Background
Boek, Walter Erwin was born on May 12, 1923 in Holland Patent, New York, United States. Son of William Lawrence and Mable Edna (Smith) Boek.
anthropologist educator scientist university president
Boek, Walter Erwin was born on May 12, 1923 in Holland Patent, New York, United States. Son of William Lawrence and Mable Edna (Smith) Boek.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1946. Master of Arts with distinction, Michigan State University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1953.
Instructor in engineering Cornell University, 1945-1946. Assistant county agricultural agent New York State, 1946-1947. Teaching and research assistant Michigan State University, 1947-1949.
Director research Health Information Foundation, 1950-1951. Assistant to commissioner health State of New York, 1952-1960. Assistant director Institute for Advancement of Medical Communication, 1961-1962, Bureau Social Science Research, 1963.
Project director National Institutes of Health, 1964. President National Graduate University, Arlington, Virginia, since 1967. Adjunct professor Cornell University, 1951-1960.
Member doctorate guidance committee Harvard University, 1957. Visiting professor Union University, 1954-1955, University Maryland, 1965-1966. Research associate professor Russell Sage College, 1953-1959.
Project director Department Agricultural and Immigration Manitoba (Canada), 1958, Department Northern Affairs and National Resources Canada, 1959. Treasurer Pan Con Development Corporation, 1961-1974. Adviser, consultant various state and community organizations, since 1960.
Guest lecturer various colleges universities, since 1960. Member board advisors, executive committee, president College Democracy, since 1990.
Chairman board Center for Study of Aging. Board directors Arlington Committee of 100. Vice president Clarendon Business Association.
Official guest City of Talladega, Alabama, 1951. Official delegate 1st International Congress of Social Psychiatry, London, 1964. Member economic development and joint ventures committee to 3 provinces of China, 1988.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, American Anthropol. Association, Society Applied Anthropology, Washington Academy of Sciences (president), Washington Academy Medicine, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Jean Doretta Krumwiede, June 22, 1946. Children: Sandra Jean, Heather Debra.