Background
Sheriff, Hilla was born on May 29, 1903 in Easley, South Carolina. Daughter of John Washington and Mary Lenora (Smith) Sheriff.
pediatric and preventative medicine educator
Sheriff, Hilla was born on May 29, 1903 in Easley, South Carolina. Daughter of John Washington and Mary Lenora (Smith) Sheriff.
Student, College Charleston (South Carolina.), 1920-1922; Doctor of Medicine, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1926; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1937; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), College Charleston, 1985.
Intern, Hospital of Woman's Medical College, Philadelphia, 1926-1927;
intern, Children's Hospital, Washington, 1928-1929;
intern, Willard Parker Contagious Disease Hospital, New York City, 1929;
practice pediatrics, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1929-1933;
director, Spartanburg County Health Department, 1933-1940;
medical staff, Spartanburg General Hospital
medical director, American Women's Hospital Units, Spartanburg and Greenville Counties, South Carolina., 1931-1936. Medical director research study in, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. For Milbank Memorial Fund, New York City, 1935-1939.
Assistant director division maternal and child health South Carolina. Department Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, 1940-1941, director, 1941-1974, chief bureau community health services, assistant state health officer, 1968-1973. Deputy commissioner personal health services, past director crippled children's services.
Clinical professor pediatrics Medical University of Southern California, from 1972. Clinical professor pediatrics, preventive medicine and community health University of Southern California School Medicine, from 1985.
Member South Carolina State Youth Conservation Committee, chairman health and medical care sub committee. Representative from South Carolina to White House Conference, 1940, 50, 60. Member State Advisory Committee on Adult Education, 1947.
Member South Carolina Council for Handicapped Children, Governor's Interagy. Council on Mental Retardation Planning. Chairman South Carolina State Nutrition Committee.
Board directors Winthrop College Foundation, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Fellow American Public Health Association (council member maternal and child health section, Ross award 1969), American Academy Pediatrics (chapter president 1972, Career Achievement award 1986), Association State Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Directors (president 1960-1962), American Association Public Health Physicians, Columbia Medical Society (vice president 1962), American Medical Women's Association (Second vice president 1946). Member American, Southern, South Carolina medical associations, South Carolina Public Health Association (president 1947), Pan American Medical Women's Alliance.
Fellow South Carolina Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (honorary member). Member South Carolina Pediatric Society (secretary-treasurer 1941-1946, president 1972-1973, Career Achievement award 1986), South Carolina Mental and Social Hygiene Society (president 1948-1949), South Carolina Thoracic Society, South Carolina Conference Social Work, Delta Kappa Gamma, Alpha Epsilon Iota. Clubs: South Carolina (Columbia), Federation of Women's (Columbia), Business and Professional Women's (Columbia) (charter member Spartanburg club), Survey (Columbia).
Harvard of South Carolina (secretary-treasurer 1977-1979).
Daughter of John Washington and Mary Lenora (Smith) S. M. George Henry Zerbst, July 10, 1940 (deceased).