Ronald Gene Evens

Background

Evens, Ronald Gene was born on September 24, 1939 in St. Louis. Son of Robert and Dorothy (Lupkey) Evens.

Education

Bachelor, Washington University, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, 1964; postgraduate in business and education, Washington University, 1970-1971.

Career

Intern, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1964-1965; resident, Mallinckrodt Institute Radiology, St. Louis, 1965-1966, 68-70; research associate, National Heart Institute, 1966-1968; assistant professor radiology, vice president, Washington University Medical School, 1970-1971; professor, head department radiology, director, Washington University Medical School, 1971-1972; Elizabeth Mallinckrodt professor, head radiology department, Washington University Medical School, since 1972; professor medical economics, Washington University Medical School, since 1988. Radiologist-in-chief Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, since 1971. Radiologist-in-chief Children's Hospital, since 1971, president, chief Executive officer, 1985-1988.

Vice chancellor finance Washington University, St. Louis, 1988-1991. Member of advisory commission on specialty and geografic distribution of physicians Institute Medicine, National Academy Sciences, 1974-1976, Hickey lecturer, 1976, Carmen lecturer California U., 1985, Kiewit lecturer Eisenhower Medical Center, 1986. Hornick lecturer U. Pittsburgh, 1986.

Annual orator Canada Radiological Society, 1984. Hodes lecturer Jefferson U., since 1991. Smith lecturer Royal College Physicians, Edinburgh, 1992.

Seaman lecturer Columbia Presbyterian, 1992. Director Boatmens Bank Inc., Mallinckrodt Group Inc., Right Choice Inc., Blue Choice, Inc. Chairman of the Board Medical Care Group St. Louis, 1980-1986.

Achievements

• Ronald Gene Evens has been listed as a noteworthy Radiologist, medical center administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Boy Scouts American, since 1975. Elder Glendale Presbyterian Church, 1971-1974, Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 1983-1986. Served with United States Public Health Service, 1966-1968.

Fellow American College Radiology (chair elect 1995, chair board chancellors since 1996). Member American Medical Association (editorial board Journal of the American Medical Association), Missouri Radiological Society (president 1977-1978), Society Nuclear Medicine (trustee 1971-1975), St. Louis Medical Society, Missouri State Medical Association, Society Chairman Academy Radiology Depts. (president 1979), Radiological Society North America, Association University Radiologists (president 1988), American Roentgen RaySoc.

(president 1989), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha (Sheard-Sanfordaward).

Connections

Married Hanna Blunk, September 3, 1960. Children: Ronald Junior, Christine, Amanda.

Father:

Robert Evens

Mother:

Dorothy (Lupkey) Evens

Spouse:

Hanna Blunk

child:

Ronald Junior Evens

child:

Amanda Evens

child:

Christine Evens