Background
Finley, Sara Crews was born on February 26, 1930 in Lineville, Alabama, United States.
Finley, Sara Crews was born on February 26, 1930 in Lineville, Alabama, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University Alabama, 1951. Doctor of Medicine, University Alabama, 1955.
Intern, Lloyd Noland Hospital, Fairfield, Alabama, 1955-1956;
National Institutes of Health fellow in pediatrics, U. Alabama Medical School, Birmingham, 1956-1960;
National Institutes of Health trainee in medical genetics, Institute Medical Genetics, U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1961-1962;
member of faculty, U. Alabama Medical School, 1960-1996;
co-director laboratory medical genetics, U. Alabama Medical School, 1966-1996;
professor pediatrics, U. Alabama Medical School, 1975-1996;
occupant Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley chair medical genetics, U. Alabama Medical School, 1986-1996;
professor emeritus, U. Alabama Medical School, since 1996;
Distinguished Faculty lecturer, Medical Center, U. Alabama at Birmingham, 1983;
member of staff University, Children's Hospitals. Member ad hoc committee genetic counseling Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1966. Member ad hoc review panel for genetic disease and sickle cell testing and counseling programs, 1980.
Member genetic diseases program objective review panel Bureau Maternal and Child Health and Resources Division, Department of Health and Human Services, 1989, member of advisory group on laboratory quality assurance, 1989. Birmingham board directors Compass Bank.
Member White House Conference Health, 1965. Member research manpower review committee National Cancer Institute, 1977-1981. Member Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee, National Institutes of Health, 1983-1987.
Chairperson physician's campaign board directors United Way, 1993-1995. Fellow American Medical Association (founding), American College Medical Genetics. Member American Society Human Genetics, American Federation Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, Southern Society Pediatric Research, Medical Association Alabama, Alabama Association Retarded Children (Annual Medical award 1969), Alabama Academy Science, Jefferson County Medical Society (president 1990), Jefferson County Pediatric Society, The Harrison Society, Rotary Club of Birmingham, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Zeta Tau Alpha.
Married Wayne H. Finley. Children: Randall Wayne, Sara Jane.