Thomas Charles Orihel

Background

Orihel, Thomas Charles was born on February 10, 1929 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph Andrew and Mary Susannah (Barno) Orihel.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Akron, 1950; Master of Sciences, University Washington, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1959.

Career

Senior scientist, Tulane Delta Primate Center, Covington, Louisiana, 1963-1985; professor parasitology, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, since 1972; William Vincent professor tropical diseases, Tulane Medical Center, since 1982; director, Tulane University International Collaboration Infectious Diseases Research Program, New Orleans, 1976-1989. Consultant National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1977. Member expert panel World Health Organization, Geneva, 1973-1983.

Member United States-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, Bethesda, 1974-1978. External examiner U. Queensland, Australia, U. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, U. Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, U. Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. External assessor U. Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, U. Pertanian Malaysia, Selangor.

Achievements

• Thomas Charles Orihel has been listed as a notable Parasitology educator, research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to First lieutenant Medical Service corpus, United States army, 1953-1956, Korea. Member American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (councilor 1975-1978), Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Society Microbiology, Southwestern Association Parasitologists (vice president 1972-1973), American Society Parasitologists, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening. Woodworking.

Connections

Married Dorothy Lila Williams, December 27, 1952. Children— Timothy Stewart, Charles Theodore, Susan Ethra, Adrianne Louise.

Father:

Joseph Andrew Orihel

Mother:

Mary Susannah (Barno) Orihel

Spouse:

Dorothy Lila Williams