Background
Gist, Ginger Lee was born on August 28, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Donald Wesley and Wanda Maxine (Lovelace) Dycus.
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Ginger Lee Gist
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Bachelor of Science in Education, Arkansas State University, 1976; Master of Science in Education, Arkansas State University, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tennessee, 1983.
Career
Assistant manager, Mangel's Dress Shop, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1972-1975;
science teacher, Bay-Brown Secondary Schools, Bay, Arkansas, 1976-1978;
graduate assistant biology department, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, 1978;
biology teacher, Manila (Arkansas) H.S., 1978-1979;
graduate teaching assistant department microbiology, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1979-1981;
graduate research assistant department entomology and plant pathology, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981-1983;
actress, Cinetel Prodns., Knoxville, 1984;
assistant professor department environmental health, E. Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1985-1989;
assistant dean School Public and Allied Health, E. Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1988-1990;
associate professor department environmental health, E. Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1989-1990;
member of advisory county, E. Tennessee State University, Johnson City, since 1992;
senior environmental health scientist exposure and disease registry division health studies, Agency Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, since 1990;
acting branch chief health investigations branch division health studies, Agency Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, 1996. Member of advisory county U. Georgia Environmental Health Program, Atlanta, since 1993. Member planning committee, facilitator environmental public health surveillance workshop National Center Environmental Health, Council State and Territorial Epidemiologists, National Environmental Health Association, Atlanta, since 1995.
Member Environmental andPub. Health Council Underwriters laboratories, Northbrook, Illinois, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Multimedia first aid instructor American Red Cross, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1980-1983, CPR instructor, 1981-1984. Member Johnson City (Tennessee) Clean Team School Task Force KeepAm. Beautiful Foundation, 1987-1990.
Judge Upper E. Tennessee Science Fair, board directors, Johnson City, 1989-1990, board directors, 1989-1990. Member American Academy Sanitarians (diplomante, board directors since 1993), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, Georgia Environmental Health Association, Georgia Public Health Association, International Society Exposure Analysis (nomenclature committee 1994-1996), National Environmental Health Association (member public committee 1990-1994, ad hoc commission on student affairs 1992-1994, chair ad hoc commission on section realignment 1993-1994, reviewer Journal Environmental Health since 1989, board directors county delegations 1987-1988, 95-, proxy 1989, ex officio 1990-1995, technical section chair, air, land, water section 1990-1995, second vice president 1995-1996, first vice president 1996-1997, president elect, 1997-1998, president, since 1998, member numerous other committees), National Council Environmental Health and Protection Accreditation (treasurer 1990-1993), Society Occupl. and Environmental Health, Society Toxicology (Southeastern regional chapter since 1989), Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Epsilon Nu Eta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Richard Franklin Collins, December 21, 1989.
