Background
Wescoe, WIlliam Clarke was born on May 3, 1920 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles H. and Hattie G. (Gilham) Wescoe.
Wescoe, WIlliam Clarke was born on May 3, 1920 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles H. and Hattie G. (Gilham) Wescoe.
Bachelor of Science, Muhlenberg College, 1941. Doctor of Science, 1957. Doctor of Medicine, Cornell University, 1944.
Intern, New York Hospital, 1944-1945; resident, New York Hospital, 1945-1946; assistant professor pharmacology, Medical College, Cornell Univercity, 1949-1951; professor pharmacology and experimental medicine, U. Kansas Medical Center, from 1951; director, U. Kansas Medical Center, 1953-1960; dean, U. Kansas Medical Center (School Medicine), 1952-1960; chancellor, U. Kansas, 1960-1969; vice president medical affairs, Sterling Drug Inc., New York City, 1969-1971; executive vice president, Sterling Drug Inc., 1971-1972; vice chairman, Sterling Drug Inc., 1972-1974; chairman, Sterling Drug Inc., 1974-1985.
Chairman China Medical Board New York, New York City, 1960-1990. Board directors New York Stock Exch., 1986-1992, Tinker Foundation, 1968-1993, Minnesota Opera, 1992-1997. Trustee emeritus Samuel Kress Foundation, Columbia University.
Chairman John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1983-1991, Muhlenberg College. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha omega Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Nu Sigma Nu.
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Married Barbara Benton, April 29, 1944. Children: Barbara, William, David.