Background
Willis, Dawn Butler was born on September 16, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Glen Evans Butler and Mae (Wellons) Dunagan.
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Dawn Butler Willis
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Memphis State University, 1957; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1968; Master in Public Health, Emory University, 1995.
Career
Instructor, U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1970-1972; associate professor, U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1983-1988; research associate, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 1972-1975; assistant member, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 1975-1978; associate member, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 1978-1988; science program director, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, 1988-1994; director research promotion and communication, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Judge Shelby County Science Fair, Memphis, since 1982. Member American Society Microbiology, International Commision on Taxonomy Viruses (Executive Committee since 1977), Mensa (editor Memphis newsletter 1972-1975), American Association Cancer Research, Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married William L. Willis (divorced January 1971). Children: Tracy Leigh, Kevin Scott. Married John Thomas Vincent Junior.
Awards
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Postdoctoral fellow National Institutes of Health, 1968-1970. International Union Against Cancer Eleanor Roosevelt fellow, Strasbourg, France, 1980-1981.Postdoctoral fellow National Institutes of Health, 1968-1970. International Union Against Cancer Eleanor Roosevelt fellow, Strasbourg, France, 1980-1981.