Edward Garfield High Biographical File

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0566

  • Staff Only

Abstract

Biographical file includes news clippings, obituaries, and funeral program.

Dates

  • 1986 - 1986

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Reproduction Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Historical or Biographical Note

Edward G. High received his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees at Indiana University. He taught at North Carolina College and Prairie View A&M University before joining the Meharry Medical College faculty in Nashville in 1953. High was chair of Meharry's biochemistry department from 1967 until he resigned in 1982. While at Meharry he also taught part-time at Tennessee State and Fisk Universities.

High achieved wide recognition in his field and had served the community, the state, and the nation in a number of official positions. High had been a member of the executive committee of the Tennessee Nutrition Council, chair of the Governor's Advisory Committee to the Tennessee Commission on Aging, and a member of the Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. Additionally, he served on committees and councils for the National Institutes of Health, the American Institute of Nutrition, the American Medical Association, and the National Science Foundation. High had also been a member of the board of directors of the Oak Ridge Associate Universities and held a special certificate in nuclear chemistry from the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies. High was a visiting professor of nutrition at the university of Tehran, Iran, in 1966-1967.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Edward Garfield High (1918-1986) biographical file
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2010-05-14
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

Repository Details

Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository

Contact:
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232


 

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