Background
Morrison, Francis Secrest was born on July 29, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Clifton B. and Marie B. (LaPierre) Morrison.
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Francis Secrest Morrison
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Student, University Illinois, Chicago, 1949-1951; Bachelor of Science with honors, Mississippi State University, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, University Mississippi, 1959.
Career
Intern, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1959-1960;
resident in internal medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1960-1962;
trainee in hematology, Blood Research Laboratory, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1962-1964;
research fellow, Blood Research Laboratory, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 1964-1965;
visiting investigator, St. Mary's Hospital, London, 1966;
attending physician, director division hematology and oncology, University Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi, 1969-1980;
director division hematology, University Hospital, 1980-1992;
director blood transfusion service, University Hospital, 1974-1992;
chief of staff, University Hospital, 1986. Consultant in hematology Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, 1976. Assistant professor medicine U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1969-1970, director division hematology, 1969-1992, associate professor, 1970-1976, professor, 1976-1995, professor emeritus medicine, since 1995, medical director Master of Science Medicine, 1995-1998.
Member of faculty U. Mississippi Graduate School Medicine, 1971-1980. Professional advisory Jackson Community Blood Bank, Inc., 1973-1975. Director regional cancer program, also regional blood program Mississippi Regional Medical Program, 1971-1975.
Executive director Mississippi Regional Blood Center, 1975-1979. Member of advisory board Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, 1973-1978. Research consultant Alcorn A. and M. College, 1973-1974.
Medical consultant Travelers Medicare Mississippi 1994-1995. Guest lecturer various health organizations and TVprograms. Member, chairman hemophilia advisory board Mississippi Board Health, 1974-1990;chairman task force on regionalization American Blood Commission, 1978-1980.
Member Mississippi Governor's Council on Aging, 1976-1988. Board directors Lake Lorman Corporation, 1983-1987, president, 1987-1988. Commissioner Lake Lorman Utility District, 1983-1990, secretary, treasurer, 1984-1989, president, 1989-1991.
Physician advisor to Mississippi Medicaid, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
President parish county St. Peter's Cathedral, Jackson, 1972-1974. Chairman Natchez-Jackson Diocesan Committee Community Superior vena cava syndrome, 1972-1976. Board directors Mississippi Opera Association, 1973-1978.
Board directors Mississippi Foundation for Medical Care, since 1993, vice chairman, since 1996. President of the board St. Joseph High School, 1974-1975. Board directors Medical Alumni of U. Mississippi, 1987-1996, member Executive Committee, 1990-1996, president, 1992, member dean's medical alumni advising committee, 1987-1996.
Served to commander Medical Corps, United States Navy. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Association Blood Banks (science workshop committee 1975-1978, Component Therapy committee 1987-1990, science program committee 1988-1990, extracorporeal therapy committee 1989-1993, S. Center district advisory group 1985-1993), International Society Blood Transfusion, American, International societies hematology, Jackson Academy Medicine (president 1976), American College Nuclear Medicine (alternate delegate Mississippi 1975), American Association Cancer Education (Executive Committee 1978-1981), American Association CancerRsch., New York Academy Sciences, Mississippi Academy Sciences, World Federation Hemophilia, International Society Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Center Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, Southern Association Oncology (founding member 1988), Mississippi Med Association (commission on blood transfusion 1976-1977, house of deals 1985-1998, finance committee 1985-1990), American Society Nuclear Medicine, American Society Clinical Oncology, S.W. Oncology Group (principal investigator), Society Cryobiology, American Cancer Society (director 1971-1982, president Mississippi division 1977, chairman of the executive committee 1978, national delegate 1981-1982), South Central Association Blood Banks (honorary life, board directors 1974-1989, program chairman 1975, vice president 1977-1979, president 1987-1988, president foundation 1992-1994), Southern Blood Club (president 1977), Council Community Blood Centers (trustee 1975-1979), American Society for Apheresis (board directors 1987-1993, secretary treas, 1987-1988, vice president 1988-1989, president 1990, program committee, finance committee, international affairs committee 1990-1996, chairman 1992-1992), World Apheresis Assn (honorary, life, board directors 1990-1998, president-elect 1993, president 1994), WAA Foundation (president since 1997), Chain des Rotisseurs (founding Jackson Bailli, 1994, conseiller l'ordre mondial), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Connections
Married Dorothy Daniels, November 29, 1957. Children: Francis, Thomas, Kenneth.
