Charles Alexander Mc Callum

Background

Callum, Charles Alexander Mc was born on November 1, 1925 in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Alexander and Mabel Helen (Cassidy) McCallum.

Education

Student, Dartmouth College, 1944. Student, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1947. Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Tufts University, 1951.

Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Alabama, 1957. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alabama, 1975. Doctor of Science (honorary), Georgetown University, 1982.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Tufts University, 1988. Doctor of Science (honorary), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1993. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, 1993.

Career

Intern oral surgery, University Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, 1951-1952; resident oral surgery, University Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, 1952-1954; intern medicine, University Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, 1957-1958; member of faculty, U. Alabama School Dentistry, 1956-1996; professor, department chairman oral surgery, U. Alabama School Dentistry, 1959-1965; dean school, U. Alabama School Dentistry, 1962-1977; professor, department surgery, U. Alabama School of Medicine, 1965-1996; vice president for health affairs, director, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1977-1987; president, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1987-1993; chief section oral surgery School Dentistry, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1958-1965, 68-69; professor, 1959-1993; distinguished professor, since 1993. Member of national advisory dental research county National Institutes of Health, 1968-1972. Member Joint Commision on Accreditation of Hospitals, 1980-1991, vice chairman, 1985, chairman, 1986-1988.

Achievements

• Charles Alexander Mc Callum has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Dentists, International College Dentists. Member American Dental Association (council on dental education 1970-1976), American Association Dental Schools (president 1969), Alabama Academy of Honor, American Medical Association, American Society Oral Surgeons (trustee 1972-1973, president 1975-1976), Southeastern Society Oral Surgeons (president 1970), Institute of Medicine of National Academy of Sciences, Association Academy Health Centers (Chairman of the Board dirs.1984-1985), Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Phi Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Alice Rebecca Lasseter, December 17, 1955. Children: Scott Alan, Charles Alexander III, Philip Warren, Christopher Jay.

Father:

Charles Alexander McCallum

Mother:

Mabel Helen (Cassidy) McCallum

Spouse:

Alice Rebecca Lasseter

child:

Scott Alan Callum

child:

Philip Warren Callum

child:

Christopher Jay Callum

child:

Charles Alexander III Callum