Background
Hopson, William Briggs was born on September 20, 1937 in Delhi, Louisiana, United States.
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William Briggs Hopson
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Bachelor of Science, U. Mississippi, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, U. Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, 1961.
Career
Intern, John Gaston Hospital, 1961-1962;
resident, U. Tennessee Hospital, 1962-1967;
resident in surgery, Memphis City Hospitals, 1962-1967;
clinical associate professor surgery, U. Mississippi Medical Center, since 1989;
private practice, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Member of staff Parkview Medical Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Board directors Merchants Bank.
Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Active Young Men’s Christian Association, administrative board, Sunday School teacher Crawford St. United Methodist Church. Board directors U. Mississippi Alumni Board. Past president Catholic Home School Association.
Past member Catholic School board. Campaign manager United States Senator Thad Cochran, Warren County, Mississippi, 1974, 76, 80, lieutenant governor Brad Dye, Warren County, 1975, 79, 83, 87. President Vicksburg Red Carpet Bowl.
Team physicianWarren Control High School, Vicksburg, since 1969. Chairman of the board of trustees Miss Mississippi Pageant. Board directors National Association Miss American State Pageants, 1996, chairman judges committee, since 1993.
Member of advisory board Ameristar Casino, 1997. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Association Surgery of Trauma, Southea. Surgical Congress; member American Medical Association, Eastern Association Surgery Trauma, Mississippi State Medical Association, West Mississippi Medical Association, American Trauma Society, Society Clinical Vascular Surgeons, American College Sports Medicine, National Association Emergency Medical Physicians, Southern Medical Association, Society Endo Laproscopic Surgery, Society Clinical Surgery, Harwell WilsonSurg.
Society, Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1991-1996), Vicksburg Country Club, River Town Club, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Chi.
Connections
M. Patricia Spearman. Children: Karen Renee, Mary Kathryn, William Briggs III, James Walter.
