Background
Tietz, William John was born on March 6, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William John and Irma (Neuman) Tietz.
Institute executive research university president
Tietz, William John was born on March 6, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William John and Irma (Neuman) Tietz.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1950; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1961; Doctor of Science, Purdue University, 1982; fellow, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 1991.
Research associate, Baxter laboratories, Morton Grove, Illinois, 1952-1953;
instructor, then associate professor, Purdue University, 1957-1964;
faculty, Colorado State University, 1964-1977;
professor, chairman physiology and biophysics, Colorado State University, 1967-1970;
vice president student and university relations, Colorado State University, 1970-1971;
dean College Veterinary Medicine and biomedical Scis/, Colorado State University, 1971-1977;
associate director Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado State University, 1975-1977;
president, Montana State University, Bozeman, 1977-1990;
president, chief operating officer, Deaconess Research Institute, Billings, Montana, 1992-1995. Member Governor's Committee on Economics Development, 1984-1987. Member Montana Science and Technology Alliance, 1985-1987.
Chairman of the Board Intermountain Community Learning and Information Svc., 1987-1989, N.W. communications of Schools and Colls., Commision on Colls., 1982-1989.
Board of directors Children's House, Montessori School, 1966-1970, chairman, 1968-1970;board directors Colorado State University Foundation, 1970-1971, Colorado chapter American Cancer Society, 1976-1979. Member research board Denver Zoological Society, 1975-1977. Treasurer Montana Energy Research and Development Institute, 1977-1978, vice president 1978-1980, president, 1981-1983.
Board directors Greater Montana Foundation, 1979-1991, 93-, Wheeler Center, since 1989, Whirling Disease Research Center, since 1996. Member Montana Committee for Humanities, 1980-1983. Member division research resources advisory county National Institutes of Health, 1979-1982.
Trustee Yellowstone Pk. Foundation, 1981-1993, chairman, 1989-1992. Member Larimer County Veterinary Medical Association (president 1968-1969), American Association Veterinary Physiologists and Pharmacologists (president 1971-1972), American Physiological Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Zeta (secretary-treasurer 1970-1971), Association American Colls.
Veterinary Medicine (chairman council of deans 1975-1976), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Beta Beta Beta.
Children: Karyn Elizabeth, William John, Julia Wells.