Background
Simmons, Samuel William was born on June 5, 1907 in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Britt L. and Ida E. (Pegram) Simmons.
Simmons, Samuel William was born on June 5, 1907 in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Britt L. and Ida E. (Pegram) Simmons.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Mississippi State University, 1931. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1938.
With United States Department Agriculture, Bureau Entomology, 1931—1944, United States Public Health Service, 1944—1971. Scientist to scientist director, director Carter Memorial Laboratory, 1944—1947. Visiting lecturer tropical public health Harvard University, 1952—1967.
Chief technical development branch Carter Memorial Laboratory, 1947—1953, chief technical branch communicable disease center, 1953—1966. Associate preventive medicine and community health Emory University, 1957—1972. Director research laboratories and operational programs on communicable diseases and their control, chief pesticides program National Center Disease Control, Atlanta, 1966—1968.
Director division pesticide community studies Food and Drug Administration, 1968—1971. Director division pesticide community studies Environmental Protection Agency, 1971—1972. Retired; United States Public Health Service representative Federal Committee Pest Control.
Honorary consultant Army Medical Library., 1940—1953. Advisory board Institute Agricultural Medicine, University Iowa School Medicine, United States-Japan Committee Science Cooperation.
Fellow American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (councilor 1953), Chemical Speciality Manufacturers Associations (interdepartmental committee pest control, chairman inter-agency committee water resources 1964-1966), United States-Mexico Border Health Association, World Health Organization (Chairman of Commission on pesticides Geneva 1951, 56, 57), American Medical Association (commission on insecticides 1950-1959, commission on toxicology 1960), Research Society American, Entomological Society American, National Malaria Society (secretary-treasurer 1951), National Environmental Health Association, Agricultural Research Institute, American Mosquito Control Association, Armed Forces Pest Control Board, National Research Council, National Association Watch and Clock Collectors (fellow, national director 1979-1983,member awards committee, patron), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Los Hidalgos.
Married Lois Grantham, August 5, 1928. Children: Samuel William, Grant P. With unites states department.