Background
Zimmerman, Gary Alan was born on October 19, 1938 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Philo Ralph and Nellie Evelyn (Heritage) Zimmerman.
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Zimmerman, Gary Alan was born on October 19, 1938 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Philo Ralph and Nellie Evelyn (Heritage) Zimmerman.
Bachelor of Science with honors, California Institute of Technology, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1964.
Faculty Seattle University, 1964-1988, professor, 1976-1988, dean science and engineering, 1973-1979, academy vice president, 1980-1981, executive vice president, 1981-1987, dean emeritus, 2007. Provost, chief operating officer Antioch University Seattle, Seattle, 1988—1999. President Fiske Genealogy Library., since 1998.
Board directors Pacific Science Center Foundation, 1985-1991.
Member Bellevue (Washington) City Council, 1974-1980, mayor, 1978-1980. Chairman council Municipality Metropolitan Seattle, 1980-1990. Chairman King County Solid Waste Management Board, 1978-1980.
Board directors Chief Seattle council Boy Scouts American, since 1979. Governing council Pacific Hospital Preservation Development Authority, since 1997, chair since 2006. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Association Clinical Chemistry (board directors 1977-1984, president-elect 1982, president 1983), American Chemical Society, Pioneer Association Washington (historian 1987-1989, since 2003, president 1989-1990, past president 1990-1992, treasurer 1992-2009), Bellevue C. of Chamber (board directors 1978-1988), Bellevue Rotary Club (president 2007-2008).
Married Leslie Anne Ryder, June 25, 1960 (divorced March 1987). Children: Teresa Jean, Thomas Edward. Married Marie Claire Markham Hudgins, February 20, 1988 (divorced Jan 1994) Married Michele Genthon, May 20, 1995.