Background
Humphries, Asa Alan was born on September 6, 1924 in Anniston, Alabama, United States. Son of Asa Allen and Myree (Adamson) Humphries.
Humphries, Asa Alan was born on September 6, 1924 in Anniston, Alabama, United States. Son of Asa Allen and Myree (Adamson) Humphries.
AB, Emory University, 1948; Master of Science, Emory University, 1949; AM, Princeton University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1953.
Instructor biology, Emory University, Atlanta, 1949-1950; from assistant professor to assoc professor department biology, Emory University, Atlanta, 1954-1967; professor biology, Emory University, Atlanta, 1967-1981; department chairman biology, Emory University, Atlanta, 1974-1981; anatomy instructor, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1953-1954; professor, Transylvania U., Lexington, Kentucky, 1981-1994; professor emeritus, Transylvania U., Lexington, Kentucky, since 1994; vice president, dean, Transylvania U., Lexington, Kentucky, 1981-1983; executive vice president, dean, Transylvania U., Lexington, Kentucky, 1983-1991; dean special programs, Transylvania U., Lexington, Kentucky, 1991-1994; dean emeritus, Transylvania U., Lexington, Kentucky, since 1994.
Trustee Lexington Clinical Foundation, since 1986. Board directors Kentucky Institute for International Studies, 1990-1994, Operation Read, Lexington, since 1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Development Biology, Society for Values in Higher Education, Optimist Club International, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honorary), Alpha Tau Omega.
Married LaNelle Wright, September 10, 1949 (deceased 1969). Children: Susan Myree, David Alan, Ann Wesley. Married Laurie Cecilia Lee, July 22, 1972.
1 child, Laura Catherine.