Background
Korson, Selig Morley was born on November 28, 1910 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Rose (Lieb) Korson.
hospital administrator physician medical educator
Korson, Selig Morley was born on November 28, 1910 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Rose (Lieb) Korson.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1932; Doctor of Medicine Eclectic Medical College, 1936.
Intern, Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1936-1937; general practice medicine, Wilkes-Barre, 1937-1942; assistant physician, Grafton (Massachusetts) Eastern State Hospital, 1946; senior physician, Grafton (Massachusetts) Eastern State Hospital, 1947; assistant superintendent, Grafton (Massachusetts) Eastern State Hospital, 1948; chief grade psychiatrist, Veterans Administration Hospital., Northampton, Massachusetts, 1949-1955; chief grade psychiatrist, Veterans Administration Hospital., Bay Pines, Florida, 1955-1958; superintendent, Mental Health Institute, Independence, Iowa., 1958-1978; assistant clinical professor psychiatry, U. Iowa Medical School, 1971-1988. Chairman Iowa Eugenics Board.
President Buchanan County United Fund, 1963. Served to major Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (certified mental hospital administrator, member task force in liaison with American International Assurance 1969-1970, member assembly of district branches 1975-1988), American Geriatric Society.
Member Iowa Psychiatric Society (member executive committee, past president), Buchanan County Medical Society (past president), Iowa Mental Health Association (professional advisory board), Iowa Medical Society, American Medical Association, American Association Medical Psychiatric Administrators (secretary 1975-1988), American Legion., B'nai B'rith. Lodges: Masons, Shriners, Rotary (past president).
Married Beatrice Gunner Goldman, November 30, 1941. Children— Eileen, Jane, Cathy.