alabama, since 1981. Professor pharmacology U. Alabama Medical Center, 1967, professor biology, chairman div.natural science and mathematics, 1966-1985, professor emeritus, since 1985. Visiting associate professor University of California Medical College, San Francisco.
On contract to Indonesia-Agency for International Development project, 1964-1965.
Member Alabama Council Human Relations, 1954-1964. Member Alabama board American Civil Liberties Union, 1968-1972, Alabama advisory council United States Civil Rights Commission, 1968-1969, Equal Employment Advisory Council for Transportation Department Federal Aviation Administration, 1969-1970. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physiological Society, Alabama Academy of Sciences (chairman medical section 1960-1961), A.A.U.P. (vice president Alabama section 1963-1964), National Science Teachers Association (national board 1973-1975, Southern regional director 1973-1975), American Institute Biological Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Bette Ruth Johnson, December 27, 1948. Children– Heidi, Eric.