Background
Middleton, William Shainline was born on January 7, 1890 in Norritown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Daniel Shepherd and Ann Sophia Holstein (Shainline) Middleton.
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William Shainline Middleton
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Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1911, Doctor of Science, 1946. Doctor of Science., Cambridge, 1950, University of Wisconsin, 1971. Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1956.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Franklin and Marshall Colonel, 1957.
Doctor of Letters, Marquette University, 1958.
Career
June 1968); married second, Ruth Addams, June 14, 1973. Intern Philadelphia General Hospital, 1911-1912. Instructor clinical medicine University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, 1912-1915, assistant professor, 1915-1925, associate professor medicine, 1925-1933, professor, 1933-1960, dean Medical School, 1935-1955, dean, professor medicine emeritus, 1960-1975.
Galens visiting professor medicine University of Michigan Medical School, 1940.
Enrest A. Sommer Memorial lecturer medicine U. Oregon Medical School, 1941. David J. Davis lecturer University of Illinois, 1947.
Walter Estell Lee lecturer University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1951. Visiting professor medicine U. Oklahoma, 1964-1964.
Chief medical director Virginia, Washington, 1955-1963.
Consultant research, education Veterans Administration Hospital., Madison, 1964-1970, distinguished physician, 1970-1975.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain M.O.R.C., United States Army, World War 1. Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington).
Connections
Married Maude H. Webster, September 30, 1921 (deceased. Married second, Ruth Addams, June 14, 1973.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Decorated Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster (United States). Croix de Guerre with palm (France). Honorary officer Order British Empire.tempSpaceRecipient Council award Wisconsin State Medical Society, 1938. University of Pennsylvania Alumni Awardof Merit. Centennial award Northwestern University, 1951.tempSpaceExceptional service award Virginia, 1958. Erwin R. Schmidt Interstate Teaching award Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association, 1966. Distinghished Teaching award University Wisconsin, 1969, 72.tempSpaceDiplomate Pan American Medical Association Master American College of Physicians (Alfred Stengel Memorial medalist 1962 president 1950). Fellow College Physicians Philadelphia (honorary), Royal College Physicians (London), American College Hospital Administrs. (honorary), Royal Society Medicine (honorary), Charles B. Puestow Surgical Society (life).tempSpaceMember of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Medical Consultants to Armed Forces, Constantinian Society (honorary), Society Cincinnati, American Medical Association, Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, Central Society Clinical Research (president 1933), American Clinical and Climatological Association, Montgomery County Medical Society, American Association History Medicine (president 1934), Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters, American Legion. Honorary foreign member Association Physicians Great Britain and Ireland. Foreign correspondent Sociedad de Medicina Internade Buenos Aires.tempSpaceHonorary member 1Med. library association, Milwaukee Academy Medicine, Honolulu County Medical Society, Spokane, Minnesota societies internal medicine, Kings Own Old Comrades Association, Associón Medica de Puerto Rico, American Thoracic Society, Medical Society District of Columbia. Member Wisconsin Society Internal Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Pi, Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Sigma.Decorated Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster (United States). Croix de Guerre with palm (France). Honorary officer Order British Empire.tempSpaceRecipient Council award Wisconsin State Medical Society, 1938.
University of Pennsylvania Alumni Awardof Merit. Centennial award Northwestern University, 1951.tempSpaceExceptional service award Virginia, 1958. Erwin R. Schmidt Interstate Teaching award Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association, 1966.
Distinghished Teaching award University Wisconsin, 1969, 72.tempSpaceDiplomate Pan American Medical Association Master American College of Physicians (Alfred Stengel Memorial medalist 1962 president 1950). Fellow College Physicians Philadelphia (honorary), Royal College Physicians (London), American College Hospital Administrs. (honorary), Royal Society Medicine (honorary), Charles B. Puestow Surgical Society (life).tempSpaceMember of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Medical Consultants to Armed Forces, Constantinian Society (honorary), Society Cincinnati, American Medical Association, Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, Central Society Clinical Research (president 1933), American Clinical and Climatological Association, Montgomery County Medical Society, American Association History Medicine (president 1934), Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters, American Legion.
Honorary foreign member Association Physicians Great Britain and Ireland. Foreign correspondent Sociedad de Medicina Internade Buenos Aires.tempSpaceHonorary member 1Med. library association, Milwaukee Academy Medicine, Honolulu County Medical Society, Spokane, Minnesota societies internal medicine, Kings Own Old Comrades Association, Associón Medica de Puerto Rico, American Thoracic Society, Medical Society District of Columbia. Member Wisconsin Society Internal Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Pi, Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Sigma.