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Randolph Whitfield Jr. is an American ophthalmologist. During his career he conducted pioneering surveys that traced the spread of blindness in deprived areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. ==Life== He received his medical and graduate degrees from University of Virginia in 1965 under a dual program.〔http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/gpo/awards/whitfieldrandolph.cfm〕 He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. At Nyeri Provincial Hospital near Mount Kenya, he trained paramedics and clinical officers to combat eye diseases such as glaucoma and trachoma.〔("Education: The Most Happy Fellows", ''Time'', J. MADELEINE NASH; Kenneth M. Pierce, Aug. 08, 1983 )〕 He is the son of Randolph and Shirley Whitfield. He married Suzanne Sellars of Atlanta, Georgia〔http://www.me.gatech.edu/alumni/whitfield_obit.shtml〕 and has two children: Eston Whitfield and Louisa Rendall. Both live and work in Kenya. Whitfield's paternal grandfather, James B. Whitfield, was a state public servant in Florida for over 60 years, including a stint as a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1904 to 1943. Whitfield's cousin, Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, was president of Florida State University, president of the ABA (American Bar Association) in 1991-1992, and started CEELI- http://apps.americanbar.org/rol/europe_and_eurasia/- which has been successful at converting communist and socialist countries into democracies through the development of judicial systems and access to courts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randolph Whitfield, Jr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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