Background
Williams, Myra Nicol was born on June 8, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of William Franklin and Noreen (Lewis) Nicol.
pharmaceutical executive scientist
Williams, Myra Nicol was born on June 8, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of William Franklin and Noreen (Lewis) Nicol.
Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, 1964. Master of Science in Physics, Yale University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biophysics, Yale University, 1968.
Associate engineer, Ling Temco Vought, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1964;
senior research biophysicist, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1969-1974;
research fellow, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1974-1976;
assistant to president, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1976-1978;
director science planning, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1978-1979;
senior director science and strategic planning, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1979-1984;
executive director information resources and strategic planning, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1984-1992;
vice president information technical, Glaxo Research Institute, since 1992. Board directors Advanced Networks & Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Elmsford, New York, Nicol Scales, Inc., Dallas, Base 2 Systems, Inc., Boulder, Colorado. Member industrial advisory board John Von Newmann Supercomputer Center, 1988-1990.
Member pharmaceutical executive advisory board International Business Machines Corporation, 1990-1992. Chairman pharmaceutical advisory board DEC, 1991-1992.
Married Van Zandt Williams, Junior, January 27, 1968. Children: Christine, Robyn.