Background
Simms, Bennett Thomas was born on January 26, 1888 in Emelle, Alabama, United States. Son of John Thomas and N. Enes (Thomas) Simms.
Simms, Bennett Thomas was born on January 26, 1888 in Emelle, Alabama, United States. Son of John Thomas and N. Enes (Thomas) Simms.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1911; student, University Chicago, 1912-1913.
Instructor veterinary department, North Carolina State College, 1911; assistant professor veterinary medicine, Oregon State College, 1913-1914; professor, department head and experimental station veterinarian, Oregon State College, 1914-1938; director regional animal disease research lab, Bureau Animal Husbandry, USDA, Auburn, Alabama, 1938-1945; chief, Bureau Animal Husbandry, USDA, Auburn, Alabama, 1945-1954; chief animal disease and parasite research branch, Bureau Animal Husbandry, USDA, Auburn, Alabama, 1954-1955; director livestock research, Bureau Animal Husbandry, USDA, Auburn, Alabama, 1955-1957; assistant administrator, production research, Bureau Animal Husbandry, USDA, Auburn, Alabama, 1957; veterinary specialist Nebraska unit, International Commodity Agreement, USDA, Turkey, from 1957.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Washington Academy of Sciences, American Veterinary Medical Association (president), American Society Parasitologists, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Psi, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Lillian Elizabeth LaLonde, June 21, 1922. Children: Bennett Thomas, Elizabeth LaLonde, John Donald, Marjorie Epes.