Gene Virgil Ball

Background

Ball, Gene Virgil was born on June 28, 1931 in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Franklin and Rebecca Elvira (Rush) Ball.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1959.

Career

Professor of medicine, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1971-1986; Jane Knight Lowe professor of medicine, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1986; interim director division clinical immunology and rheumatology, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1995-1996. Member subspeciality section American Board Internal Medicine, 1982-1988. Member arthritis advisory county Food and Drug Administration, since 1988.

Achievements

• Gene Virgil Ball has been listed as a noteworthy Rheumatologist, clinical immunologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Alabama Zoological Association, Birmingham. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Rheumatology (president S.E. section 1978). Member Rotary (Birmingham), Summit Club (Birmingham), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Sara Jane Clark, June 7, 1959. Children: Rebecca Anne, Hilary Elizabeth.

Father:

John Franklin Ball

Mother:

Rebecca Elvira (Rush) Ball

Spouse:

Sara Jane Clark

child:

Hilary Elizabeth Ball

child:

Rebecca Anne Ball