Elder Granger is a retired major general of the United States Army and former deputy director of TRICARE Management Activity.[1]
Early life and education
editGranger was born on January 13, 1954, in West Memphis, Arkansas.[2][3] He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in zoology from Arkansas State University (ASU) in 1976, where he received several academic honors.[3][4] After graduating from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine in 1980, Granger was awarded the Henry Kaiser Medical Fellowship for Medical Excellence and Leadership.[4][2] He completed a residency in internal medicine in 1983 and a fellowship in hematology-oncology in 1986 at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center.[4][2]
Granger obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1980.[3]
Military career
editGranger began his military career in 1971 as a combat medic in the Arkansas National Guard.[3][4] He was commissioned through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) as a distinguished military graduate.[4]
Elder Granger's first overseas assignment was at the Second General Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, where from 1987 to 1992, as a major, he served as chief of the Department of Medicine and Hematology Service.[5] During his tenure, he coordinated triage and bed allocations for casualties from Operation Desert Storm in 1991.[6]
From 1992 to 1994, Granger was the deputy commander for clinical services at Raymond W. Bliss Army Community Hospital at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.[7] He then served as the division surgeon for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, from 1994 to 1995, where he was the senior medical adviser to the Division Commander, Major General Tom Schwartz.[8]
Following the closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in 1995, Granger returned to Aurora to oversee the shutdown of the hematology-oncology service.[9] He then attended the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, before taking command of Ireland Army Community Hospital at Fort Knox, Kentucky.[10] Here, he was tasked with improving the efficiency of what was considered the most inefficient and non-cost-effective hospital operated by the Department of Defense.[11]
In July 2009, Granger retired from the U.S. Army.[2] Since 2009, he has been the president and CEO of The 5Ps, LLC.[12]
Awards and recognition
editGranger's military decorations include the Department of Defense Superior Service Medal, U.S. Army Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Bronze Star Medal.[13]
In 2020, Granger was inducted into the Army ROTC Hall of Fame.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Elder Granger endows scholarship in honor of former professor Larry Olson". Paragould Daily Press. April 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Elder Granger | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. March 22, 2009.
- ^ a b c d University, Arkansas State. "Elder Granger". www.astate.edu.
- ^ a b c d e Dawson, George A. (July 1, 2009). "Soldier, Physician Executive, Hematologist, and Oncologist Major General Elder Granger, MD". Journal of the National Medical Association. 101 (7): 730–733. doi:10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30986-X – via ScienceDirect.
- ^ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/mar/22/elder-granger-20090322/
- ^ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/mar/22/elder-granger-20090322/
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- ^ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/mar/22/elder-granger-20090322/
- ^ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/mar/22/elder-granger-20090322/
- ^ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/mar/22/elder-granger-20090322/
- ^ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/mar/22/elder-granger-20090322/
- ^ Castagnaro, Kristine (July 9, 2020). "Major General Granger, M.D. joins WSCR-NCORP Board of Trustees - Western States Cancer Research".
- ^ a b "Major General Elder Granger". www.army.mil. September 3, 2020.
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