William Orville Harrison

Background

Harrison, William Orville was born on July 9, 1938 in Longview, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Orville William and Ruth Ellen (McMilan) Harrison.

Education

Student, University Vienna, Austria, 1960; Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Stanford University, 1961; postgraduate, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1961-1962; Doctor of Medicine, U. Maryland., 1962-1966.

Career

Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1962; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1979; intern, Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland, California, 1966-1967; medical submarine officer United States Ship Kamehameha, United States Navy, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii., 1967-1969; resident in internal medicine, Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland, 1969-1972; senior research fellow, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1974; head infectious diseases branch, United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1974-1981; chairman clinical investigation department, United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1981-1984; director Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome branch, United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1985-1988; commanding officer medical clinics NTC, United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1984-1985; retired, United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1988; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome specialist, San Diego, 1988-1994; clinical services director, Reynolds Electrical Engineering Company, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1994-1995; clinical services director, Bechtel Nevada Corporation, Las Vegas, since 1996. Consultant epidemiologist California Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Sacramento, 1985-1995. Consultant physician California Department Corrections, Frontera, California, 1991-1994.

Achievements

• William Orville Harrison has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Society American. Member Christian Medical and Dental Society (trustee 1988-1992), American Venereal Disease Association (secretary-treasurer 1980-1988), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, music, gardening, flying, traveling.

Connections

Married Susan Marie Connelly, December 29, 1965 (divorced January 1994). Children: Scott William, John Andrew.

Father:

Orville William Harrison

Mother:

Ruth Ellen (McMilan) Harrison

Spouse:

Susan Marie Connelly

child:

John Andrew Harrison

child:

Scott William Harrison