William Stone Jordan

Background

Jordan,, William Stone was born on September 28, 1917 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Stone Jordan and Louise Manning (Huske).

Education

Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1942.

Career

Intern, resident Boston City Hospital, 1942-1943, 46-47. Teaching fellow University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1947-1948. Member faculty School Medicine, Western Reserve University, 1948-1958, associate professor preventive medicine, assistant professor medicine, 1954-1958.

Professor preventive medicine, chairman department University Virginia School Medicine, also professor medicine, 1958-1967. Dean College Medicine, University Kentucky, 1967-1974, professor community medicine, professor medicine, 1967-1980. Director microbiology and infectious diseases program National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1976-1987, volunteer, from 1987.

Member Senior Executive Service, 1980-1987. Consultant to surgeon general United States, since 1956. Director commission acute respiratory diseases Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, 1959-1967, member board, 1967-1975, 77-87.

Chairman panel on respiratory and related viruses National Institutes of Health, 1960-1964, member board for virus reference reagents, 1962-1964, member vaccine development committee, 1967-1970. Chairman public health and preventive medicine test committee National Board Medical Examiners, 1962-1965. Member committee epidemiology and veterinary followup studies National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 1965-1972.

Health advisory committee Region III Department of Health, 1967-1971. Member infectious diseases advisory committee National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1970-1971, chairman, 1970-1971. Science advisory committee National Foundation, 1959-1972.

Member panel on review viral and Rickettsial vaccines Food and Drug Administration, 1973-1979. Member panel scientific experts on World Health Organization program vaccine development, 1983-1986.

Achievements

• Diplomate American Board Preventive Medicine, American Board Microbiology.

Membership

Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Association American Physicians, American Medical Association, American Academy Microbiology, American Epidemiological Society (president 1972-1973), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Thoracic Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Association Immunologists, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Federation Clinical Research, American Public Health Association, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Society Medical Consultant Armed Forces (president 1982-1983), Central Society Clinical Research (secretary-treasurer 1957), Southern Society Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine (secretary 1965-1967), International Epidemiological Association, Royal Society Medicine, Association Study Medical Education, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega.

Connections

Married Marion Elizabeth Anderson, May 17, 1947 (deceased 1998). Children: Marion A., William S.

Father:

William Stone Jordan Jordan,

Mother:

Louise Manning (Huske) Jordan,

Spouse:

Marion Elizabeth Anderson

child:

William S. Jordan,

child:

Marion A. Jordan,