Background
Butler, Willard Ray was born on June 8, 1947 in Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Robert and Mary Katherine (Ausborn) Butler.
Butler, Willard Ray was born on June 8, 1947 in Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Robert and Mary Katherine (Ausborn) Butler.
Associate of Arts, Clayton Junior College, Morrow, Georgia, 1972. Bachelor of Science, University Georgia, 1974. Master of Science, Georgia State University, 1985.
Radiation safety technical, U. Georgia, Athens, 1972-1974; laboratory safety officer, U. Georgia, Athens, 1974-1975; research microbiologist, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, since 1976. Mycobacteriologist Centers for Disease Control, since 1976, lecturer, since 1987, author and taxonomist, since 1982. Presenter in field.
Sergeant United States Air Force, 1966-1970, Vietnam. Member American Society Microbiology, International Working Group on Mycobacterial Taxonomy, High Performance Liquid Chromatography Users Group.
Married Peggy Lee Rucker, December 6, 1969. Children: Christopher Ray, Scott Allen.