Jon Rupright:
CLASS OF 1964
Haston High SchoolClass of 1964
Dearborn heights, MI
Olivet CollegeClass of 1968
Olivet, MI
Jon's Story
After High School I went to Olivet College, Olivet MI. From there off to Missouri for Medical School. I got involved in Campus Crusade for Christ. It is there that I met Karen Riley. I was married my 3rd year of med school. At graduation in 1972 we went to Clearwater Fla where I had a residency in Family Medicine, and joined a practice group.
We were there for 11 years. It was here that my daughter was born, then 2 years late my son. I tired of Family Medicine and returned back to Detroit where I did a second residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.(PMR)
Upon finishing the 3 years there I was recruited to Columbia MO, and joined the faculty at the University of MO, dept of PMR. After 2 years I had honed my skills and knowledge in the rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke.
The remainder of my life has been devoted to this area. Our program was one of the Model Systems in TBI, one o...Expand for more
f 15 in the USA. I was awarded the Lifetime Achievement in TBI, The Best Doctors in America (for TBI and stroke), and 4 times Physician Teacher of the Year award at the MO School of Medicine. I have been involved in multiple research projects, 3 for medication stabilization for memory in TBI.
After coming to the University in 1989 I retired in October of 2013.
My wife retired from the School of Nursing from research position in women's health issues. She is a RN
My daughter lives in Sterling Heights MI, my son in Columbia,MO. I have one granddaughter and one on the way.
I am happy in retirement, I feel quite satisfied with my life and career. The love of my life, Karen and I have been married 45 years. The other great love is my 5 yr old granddaughter Ellyn Anne Rupright. August 4th, my second granddaughter, Lucy Jane Rupright will be born! Lucy is here, born 4 days before her daddies 40th birthday
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