Background
Isom, Billy Gene was born on May 9, 1932 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. Son of William E. and Ellen G. (Shoemaker) Isom.
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Billy Gene Isom
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Bachelor of Science, Middle Tennessee State University, 1956; Master of Arts, Middle Tennessee State University, 1956; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1970.
Career
Teacher, Control H.S., Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1956-1957;
junior to senior and principal biologist, Tennessee Stream Pollution Board, 1957-1963;
aquatic biologist/malacologist, Tennessee Valley Authority, Shoals, Alabama, 1963-1966;
program manager for acquatic environmental research, Tennessee Valley Authority, Shoals, 1980-1986;
aquatic biologist, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, 1966-1979;
director ecology and aquatic toxicology, Eckenfelder Inc., 1986-1992;
senior consultant, Woodward-Clyde Cons., since 1993. Chairman joint task group on the development of 17th Edit. of Studies Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater. Peer reviewer United States Environmental Protection Agency Biological Methods Development Program.
Owner Alabama Audubon Gallery and Antique Books, HodgePodge Antiques, Killen, Alabama. Secretary Killen planning and zoning commission.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Killen, Alabama Library. Board, Lauderdal County Library. Regional Board; Member American Society for Testing and Materials (chairman subcommittee on biological field methods, commission on water 1980-1985), North America Benthol.
Society (president 1971), American Malacol. Union, Midwest Benthol. Society, National Mgmt.
Association (treasurer 1983-1984), American Water Works Association (chairman standard methods for water and wastewater section 1005, macroinvertebrates, 1975, 80, 85, 90), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Helen McClaran, May 12,1951 (divorced June 1972). Married Wanda Scott, June 9, 1973. Children: Paul E., William P., E. Lou.
