Joseph Michael Saloom

Background

Saloom, Joseph Michael was born on January 4, 1950 in Enterprise, Alabama, United States. Son of Mike and Mary (Farris) Saloom.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Birmingham-Southern College, 1972; postgraduate, Mississippi State University, 1972-1974; postgraduate, S.W. Alabama Police Academy, 1980.

Career

Research chemist, Medical Laboratory Associations, Birmingham, Alabama, 1974-1977; toxicology supervisor, Medical Laboratory Associations, Birmingham, Alabama, 1978; crime laboratory analyst, Alabama Department Forensic Sciences, Enterprise, 1979-1983; laboratory director, Alabama Department Forensic Sciences, Enterprise, since 1983; criminalist, Alabama Department Forensic Sciences, Enterprise, 1984-1990; forensic scientist, since 1990; director, Enterprise Laboratory, 1983-1993; firearms/toolmarks section head, Enterprise Laboratory, since 1993. Representative Birmingham So.Coll., since 1985.

Membership

Member Boy Scouts American District county, Enterprise, 1984-1985. Layreader, chalice bearer Episcopalian Church. Fellow Southern Association Forensic Sciences, International Association for Identification, Alabama Association Forensic.

Member NRA (life), Police Marksman Association, Association Firearms Examiners, Rotary (president 1987-1988, chairman since 1989, Enterprise Rotary Club Rotarian of Year 1991-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, flying, computers, home aquariams, gunsmithing.

Connections

Married Ruth Blankenship. Children: Manera Elizabeth, Michael Joseph.

Father:

Mike Saloom

Mother:

Mary (Farris) Saloom

Spouse:

Ruth Blankenship

child:

Manera Elizabeth Saloom

child:

Michael Joseph Saloom