Henry Wendell Foster

Background

Foster, Henry Wendell was born on September 8, 1933 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Son of Henry Wendell and Ivie (Hill Watson) Foster.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Morehouse College, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, University Arkansas, 1958.

Career

Chief obstetrics-gynecology John Andrew Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1965-1973. Professor, chairman department obstetrics-gynecology Meharry Medical College, Nashville, since 1973, professor emeritus. Director maternal and infant care project Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1970-1973.

Senior program consultant Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1981-1986. Chairman obstetrics-gynecology executive committee National Medical Association, 1977—1979. Nominee for United States Surgeon General President Bill Clinton, 1995, senior advisor on teen pregnancy, 1996—2001.

Achievements

• Henry Wendell Foster has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Politics

Christian men and women should pursue positions of public leadership and service within the government at the local, state, and federal levels.

Views

It is human responsibility to innovate, sponsor, and evaluate new forms of community living that will encourage development of the fullest potential in individuals.

Membership

Board of directors Planned Parenthood Association American, 1975-1981. Board directors Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York City, 1975-1981. Served to captain United States Air Force, 1959-1961.

Fellow American College Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Member Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married St. Clair Anderson, February 6, 1960. Children: Myrna Faye, Henry Wendell.

Father:

Henry Wendell Foster

Mother:

Ivie (Hill Watson) Foster

Spouse:

St. Clair Anderson

child:

Myrna Faye Foster

child:

Henry Wendell Foster