William Donald Hann

Background

Hann, William Donald was born on July 11, 1928 in Baltimore. Son of William Levi and Helene Charlotte (Krebs) Hann.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Wilson Teachers College, Washington, 1952; Master of Science in Bacteriology, George Washington University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, George Washington University, 1964.

Career

Medical bacteriologist, United States Army Chemical Corps Biological laboratories, Fort Detrick, Maryland., 1952-1953; associate in microbiology, George Washington University, Washington, 1956-1965; part-time instructor, George Washington University, Washington, 1965-1966; lecturer in microbiology, George Washington University, Washington, 1966-1967; resident research associate, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1964-1965; staff fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1965-1967; assistant professor biology, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1967-1973; associate professor, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1973-1992; associate professor emeritus, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, since 1992. Visiting assistant professor biology U. Toledo, 1970. Part-time instructor United States Army Academy Health Sciences, San Antonio, 1970-1980.

Part-time instructor National Defense U., Washington, 1977-1985. Visiting associate professor microbiology Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1984-1985. Board directors, vice president Wood County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, 1971-1972.

Member environmental committee Health Planning Association, Wood County, 1971-1975. Board directors, president, N.W. Ohio Lung Association, 1972-1985. Various positions including board directors, treasurer, American Lung Association, Ohio, 1975-1985.

Achievements

• William Donald Hann has been listed as a noteworthy microbologist, biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Various positions Boy Scouts American, since 1964, including scoutmaster, district chairman, council executive board, district commissioner. Area representative Youth for Understanding Northwest Ohio, 1977-1984. Director Liturgical Art Show, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, 1991.

With United States Army, 1950-1952, colonel Reserve, to 1982. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Society Microbiology (education chairman Ohio 1975-1984), Association Military Surgeons United States (life), Northwest Ohio Electron Microscopy Society, Reserve Officers Association (life), Society Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists, Society for Basic Irreducible Research, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma Pi, Beta Beta Beta, Alpha Eta.

Connections

Married Emma Osgood Jones, April 11, 1953. Children: Alexander Dwight, Susan Elizabeth, Randolph Warren, Christine Laura.

Father:

William Levi Hann

Mother:

Helene Charlotte (Krebs) Hann

Spouse:

Emma Osgood Jones

child:

Susan Elizabeth Hann

child:

Christine Laura Hann

child:

Alexander Dwight Hann

child:

Randolph Warren Hann