Background
Sommer, Sandra Reading was born on August 20, 1947 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Gerald Wesley and Mary Evelyn (Johnston) R.
Sommer, Sandra Reading was born on August 20, 1947 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Gerald Wesley and Mary Evelyn (Johnston) R.
Bachelor, Wartburg College, 1969; Master of Science, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1987.
Staff technologist, Finley Hospital/Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa., 1969-1970; bacteriologist, Mercy Hospital, Davenport, Iowa., 1970-1971; supervisor, Quad-Cities Pathologists Group, Davenport, 1971-1972; instructor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1974-1977; assistant professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1977-1991; associate professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, since 1991. Reviewer National Certified Agency for Medical Lab Personnel, Washington, 1981-1985,National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, since 1992.
Finance committee St. Luke Evangel. Church, Richmond, Virginia, 1985-1991, Christian Education teacher, since 1982, chair, 1990-1993, call committee chair, since 1997, treasurer Sunday School, 1984-1993. Member Parent-Teachers Association, Binford Middle School, Richmond, 1982-1995, Richmond Community High School.
Member International Society for Laboratory Hematology, American Society Clinical Pathologists (associate, examination committee, board registry 1986-1991, committee 1983-1985, commission on continuing education since 1990, reviewer Laboratory Medicine expert panel), American Society Clinical Laboratory Science (region II county secretary 1979-1981), Virginia Society Clinical Laboratory Science (president 1979-1980), American Society Microbiology, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Chi, Beta Beta Beta.
Married Steven Arnold Sommer, August 23, 1969. Children: Mark, Valerie.