Gene Garrard Olinger Jr PhD, MBA

Gene Garrard Olinger, Jr is currently working as a Professor at Kansas City University. Gene Garrard Olinger, Jr. received his Ph.D. from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL in 2001.

Dr. Olinger holds a Masters's in Business Administration from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmittsburg, MD, has completed executive training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, and completed Department of Defense Acquisition and Executive Leadership training. He is the recipient of the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service Medals in 2005 and 2010, the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service in 2013, and the NIH Director Award in 2015 for his efforts in assisting with the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa. Dr. Olinger is active in multiple STEM programs and mentors high school, undergraduate graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows.