Samuel Harold Black

Background

Black, Samuel Harold was born on May 1, 1930 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold William and Beatrice Irene (Steckbeck) Black.

Education

Student, Hershey Junior College, 1948-1950; Bachelor of Science, Lebanon Valley College, 1952; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1952-1954; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1961.

Career

National Science Foundation fellow, Technology U. Delft, The Netherlands, 1960-1961; instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1962; assistant professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1962-1967; associate professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1967-1971; associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1971-1973; professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1973-1975; professor microbiology and immunology, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1975; head department medical microbiology and immunology, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1975-1990; assistant dean for curriculum and undergraduate medical education, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1985-1987; interim dean College Medicine, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1987-1988; associate dean College Medicine, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1988-1991; professor humanities in medicine, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1998. Lecturer U. Houston, 1964-1966. Visiting professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1969-1970.

Achievements

• Samuel Harold Black has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiology and immunology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Medical corpus, United States army, 1954-1956. Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Society Microbiology, American Society Cell Biology, Society General Microbiology, Electron Microscope Society of America, Society Invertebrate Pathology.

Connections

Married Elisabeth Martha Zandveld, August 16, 1961 (deceased August 1997). Children: Vicki Ann, Alisa Jo.

Father:

Harold William Black

Mother:

Beatrice Irene (Steckbeck) Black

Spouse:

Elisabeth Martha Zandveld

child:

Vicki Ann Black

child:

Alisa Jo Black