Background

Coker, Samuel Terry was born on November 29, 1926 in Evergreen, Alabama, United States. Son of Zollie Watson and Lillie Mae (Anthony) Coker.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Auburn U., 1951; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1955.

Career

Assistant professor of pharmacology, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1955-1956; associate professor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1956-1959; professor of pharmacology, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1959-1992; professor of toxicology, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1973-1992; professor emiritus of Pharmacology, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1992; dean School Pharmacy, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1959-1973. Secretary-treasurer District III Bds. and Colls. of Pharmacy, Auburn, since 1979.

Achievements

• Samuel Terry Coker has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacology and toxicology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Kiwanis Club of Auburn, 1980. Corporal United States Air Force, 1945-1947.

Connections

Married Carolyn Sue Ridnour, August 15, 1954. Children: Ann Louise, Susan Teri, Blair Anthony, Cheryl Ruth.

Father:

Zollie Watson Coker

Mother:

Lillie Mae (Anthony) Coker

Spouse:

Carolyn Sue Ridnour

child:

Susan Teri Coker

child:

Blair Anthony Coker

child:

Cheryl Ruth Coker

child:

Ann Louise Coker