Background
Balfour, William Mayo was born on November 26, 1914 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Donald Church and Carrie (Mayo) Balfour.
Balfour, William Mayo was born on November 26, 1914 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Donald Church and Carrie (Mayo) Balfour.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1936. Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1939. Master of Science, Mayo Graduate School, 1948.
Intern, resident Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1939-1942. Resident Mayo Foundation, Minnesota, 1942-1948. Consultant sections metabolism and endocrinology Mayo Clinic, 1948-1957.
Instructor Mayo Foundation, 1949-1957. United States Public Health Service postdoctoral fellow University Kansas, Lawrence, 1957-1959, research associate, 1959-1962, associate professor, 1962-1966, professor, 1966-1985, university ombudsman, 1977-1985. Director Pearson College, 1967, vice chancellor student affairs, 1968-1976.
Director In-Service Institute for High School Teachers Biological Sciences, 1962-1963.
Served to major, Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member American College of Physicians, American Physiological Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Oane McQuarrie, January 7, 1939. Children: James, Barbara, Laurie (Mistress Dale Tremain), Wendy.