Background
Cotton, Robert Thomas was born on October 5, 1919 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of Richard Thomas and Emily (Willey) Cotton.
Cotton, Robert Thomas was born on October 5, 1919 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of Richard Thomas and Emily (Willey) Cotton.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, University Kansas, 1945.
Intern University Kansas Hospitals, Kansas City, 1945-1946. Resident in internal medicine Veterans Administration Hospital, Topeka;, 1948-1951. Member medical staff Veterans Administration Hospital, Topeka, 1953-1955, AT&San Francisco Hospital, Topeka, 1955-1956.
Private practice Internal Medicine, P.A., 1956-1987. Assistant professor medicine University Kansas, Kansas City, since 1988. Consultant Topeka Hospice, since 1988.
Assistant scoutmaster, member troop committee, chairman merit badge examiner Boy Scouts American, Topeka, 1948-1968. Captain United States Army, 1946-1947, United States Air Force, 1953. Fellow American College of Physicians (Laureate award 1990).
Member Topeka Zoological Foundation, Topeka Audubon Society (president 1976-1978), Fortnightly Club, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Alice Nell Cotton, April 1, 1946. Children: Janet Elizabeth, Donald Thomas.