William Woodard McLendon

Background

McLendon, William Woodard was born on October 29, 1930 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Lennox Polk and Mary Lilly (Aycock) McLendon.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, U. North Carolina, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, U. North Carolina, 1956; student, Harvard College, summer 1950.

Career

Intern in pathology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1956-1957; resident in pathology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1957-1958; resident in pathology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1958-1961; assistant pathologist, Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1963-1969; chief of pathology, director laboratories, Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1969-1973; professor pathology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1973; vice chair pathology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1987; medical directors program for medical technologies, department medical allied health professions, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1973-1979, 83-. Chair hospital laboratories North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, since 1973, board directors, Executive Committee Faculty Practice Plan, 1986, numerous other consultant. Lecturer infield.

Achievements

• William Woodard McLendon has been listed as a noteworthy Clinical pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1961-1963. Fellow College American Pathologists. Member American Medical Association (member editorial board journal since 1984), American Society Clinical Pathologists (councilor from North Carolina 1976-1978), College.Am.

Pathologists (inspector Laboratory Accrediatation Program since 1970, member Council Edition and Publs. since 1986), North Carolina Medical Society, North Carolina Society Pathologists (secretary-treasurer 1970-1971), Academy Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (member executive county 1976-1979, president 1981-1982, Gerald T. Evans award 1984), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Blood Banks, American Association Clinical Chemistry, Medical Alumni Association U. North Carolina Chapel Hill (vice president 1965-1966, president 1972-1973), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Avocation: woodworking.

Connections

Married Anne Pendleton Whittington, August 16, 1952. Children: Kathrine Aycock, Susan Kimbrough, William W. Junior.

Father:

Lennox Polk McLendon

Mother:

Mary Lilly (Aycock) McLendon

Spouse:

Anne Pendleton Whittington

child:

William W. Junior McLendon

child:

Susan Kimbrough McLendon

child:

Kathrine Aycock McLendon