Background
Govier, William Charles was born on April 6, 1936 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Miller and Beverly Alice (Newell) Govier.
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William Charles Govier
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Kalamazoo College, 1957; Doctor of Medicine C.M., McGill University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University Mississippi, 1965.
Career
Intern, Medical College Virginia Hospital, 1961-1962; assistant professor, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1965-1966; assistant professor, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1966-1968; executive director biological research, Ciba-Geigy Company, Summit, New Jersey, 1970-1975; director pharmaceutical and medical research, American Cyanamid, Pearl River, New York, 1975-1981; director pharmaceutical research and development division, E.I.duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1981-1987; director research and medical affairs, Medco Research, Inc., Los Angeles, 1987-1990; president, AEGIS Technology Inc., Wickford, Rhode Island, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Wilmington Medical Center, 1983-1987, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Sciences, 1984-1986. Served with United States Public Health Service, 1968-1970. Member American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Married Carol Jane Adams, August 29, 1959. Children— William Frederick, Katherine Jane.
