William David Nelligan

Background

Nelligan, William David was born on August 10, 1926 in Halstead, Kansas, United States. Son of William D. and Katherine (Roberts) Nelligan.

Education

Student, University Wichita, 1944-1946; Bachelor of Science, U. Kansas, 1949.

Career

Display advertising salesman, Kansas City Star and Times, Missouri, 1949-1951; manager Southwest Kansas Extension Center, U. Kansas, Garden City, 1951-1955; executive director department postgraduate medical education School Medicine, U. Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, 1955-1964; assistant to president, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1964-1965; executive vice president, American College Cardiology, Bethesda, Maryland., 1965-1992; vice president, Marion Merrell DOW, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1992-1994; executive director, American Society Nuc. Cardiology, Bethesda, since 1994.

Achievements

• William David Nelligan has been listed as a noteworthy Professional association executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Commission Diabetes, 1975-1976, advisory council National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1987-1988. Board directors Arthur E. Hertzler Research Foundation, Halstead, Kansas, since 1961. Fellow American College Cardiology.

Member American Medical Association (citation of layman for distinguished service 1993), Professional Convention Management Association (president 1974-1975, Distinguished Svc. award 1990), American Medical Writers Association (director), Executive Committee, treasurer 1970-1978, Harold Swanberg Distinguished Svc. award), American Society Association Executives (certified, director 1975-1978, secretary-treasurer 1987-1988, Key award 1984), American Association Medical Society Executives (president 1986-1987), British Cardiac Society (honorary), Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (President's award 1994), Masons. M C.

Connections

Married Dorothy Meyer, August 17, 1952. Children: Richard, Arthur, Mark.

Father:

William D. Nelligan

Mother:

Katherine (Roberts) Nelligan

Spouse:

Dorothy Meyer

child:

Mark Nelligan

child:

Richard Nelligan

child:

Arthur Nelligan