William B. Bunn is Vice President of Health, Safety, Security and Productivity for Navistar International Corporation. Dr. Bunn came to Navistar as Medical Director in 1995, assumed additional responsibilities as Director of Health Management and Safety in January 1997, Vice President of Health, Safety and Productivity in 1999 and Vice President of Health, Safety, Security and Productivity in 2003. He has been a professor and taught Environmental Health Sciences since 1997 at Northwestern University Medical School. Prior to joining Navistar, Dr. Bunn served as Assistant Professor and Director of Research for Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center; Senior Director for Occupational Health and Environmental Affairs for the Pharmaceutical Research and Development Division of Bristol Myers; Corporate Medical Director and Senior Director of Health, Safety and Environment for the Johns Manville Corporation; and International Medical Director of Mobil Corporation. Dr. Bunn has received faculty appointments at Duke University School of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Colorado Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, and University of Illinois School of Public Health. He is co-author/editor of five books and has authored more than 150 scientific publications. Dr. Bunn is also on the editorial boards of several scientific journals and is Chief Editor of The Journal of Health & Productivity. He has received several awards, including the Knudsen Award, the highest award of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the President's Award of the Institute for Health and Productivity Management, The Care Continuum Alliance Leadership Award for Outstanding Employer Program and the Institute for Health and Productivity Management Corporate Award. Dr. Bunn received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and chemistry/zoology from Duke University in 1974. College honors included the Angier B. Duke Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa and Class Presidency. In 1979, Dr. Bunn earned a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and an M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. After completing a residency in Internal Medicine at the Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Bunn received a fellowship in Occupational and Environmental Medicine also at Duke's medical center. He completed a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina in 1983 in epidemiology and environmental sciences. Dr. Bunn received supporting scholarships and training grants from the Angier B. Duke Foundation, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In 1984, Dr. Bunn became a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and of the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine. Dr. Bunn is a fellow and former board member and officer of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He holds membership in the Society of Toxicology, International Society of Travel Medicine, the American Public Health Association, American Industrial Hygiene Association, International College of Occupational Health and Society of Occupational Medicine. Dr. Bunn has chaired and served on committees of the National Academies (NA), EPA, NIOSH and OSHA. |
