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microbiologist

Wallace Henry Andrews, American Microbiologist. Achievements include development of methods used by the Food and Drug Administration for detection of Salmonella in foods. National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellow, 1966-1969, Association Official Analytical Chemists fellow, since 1993; recipient Harvey W. Wiley award Association Official Analytical Chemists, 1995.

Background

Andrews, Wallace Henry was born on October 6, 1943 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Wallace Henry and Rita Louise (Wentzell) Andrews.

Education

Bachelor in Biology with distinction, University Mississippi, 1965. Master of Science in Microbiology, University Mississippi, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, University Mississippi, 1969.

Career

Microbiologist, Food and Drug Administration, Dauphin Island, Alabama, 1969-1971; research microbiologist, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, since 1971. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations, Rome, since 1983, Pan American Health Organisation, World Health Organization, Washington, since 1989.

Achievements

  • Wallace Henry Andrews has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Microbiology, Association Official Analytical Chemists (General Referee of Year 1986, 91), International Association Milk, Food, and Environmental Sanitarians, Inc., Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Father:
Wallace Henry Andrews

Mother:
Rita Louise (Wentzell) Andrews