Background
Hill,, Samuel Richardson was born on May 19, 1923 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Samuel Richardson and Nona (Sink) Hill.
Hill,, Samuel Richardson was born on May 19, 1923 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Samuel Richardson and Nona (Sink) Hill.
Bachelor, Duke University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Wake Forest University, 1946. Doctor of Science(honorary), University Alabama, 1975.
Doctor of Science(honorary), Wake Forest University, 1979.
Intern medicine Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1947—1948, assistant resident medicine, 1948—1949, assistant medicine, 1949—1950. Teaching fellow medicine Harvard School Medicine, 1948—1949, research fellow medicine, Dazian Medical Foundation research fellow, 1949—1950. Chief resident medicine North Carolina Baptist Hospital, instructor medicine Bowman Gray School Medicine, 1950—1951.
Assistant medicine Harvard School Medicine, also Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1953—1954. Assistant professor medicine, director metabolic and endocrine division Medical College Alabama, also chief metabolic division Veterans Administration Hospital, Birmingham, 1954—1957. Associate professor medicine, director metabolic and endocrine division University Alabama Medical Center and Veterans Administration Hospital, 1957—1962.
Professor medicine, dean University Alabama School Medicine, 1962—1968. Professor medicine University Alabama Medical College, 1968—1994. Vice president for health affairs, director Medical Center, 1968—1977.
President University Alabama, Birmingham, 1977—1987, Distinguished professor, 1987—1993, Distinguished professor emeritus and consultant, 1994—1998. Director medical education program University Alabama System, 1972—1979. Board directors Birmingham branch Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta1981, 1981—1983, chairman, 1983.
Served to major Medical Corps United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
Board regents The National Library Medicine, 1978—1980, chairman board regents, 1979—1980. Fellow: Royal Society Medicine, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians. Member: Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi, Association Academy Health Centers, Association American Medical Colleges, Medical Association State Alabama, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, Institute Medicine, American Medical Association, American Thyroid Society, Jefferson County Medical Society, Alabama Diabetes Society, Endocrine Society, American Federation Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Married Janet Redman, October 28, 1950. Children: Susan Hill Lindley, Samuel Richardson III, Elizabeth Hill Humphreys, Margaret Hill Cohn.