Background
McNelly, Walter C. was born on March 2, 1898 in Brookville, Ohio, United States. Son of Andrew Jackson and Viola (Heeter) McNelly.
McNelly, Walter C. was born on March 2, 1898 in Brookville, Ohio, United States. Son of Andrew Jackson and Viola (Heeter) McNelly.
Bachelor of Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1921; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1934.
Teacher mathematics, Miamisburg (Ohio) High School, 1921-1923; critic teacher science and mathematics, McGuffrey High School, Oxford, Ohio., 1923-1924; instructor biology, Miami University, 1925-1927; assistant professor physiology, Miami University, 1928-1929; associate professor, Miami University, 1930-1936; acting head department, Miami University, 1937-1939; professor, head department, Miami University, 1940-1959; professor, department chairman zoology and physiology, Miami University, 1960-1992.
Served as private, S.A.T.C., 1918. Fellow Ohio Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physiological Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Freda Mae Rasor, June 17, 1926. Children: Joan Marilyn (Mistress C.E. Teckman), Nancy Jane.