William Julius Wechter

Background

Wechter, William Julius was born on February 13, 1932 in Louisville. Son of Louis and Elsie (Strauss) Wechter.

Education

AB, University of Illinois, 1953; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957.

Career

With, The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1957-1978; research manager, The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, 1978-1984; director long-range planning, Boehringer-Ingelhein Zetralle, Ingelheim, Federal Republic Germany, 1984; director clinical and pharmaceutical research, Boots Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana, 1985-1988; research professor medicine, Loma Linda (California) U., since 1988; director laboratory chemical endocrinology, Loma Linda (California) U., since 1990. Consultant Sepracor, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts, since 1988, Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals, since 1993.

Achievements

• William Julius Wechter has been listed as a noteworthy Medical researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Clinical Pharmacology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Pharmacologyand Experimental Therapeutics, Transplantation Society, American Chemical Society (sect.pres. 1967), American Association Immunologists, American Rheumatology Association, Royal Society Medicine, Nephrology Society, Hypertension Society.

Interests

• Avocations: film criticism, photography, art collecting, flying, running.

Connections

Married Roselyn Ann Greenman, May 22, 1956 (divorced 1974). Children: Laurie Jo, Diane Joy, Julie Lynn. Married KathrynElaine Edwards, April 16, 1982.

Father:

Louis Wechter

Mother:

Elsie (Strauss) Wechter

Spouse:

Roselyn Ann Greenman

Spouse:

KathrynElaine Edwards

child:

Diane Joy Wechter

child:

Laurie Jo Wechter

child:

Julie Lynn Wechter