Background
Fletcher, Ronald Darling was born on January 18, 1933 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Howard Wendel and Ada Louise (Darling) Fletcher.
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Ronald Darling Fletcher, American Microbiologist educator. United States Public Health Service fellow U. Zurich, Switzerland, 1963-1964; grantee United States Army, American Cancer Society, National Institutes of Health; recipient Postdoctoral fellowship U. Saskatchewan, Canada, 1965, certified of achievement in microbiology Surgeon General United States Army, 1973.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Connecticut, 1954; Master of Science, U. Connecticut, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Connecticut, 1963; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1966.
Career
Mule skinner United States Forest Service, St. Maries, Idaho, 1952. Instructor University Connecticut, Storrs, 1959-1963. Researcher American Cyanamid Company, Pearl River, New York, 1964-1967.
Director microbiology McKeesport Hospital, Pennsylvania, 1971-1979. Professor, associate chair department microbiology University Pittsburgh, 1967—1986, professor microbiology department clinical laboratory science, since 1989. Associate director Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center Department Defense, Frederick, Maryland, 1984—1985, senior analyst Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, 1986—1989.
Vice president Affordable Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1990—1991. Executive vice president ATI Bioremediation, Inc., 1991—1992. Consultant pathobiology University Connecticut, since 2008.
Biotechnology steering committee United States Department Defense, 1987-1989. Consultant United States Army, Frederick, 1978-1982, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1981, Cons.'s Brokerage, Mountain View, California, 1981, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, 1989-1990.
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Membership
Judge International Science and Engineering Fair, Minneapolis, 1980, judge, Milwaukee, 1981, Dallas, 1982. Judge National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, West Point, New York, 1983, 85. Department state lecturer medical schools in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey, 1982.
Colonel United States of America & United States Army Reserve, 1954-1985. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Microbiology (registered microbiologist, specialist microbiologists). Member International Association Dental Research (president Pittsburgh 1979-1980), American Dental Association, Association Military Surgeons, American Association Microbiologists, New York Academy Sciences, American Society for Cell Biology, National Military Intelligence Association, International Association Chiefs of Police, American Legion.
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Married Barbara Gundersen, January 30, 1954. Children: Deborah, Mark Ronald, Christopher Gary.
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