Background
Sam, Joseph was born on August 15, 1923 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Andrew and Flora (Toma) Sam.
Sam, Joseph was born on August 15, 1923 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Andrew and Flora (Toma) Sam.
Student, Drake University, 1943. Bachelor of Science, University South Carolina, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Kansas University, 1951.
Senior research chemist, McNeil laboratories, Philadelphia, 1951-1954; research group leader, Bristol laboratories, Syracuse, New York, 1955-1957; senior scientist, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1957-1959; faculty, U. Mississippi, 1959-1986; professor pharmaceutical chemistry, U. Mississippi, 1961-1968; department chairman, U. Mississippi, 1963-1968; director university research, U. Mississippi, 1968-1981; associate vice chancellor research, U. Mississippi, 1981-1986; dean, U. Mississippi (Graduate School), 1968-1986. Fulbright lecturer Cairo U., 1965-1966.
Member American Pharmaceutical Association (foundation research achievement award in pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry 1968), Sigma Xi, Rho Chi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Frances Adickes, September 11, 1945. Children— Sherrie, Joseph A., Suzanne F.