Govons (1912-1981), a neurosurgeon, attended the University of Wyoming from 1930-1933 and received his M.D. from the University of Maryland in 1938. During World War II he was an Army neurosurgeon in the Pacific Theater and later was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1946-1955, Lansing, Michigan, from 1955-1975 and Palm Desert, California, from 1975-1979. Govons did research on concussions and other head traumas and published a number of studies in medical journals.
From the description of Papers, 1910-1983 (bulk 1933-1979) (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31357616