Background
Elroy, William David Mc was born on January 22, 1917 in Rogers, Texas, United States. Son of William D. and Ora (Shipley) master of Civil Engineering.
Elroy, William David Mc was born on January 22, 1917 in Rogers, Texas, United States. Son of William D. and Ora (Shipley) master of Civil Engineering.
Bachelor, Stanford, 1939. Master of Arts, Reed College, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1943.
Doctor of Science, University Buffalo, 1962. Doctor of Science, Michigan State University, 1970. Doctor of Science, Loyola University, Chicago, 1970.
Doctor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1975. Doctor of Science, California School Professional Psychology, 1978. D.Pub. Service, Providence College, 1970.
Doctor of Laws, University Pittsburgh, 1971. Doctor of Laws, Johns Hopkins University, 1977.
War research, committee medical research, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Princeton, 1942-1945; National Research Council fellow, Stanford, 1945-1946; instructor biology department, Johns Hopkins, 1946; successively assistant and associate professor, professor biology, Johns Hopkins, 1951-1969; chairman biology department, Johns Hopkins, 1956-1969; also director, McCollum-Pratt Institute, 1949-1964; director, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1969-1971; chancellor, University of California, San Diego, 1972-1980; professor, University of California, San Diego, from 1980; now professor emeritus, University of California, San Diego.
Member School Board Baltimore City, 1958-1968. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (president 1976, chairman 1977), American Institute Biological Sciences (president 1968), American Chemical Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Society Biological Chemists (president 1963-1964), Society General Physiology (president 1960-1961), Society Naturalists, Society Zoologists, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society Bacteriologists, American Philosophical Society,Sigma Xi, Kappa Sigma.
Married Nella Winch, December 23, 1940 (divorced). Children– Mary Elizabeth, Ann Reed, Thomas Shipley, William David. Married Marlene A. DeLuca, August 28, 1967.
1 son, Eric Gene.