Background
Shipp, Melvin Douglas was born on August 10, 1948 in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States. Son of Gene Turney and Doris O'Neal Shipp.
Shipp, Melvin Douglas was born on August 10, 1948 in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States. Son of Gene Turney and Doris O'Neal Shipp.
Bachelor of Science, Indiana University, 1970. OD, Indiana University, 1972. Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1980.
Chief optometry service, Naval Hospital, Port Hueneme, California, 1972-1976;
director optometric technical program, U. Alabama School Allied Health, Birmingham, 1976-1979;
assistant professor, U. Alabama School Optometry, Birmingham, 1976-1983;
assistant dean, U. Alabama School Optometry, Birmingham, 1980-1986;
associate professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1983. Research faculty fellow Naval Aero. Medicine Research Laboratory, Pensacola, Florida, 1987.
Member county National Advisory Eye Council, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1988-1992, National Advisory Council on Health Professional Education, Rockville, Doctor of Medicine, since 1991. Health policy fellow Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Washington,1989-1990.
Health legislation assistant to Senator Donald W. Riegel of Michigan, Washington, 1989-1990. Consultant, participant United States Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, 1989-1990. Member policy advisory committee United States Senate Black Legislation Staff Caucus, 1989-1990.
Member urban planning council University Alabama, Birmingham, since 1990. Captain Medical Service Corps, United States Naval Reserve. Fellow American Academy Optometry (diplomate, vice chairman vision care section since 1989).
Member American Public Health Association (governing councillor vision care since 1980), American Optometric Association (long range planning committee 1990-1992), Association School and Colleges Optometry (committee on academy affairs since 1990), National Optometric Association (representative-at-large 1981-1982, 1989 Founders award, Optometrist of Year 1986).
Married Michèle Pierre-Louis, September 5, 1982. Children: Gaël, Elizabeth.